When plaid first invaded I didn’t think it’d manage to remain on every second male’s back for so long and thus, lose much of its appeal. Now, though, I find I’m engaging in a little hypocrisy. NY-based, Anna Wintour-approved designer Thakoon Panichgul is teaming up with Honolulu & NY boutique Aloha Rag in what’s the first of a series of bound-to-be-stellar collabs. For his commercial foray into menswear Thakoon has fused the ubiquitous plaid shirt and the cashmere bomber cardi to create something that somehow only embodies the positives of both.
This would be no. 1 on the Christmas wishlist but the collection doesn’t hit Aloha Rag stores ’til February of next year. Mastercards at the ready…
Images from WWD