Monday, March 28, 2011 at 9:49AM By: Cynthia Anderson Rochambeau Fall 2011 packs the punch with bold colors
image: S.Whittle for Style Wylde
Crayola box colors, and draped silhouettes are not often phrases used to describe a men's collection where boring button downs and khakis usually rule the day. But for designers Michael Venker, Joshua Cooper, and Laurence Chandler the creative team behind fledgling label Rochambeau, color and drape rule the day for Fall 2011.
image:S.Whittle for Style Wylde
image:S.Whittle for Style Wylde
A risky move in the color-shy menswear arena? Definitely. But taking risks is nothing new for the Rochambeau team who debuted their edgy not-for-the-average Old Navy-loving-boy collection in Spring 2009, during the dark days of economic recession when many labels were choosing to dial down their participation in Fashion Week, and refocus on mass market consumer appeal.
That initial risk paid off as Rochambeau garnered critical praise that first season, and every season that followed by consistently producing collections that challenge the menswear norms and inject a much needed punch of color into male closets everywhere.
image:S.Whittle for Style Wylde
image:S.Whittle for Style WyldeFall 2011 was no exception as a palette of primary colors, in a variety of unusual shapes were mixed with black and neutral separates for a look that was bright, and modern if not a little challenging for the meeker males among us.
Pieces from the Rochambeau collection can be purchased online at the label's official website.
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