Masculine and modern with touches of luxury and excess are just a few of the descriptors you might hear someone say about the James Long Fall/Winter 2012 collection that was presented recently at London Fashion Week.
The new collection has elements of the designer's signature style; luxurious textures and pieces with fringed details that have been seen in his previous collections are reinvented and help unify this offering as well. Leathers, velvets and furs also come together in this diverse line of sophisticated, seasonal separates to make for one of the most dapper menswear collections of the year. So if you're looking for some new winter pieces that will turn heads from blocks away, then you'll be happy when the James Long Fall/Winter 2012 line hits the shelves.
Textured Textile Catwalks
The James Long Fall/Winter 2012 Line Layers on the Luxury
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