Carlos Campos
February 3, 2007
Altman Building
Written by Julia
Sirmons
Photographed by Wayne Huang
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This is a man’s
world, but it wouldn’t be anything without
a well-tailored herringbone motorcycle jacket and
a snappy pair of skinny black trousers. Fortunately,
all the stylish young lads about town were spared
they tyranny of the grey flannel suit when Carlos
Campos unveiled his Fall 2007 collection of hip,
sophisticated menswear at the Altman Building on
February 3.
Accompanied by the vocal stylings
of James Brown, models strode down a makeshift catwalk
in the center of the room, while fashion luminaries
like Queer Eye style guru Carson Kressley
watched attentively.
The Honduran-born Mr. Campos,
a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology
who has designed costumes for many Broadway productions,
including The Light in the Piazza and Jersey
Boys, demonstrated a young, fresh and innovative
approach to menswear.
The Carlos Campos man was dressed
for every mood and every stage of life. There were
clothes for the cheeky schoolboy, the jaded mod
rocker, the hip urbane businessman and the dapper
gentleman out for a night on the town,
Campos’ clothes, while infused
with an air of elegant professionalism, were full
of quirky and unexpected details. Somber grey trousers
were paired with a pink v-neck sweater and a chocolate
brown motorcycle jacket; skinny black suits were
embellished with military epaulets and matched with
button-down shirts in a striking black and white
flowered print.
And then there were the unexpected
touches of purple. Grey pants and jackets were accented
with touches of lilac trim, and black suit jackets
and coats were lined in a breathtaking shade of
royal purple. While these details were sometimes
a shade too evocative of doormen and bellhops, the
collection as a whole pointed towards an exciting,
more whimsical direction in men’s fashion.
Thanks to Mr. Campos, this man’s world just
got a bit more interesting.
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