"Extreme hybrid" was Michael Kors' mantra for his Fall '15 menswear collection, where the line between dressed up and casual was imperceptible. Gray suiting in wool herringbone was overprinted with monotone camo and shrunken to fit the way guys wear T-shirts and jeans. Cashmere-blend trousers were cinched at the waist with a drawstring and slim enough to fit over pointy-toe Chelsea boots. Even geographic borders were blurred—the "L.A. coat," as Kors called it, was a trim olive fishtail with a snap-off fur hood you can remove when your flight from JFK lands at LAX. Boots came in two flavors, the aforementioned pointy and not pointy, and the expanded range of bags and accessories included a croc-print embossed leather backpack, because, as Kors said, who doesn't need a hint of luxury? The color palette didn't stray too far from gray and black, with some olive, camel, navy, and ivory, and it doesn't take a fashion expert to determine that sticking with what works is one way to achieve massive success, as Kors has.
Today the designer opens his largest store in the world in Soho. The flagship will house the entire men's collection—the first time it has ever been available at a Michael Kors store. "It's a great platform for the company to build upon its already successful men's business," CEO John D. Idol said in a statement. That's a pretty hefty cosign for a menswear offering from a publicly traded company, and a reminder that menswear is serious business. As Kors said of his Fall lineup: "No high jinks."
