Very few American designers show their collections in Paris. The list becomes even more narrow when speaking about menswear designers. Tim Hamilton is one of those designers, and with good reason. His design asthetic does not fall into what we traditionally consider American. He embraced the apocalyptic trend before any other American designer. His collections carry a European sense of tailoring. There is also a sense of dark romanticism to his collections, which is also very much a trend that is represented in the Paris collections. But no matter how "European" Tim Hamilton's collections are, he is still very American. The emphasis in casual separates vs. tailored pieces is a very American quality. This season, his collection has some of the best knitwear shown anywhere. The blend of texture, pattern and cut are on a whole new plane. He also showed the most unique jackets of the season, whether it be through cut or through pattern. Many of the blazers had a Mugler quality to them, which felt very appropriate. I was really impressed with this collection this season and can't wait to see Tim Hamilton's future collections!
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