James Rousseau is the New Face for Salvatore Ferragamo S/S 2017 Men’s Collection Consort News June 28, 2016 Fashion, Gentlemen, Male Models, Models Featuring James Rousseau as its new ‘Face’, a first look at the new Salvatore Ferragamo campaign. As the newly-crowned Spring/Summer 2017 Collection model, James Rousseau was among the smart young ‘influencer’ set as he enjoyed Front Row seats for the Salvatore Ferragamo Milan Fashion Week catwalk show. James Rousseau, centre Joining such notable faces such as , he readily posed for photos as readily as he admired the breezy new collection. James Rousseau with actor Ethan Peck With Serge Ibaka and Ethan Peck Fresh wind on a formerly fuzzy catwalk “Everything must change in order to remain the same“, Giuseppe de Lampedusa once wrote in a famous aphorism on the Italian psyche. He clearly didn’t have Salvatore Ferragamo in mind. In the past two months, the house has witnessed the departure of both its creative director, Massimiliano Giornetti, and CEO, Michele Norsa. Their leaving has already dramatically shaken things up at this storied house. Giornetti for professional and Norsa for personal reasons. That much was abundantly clear at Ferragamo’s menswear runway show this Sunday in Milan, where a nonchalant wind blew the cobwebs of a collection that had become far too restrained and posed in recent seasons. On the catwalk, the models walked around in a collection defined by a generous sense of volume. Splendid long, pleated pants done in super striped linens used as base for great new military parka meets safari jackets. Along with some supple lambskin jerkins in a putty color finished with charming primitive squiggles and mini brooches, and attractive silk print shirts it made for a fresh approach. All very cool global nomad, especially considering the truly humungous backpacks Ferragamo showed – a major trend in Europe this season. Though this is a global adventurer who only stays in five-star hotels and boutique spas. The elegant influence of Ferragamo’s long time stylist, French gentlemanly dandy Serge Girardi, apparent in both the refined silhouette and smartly understated editing. A subtle change of gears at Salvatore Ferragamo, where the hand of communications director Michela Ratti was also apparent. Also on display was our old buddy, James Rousseau, the devilishly handsome Brit songwriter and model, who has become the face of Ferragamo’s fall 2016 ad campaign. Again, a smart move that will help to update a label that had become too predictably Tuscan bourgeois in the past few years. All change, then, precisely not to remain too much the same. Original article by Markus Ebner Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
