Burberry Reveals Their Autumn 2008 Menswear Collection

LONDON — Burberry and its Creative Director Christopher Bailey have announced the philosophy of the Fall Collection: “This season the collection is a more eclectic and elegant evolution of Burberry. More than ever we present the collections distinguishing the different moments from Prorsum, Collection and Lifestyle all keeping one brand synergy and echoing the many facets of the Burberry world, with outerwear as always at the foundation,” Bailey said.

Among the highlights:

COLLECTION

Silhouettes and Detailing Jermyn Street tailoring and suiting Lightweight outerwear Single breasted tailoring Refined suiting Sartorial plain Shadow stripe Pinstripe and micro pattern City stripe shirting

Fabrics Pinstripe weave icon gabardine Cashmere wool coating Heritage dark cotton twill two tone Light hand thorn proof tweeds Wool nylon, sculptural bonded nylon, down filled technical nylon Washed paper leather “The Beat” check lining

LIFESTYLE

Silhouettes and Detailing Simple Oversized Vintage finishes Trench coat Pea coat Duffle coat Unstructured military jacket, flight jacket Military knit

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Fabrics Heavy vintage gabardine Wool duffle melton, felted merino knit, loose tension waffle cashmere knit Lightweight washed nylon, resin finish nylon Rugged compact canvas Compact washed chino twill Vintage denim Washed classic English stripe shirting

Colour palette for London Collection and Lifestyle June delivery: The Blues, Black/ purple/ ink/ marine/ Prussian blue/ uniform blue/ cornflower blue July delivery: The Neutrals, Black/ melange grey/ stone/ trench/ camel/ mauve/ damson/ blush August delivery: The Autumnals Black/ stone/ trench/ copper/ toffee/ chestnut/ plum/ olive/ moss/ bottle green

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