Duckie Brown Designers Daniel Silver and Steven Cox, FW's Friday:5ive

Meet menswear designers Steven Cox and Daniel Silver, the madcap, irreverent design (Steven) and business (Daniel) minds, hearts and souls behind Duckie Brown.

The award-winning designers just

Duckie Brown NYFW SS13

Actor Alan Rickman sat quietly front row, checking out the impressive Duckie Brown offerings earlier this afternoon at Industria Superstudio, his pensive demeanor never revealing his favorites within the collection.

Alan Rickman contemplating his favorites

"Fresh. Clean. Modern." That's how Daniel Silver, who along with Steven Cox is one half of the design duo behind Duckie Brown, described the Spring/Summer 2013 collection, called Duckie

Duckie Brown at Work

Work it!

 

Duckie Brown designers Steven Cox and Daniel Silver gave us Super Duckie this season and it was all about their DB man at work, with plenty of options for autumn/winter 2012: go subtle and slim or loud, exploded and voluminous. And, of course, always wear a pant silhouette that makes a statement.

Tweedy black and white or dark charcoal suits were pulled in and slender with peg legged trousers sewn with "messed up" twisted inseams or rounded, dropped crotches accentuating dressy lace up Florsheims. Three-button jackets were worn over super-sized "circular" pants with side pleats that floated over the tops of the models' shoes. Exploded plaid overcoats copped a colorful attitude, while work shirts and Fair Isle sweaters were equally bold and graphic. 

There was lots of hair and hat-titude, with many looks topped with a Robert Smith-style wig, knit cap or a Mongolian shearling hat, as well as sweater gloves that came up to the elbows of suit sleeves. Well played, that work thing.

Just Lovely, Duckie

A sleek industrial-looking "stealth" bomber beginning -- jacket in fluid black nylon with mega-pleated trousers -- signaled the start of the edgy yet gentle Spring/Summer 2012 Duckie Brown show at downtown's Industria Studios this afternoon. 

 

Designers Steven Cox and Daniel Silver gave their downtown dudes pumped up basics scored with panache. Khaki waxed cotton jackets with stand-up collars for stand-up guys who want their pants to have a drop-down flair -- as in a dropped crotch with a shorter crop.

 Sheer chiffon shirts with knit trousers gave way to open weave airy grey or indigo tweed zooty suits, created with that baggy mega-pleated trouser. Other trousers slouched out, knitted and cuffed.

 The height of Duckie's masculine afternoon delight was a pretty, painterly print -- fresh or bruised roses on parkas, silk T-shirts, even shorts. Soft enough for a woman. But made for a manly man. Check out those high top wingtips!