story by Michael Fragoso
photos by John Lamparski
edited by Alexandra Dawes
The debut of Andrew Buckler’s Fall 2010 Buckler men’s collection titled “On the Road” was set in a spacious old warehouse with high ceilings, massive windows, and beautiful white accents on the walls. As the room became comfortably crowded and the music started thumping, models made their entrance by walking uniformly behind each other taking their designated posts on the strip, they appeared to be equally handsome, clean cut and rugged all at the same time. The line was tough, robust, and sexy at its finest. This collection represented masculinity, a young man on a mission, in transition and in fashion.
Inspired by Jack Kerouac’s novel “On The Road,” as stated in the look sheet, Buckler “took aspects from the reworked American 1950’s garment that was a basic concept of layering and cross mixing garments.” Usually we don’t put much stock in the press release verbiage, but that seemed to be very much on point.
The palette consisted of neutral colors which consisted of dark gray, black, blue night, Indigo, and with a heavy concentration on khaki. The show consisted of 28 outfits, from of classic patch jackets to asym fleece hoodies, a cashmere turtleneck, long rise jeans, wearable plaid, wool, denim, reefer coats, lumber shirts, and a baggy bullock moleskin made for durability. With this look Buckler was truly channeling The Beat Generation, recognizing the relevance of his dreams and the pursuit of accomplishing his goals.
