Live From... Milan Fashion Week, Day 2

Calvin Klein Collection

             

Unsurprisingly the Olympics are proving a key theme for summer 2012 and at Calvin Klein, Italo Zucchelli ran with it. His sportswear had a distinctive all-American vibe with models sporting neat buzz cuts, track pants and muscle vests. He also harked back to the iconic 1990s Calvin Klein look with a pair of dark-rinsed jeans and simple crew-neck tee, repositioning the classic T-shirt as next summer's style staple.

The look: Sports god

Silhouette: Athletic masculine – tight on top, loose bottom weights

Key items: Combinations of baggy track pants, layered muscle vests, snug polo shirts, long shorts and neat zip-through blouson jackets - bombers and Harringtons - with drawcords make up the central look, while T-shirts become a style staple – crew-necked, in either cotton, leather or rubber-tiled mesh. Tailoring has a relaxed structure, pinched with an unfussy 2SB fastening

Colour: Fresh and zingy punches of sulphur yellow and tonal absinthe, ice blue, titanium blue, cool grey with classic black and white

Fabric & knit: Sporty debossed nylon, simple jersey, honeycomb waffle pique, stonewashed cotton, semi-transparent mesh, laser-cut and perforated leathers, experimental techno fabrics such as laser-cut rubber tiles on mesh, double-bonded matt cotton twills, or resin suede, rinsed denim, waxed and polished denim, thick but malleable leathers, an optical-effect tiled jacquard

Print & pattern: A trompe l'oeil marled jersey effect, overdyed treatments

Details & trims: Elastic waistbands and trouser cuffs, laser-cut details including a tile/flap mesh, drawcords with silver toggles, tuxedo pant seams, debossed lapels

Footwear: Minimal lace-ups with a translucent, inverted rubber cartridge tread

Accessories: Squared and sporty aviators with clear-framed glasses and lenses

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