RUNWAY: Todd Snyder FW16

Big changes are afoot at Todd Snyder. A few months ago Snyder sold his company to teen retailer American Eagle Outfitters. Though his runway line was not the main focus of the acquisition, it was inevitably scooped up by the $10 million purchase. This is the designer's first outing since the news broke and would the collection be more commercial? More youth oriented? Less expensive? Loyalist to the designer can breathe a sigh of relief that the collection was very much what they have come to expect: high quality fabrics with a strong nod to military tailoring. That being said, there were more youthful elements like joggers in heathered fabrics that looked cool but definitely way out of budget for anyone who still shops at American Eagle. In the end, the collection could have been a turning point for the runway label that has struggled to capture a bigger chunk of the expanding and growing menswear market but as a whole, this collection fell short in making a compelling argument for why it should.