{"id":58657,"date":"2015-10-09T10:38:09","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T10:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=58657"},"modified":"2015-10-12T10:40:45","modified_gmt":"2015-10-12T10:40:45","slug":"pfw-paul-joe-ss16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2015\/10\/09\/pfw-paul-joe-ss16\/","title":{"rendered":"PFW: Paul & Joe SS16"},"content":{"rendered":"
Paul and Joe went all\u00a0Miami Vice\u00a0<\/em>on us for SS16.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Throwback Fun<\/strong><\/p>\n The eighties is back \u2013 so we hear. Though whether that\u2019s a good thing is another matter. Either way, Paul and Joe took to 80s Miami for their S\/S16 collection riffing on, amongst other things, Miami Vice<\/em>, Magnum P.I. <\/em>and, of course, Scarface<\/em>. Yep, Brian De Palma\u2019s 1983, blood-splattered take on the American Dream has always been a touchstone in Hip-Hop, but not quite so often as a high-fashion influence. Paul and Joe, though, saturate their designs this season with the pastel shades and palm leaves so familiar from that movie.<\/p>\n Coke-Baron-Chic <\/strong><\/p>\n A pale blue suit, for example, worn over a camp-collar, palm-print shirt has Tony Montana written all over it \u2013 though the cut is more elegant and the shirt collar not so offensively sprawled over the lapels. The same print found itself on skimpy swimwear (very Miami Beach starlet), a long dress with a plunging neckline \u2013 for showing off that coke-white, Michelle Pfeiffer complexion \u2013 and a number of other deliciously excessive pieces.<\/p>\n Push it to the Limit<\/strong><\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t all pastel-pastiche though. There were metallic bombers with matching gathered-hem trousers which would slide seamlessly into the 2015 streetwear-luxe aesthetic; a black shawl lapel tuxedo with some bejewled detailing that exuded evening-wear chic, and a little sequined number that had a nice touch of Saint Laurent rebelliousness to it. Admittedly, there were also graphic t shirts that pushed home the Miami vibe with little subtlety, but subtlety was never the 80s\u2019 strong suit anyway, so it\u2019s only right that this collection wasn\u2019t either.<\/p>\n