Mr. Ungaro as chief designer to develop Kopenhagen menswear

24 Nov '07

3 min read

Like all fellow designers, Franck Boclet is secretive at this stage in the process and cannot comment on what exactly he is planning to include in his coming collection. But planning he certainly is.

Passionate French gesticulation is interrupted by sudden, hectic mobile phone calls in French and English to discuss this or that challenge with colleagues, suppliers or producers.

Having worked at many levels of fashion production, Franck Boclet is knowledgeable and well-informed and likes to keep track of each step of production.

Having technical understanding is all the more important in designing for men, Franck Boclet explains, as menswear design has far more constraints than women's wear.

With menswear you have fewer possibilities than with women's wear. The focus is more on technical aspects and details such as cuts and choice of fabric, says Franck Boclet.

Emanuel Ungaro so far has been designing for the female 'mistress' woman seen as not as wife and mother but as a sensual, flirtatious being.

The menswear line currently developed by Franck Boclet will target men, not as fathers and providers but as seducers and lovers, much in the image of Marlon Brando, explains Franck Boclet.

I don't just think about what will work on the catwalk. I am equally concerned about my clothes' performance on the street.

Is it something that works, something that sells, something that people will bewanting to wear out on the street, says Franck Boclet before returning to a bundle of mink, fox and swakara swatches laid out on a working table for him to study.

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