The Francis Montesinos runway show was truly a show to remember.  The event began with a stage set up with rainbows and flowers, bright and electrifying.  A three person flamenco group kicked off the show, playing and singing traditonal spanish flamenco music.

The first ¨model¨to walk the runway was actually a flamenco dancer, who ¨danced¨down the runway.  Beautiful and theatrical, the show had an amazing vibe to it, right from the start.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Spring/Summer 2014 collection was named ¨Pura Vida¨, (meaning the Pure Life)  and was clearly inspired by Spanish flamenco dance, music and costume, but also libery and freedom.  The clothes were bright and colorful, and featured many hand woven laces and knits.  Famous Spanish male model Antonio Navas walked the show, and looked darn good doing it!

Focusing more specifically on the mens portion of the catwalk, it did have a feminine touch to it  (maybe the florals?), but if paired with the right pieces, could also be made to look much more masculine.  Floral prints and stripes were used in colors such as grey, off-white with pops of navy and coral.  The clothes were happy and spring-ish.

One interesting bit about the Francis Montesinos ¨Pura Vida¨ collection for men was that it incorporated several different styles such as suits, trousers, shorts, casual and more formal shirts, scarves, bags, knitwear, and even underwear.  There was atleast one piece of every type of clothing, and it´s nice to see a little bit of everything. Sometimes you see collections that feature only one type of look, like only suits or only t-shirts and trousers and while it can be great to have a very focused collection, it is also refreshing to see a line that has something for everyone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted by Lori Zaino