Rake Magazine’s former editor-in-chief, Christian Barker, wears a Gucci jacket.
View the second installment of my coverage of the fashion week for Global Blue at Singapore Men’s Fashion Week : The Jacket

Presenting his collection on the 3rd day of Singapore Men’s Fashion Week is Akira Takeuchi of Pascal Donquino. The collection employed the new classics: blazers, vests and cardigans in rich, earthy shades of brown and dapper navy hues – all paired with clean, crisp white button downs, chinos, shorts and leather lace ups.

A graduate of Esmod Japan, Akira Takeuchi worked as a printmaker for Comme des Garcons where he honed his design aesthetics.

Think Charlie Chaplin, silent film, and World War I. These best describe the moment when designer Kang Dong-Jun from Korea presented his collection. The show started with a playful and jovial mood and ended it with a desolate feel. Models wear loose trousers and blazers accentuated with bowler hat and cane. Kang Dong-Jun gives a different perspective to men’s sartorial dressing!

A graduate of Parsons Design School, Kang Dong-Jun has already showcased his works in White Homme Show Italy, Enk New York USA, Who’s Next France, Seoul Fashion Week, among others.

Marketing executive Samantha Cheok wears a +J Uniqlo shirt.
View my installment for Global Blue’s coverage of the fashion week jump starting with a staple of every man’s wardrobe, the shirt, at Singapore Men’s Fashion Week 2012.

Men’s Fashion Week started with the opening show featuring classic menswear from Nick Hart of Spencer Hart. The brand is from Savile Row in London, a shopping street known for its traditional bespoke tailoring.

Models walked on the runway barefooted.

Here is an excerpt from an interview with Nick Hart in GQ UK. “Some people think that we make modern clothes which is not really what we’re trying to do. They are quite modern because they’re disciplined and simple, but when you look at our branding it’s quite romantic. We’re going through a big branding exercise at the moment and I was trying to get people to understand that we’re not Helmut Lang or Calvin Klein. It’s not about minimalism. I don’t want hard-edged typography because there’s a kind of romance – I hope – and an elegance – I hope – running through what we do.

The most important thing about a suit is probably the shoulder.”

Following the show and returning at the Singapore Men’s Fashion Week is Songzio from Korea with its knee-length coats and structured jackets accessorized with hats.

The label, dubbed as the ‘Best in Korea’, has been showing its collection at Paris Fashion Week since 2007.