Romeo Gigli Menswear Fall 2008: Boys Just Wanna Have Fun

MILAN, Jan 13, 2008 / FR/ --- In a season where the formal English gentleman reigns supreme, Gentucca Bini of Romeo Gigli begged to differ and chose generous volumes and sense of comfort. When everyone was going for formal, Bini chose to be playful.

Cracker jack pants in plaid that cut extra wide, pleated white trousers cuffed at the hem and tapered trousers cut short at the ankles, it’s a new bohemian look that reinterprets the theory of the leisure class.

It’s not about conspicuous consumption of the super rich. It is about freedom of choice – spontaneity in dressing without feeling guilty of not being part of the norm. Yet, how do you define ‘normal’ nowadays?

In an era when an old man can be as hot as the Phoenix sun in July, when TV ads and spam emails proclaim that manhood can be redefined by being ‘bigger’, or when avatars and gravatars that roam the virtual world like Second Life become an extension of ourselves, what is and who is truly normal?

In her press notes, Gentucca Bini described the collection as ‘an intimate and playful collection, based on two apparently opposing principles: stability and change.

Yes, it is a time of change, as the world tries to be stable at a time of rising gas prices and overall decline of the world’s dominant economies. Gentucca Bini put her hat on the ring, saying, “The boys are back in town and they just want to have fun.”