Ernest W. Baker Men’s Fall 2022
Reid Baker and Inês Amorim moved away from the moody, cinematic settings they have favored the past few seasons, choosing to present a runway-style video that highlighted the clothes, although its soundtrack alone — inspired by composer Eduard Artemyev’s work for Tarkovsky’s movies — succeeded in setting off the brand’s Lynchian ambiance splendidly. There was also a physical presentation at the Palais de Tokyo.
Their positioning — vintage tailored silhouettes with 21st-century commercial appeal — clearly honed, the clothes spoke for themselves. Their 1970s-inspired lines and Western touches in shades of brown and camel or pairings of black and red were sharp yet came with touches combining whimsy and melancholy. A blazer suit was embroidered with an allover rose motif, one of the duo’s recurrent emblems, and a double-breasted coat in synthetic mink channeled an irreverent opulence.
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A scarlet gift-bow — a motif found on Ernest W. Baker’s bags in previous collections — found its way onto a lapel pin on a simpler tailored silhouette, while further nostalgic touches included a bouclé cardigan handcrafted in Portugal, and jacquard knit pieces reprising the “grandpa athleisure” theme they introduced last season.
Launch Gallery: Ernest W. Baker Men’s Fall 2022
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