The cult menswear designer makes a welcome return to the design fold with his eponymous new label…

Back in the early part of the new millennium when Hedi Slimane was making his indelible mark on menswear with his work at Dior Homme; a New York based Russian émigré called Alexandre Plokhov was creating a quiet revolution of his own with his cult label, Cloak.

Despite a hard-core fanbase and a string of impressive accolades, Cloak shuttered in 2006 due to partnership problems.

After a spell designing for Versace Homme, Plokhov is back with his own eponymous label. His debut A/W 2011 collection was shown in an intimate presentation during Paris fashion week with a zippy video directed by Douglas Keeve.

The Dickensian sobriety, luxurious fabrics, attention to fit and immaculate tailoring that made up the DNA of Cloak are still present and correct but a new maturity and uncompromising elegance now infuses proceedings.
If you want to know more, find an interview here on Dazed Digital with Alexandre.

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Read the original blog post here on Dazed.