RUNWAY: Berluti FW19

Since departing Dior Homme, as it was then-named, to head up Berluti, Belgian designer Kris Van Assche has waited a long time to make his debut at Berluti. The result was mixed. There were some utterly sumptuous offerings like the supple leathers and, of course, the angular shoes while others fell flat - for example, those racing pants were just bad, the models could've walked out in their underwear and it would've been better. However, Van Assche has a good eye for quality and at Berluti, he has the resources and the atelier to offer up some of the most lusciously fabricated clothing and accessories. For the most part, he did just that, evidenced by the stunning hand-cut leather suit in the opening look all the way to the crocodile hoodie.