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Sir Paul Smith is looking back.
“What we’ve managed to achieve in the last six months is getting to the final stages of having quite a thorough, good archive of my work over the years,” the British fashion designer said from Tokyo, where he unveiled the first of two exhibitions celebrating the history of Paul Smith tailoring opening this fall.
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While the show in Tokyo is centered on what it means to wear a suit in today’s world, the Los Angeles edition is about how star wattage has powered the brand over the years, from dressing David Bowie to Jenna Ortega.
It’s opening Thursday in the “big pink shoebox,” as Smith playfully calls his Melrose Avenue shop with a bubblegum-colored facade that’s a West Hollywood landmark of the digital age, constantly attracting tourists posing for selfies. Titled, “A Frame Around a Picture: Dressing the Greats,” it is a showcase of his celebrity and red carpet dressing through the years, emphasizing his sharply defined silhouette and whimsical touch. The looks include the chocolate brown wool suit worn by “Oppenheimer” star Cillian Murphy to this year’s Oscar nominees luncheon and a bespoke check ensemble worn by Bowie during a…
Sir Paul Smith wants to "redefine" the suit.
The 77-year-old fashion designer - who launched his eponymous menswear label in 1970 - dismissed suggestions two-pieces have fallen out of fashion in favour of a more casual attire, and insisted there are many different ways of styling suits to stay modern.
He told The Sunday Times Style magazine: "Tailoring is coming back strongly.
"My recent show in Paris was about redefining the suit. A suit today can have soft construction. It can have shoulder pads or no pads and drawstring trousers and be worn with a polo shirt and sneakers.”
And the designer isn't a fan of casual footwear such as trainers.
Indicating his own brown brogues, he said: “I’m a fan of classic shoes."
Paul doesn't have an email address and bans screens from his meetings, and he believes designers these days spend too much time following social media-driven trends, rather than breaking away to have their own influence.
He said: “It’s the same kinds of collections in the same kinds of shops. It’s extraordinarily disappointing that everybody is willing to be so similar.”
Paul hopes his screen ban will help bring back the “power of observation” and spark some…