Paul Smith

Sir Paul Smith is an English fashion designer. He is highly respected within the fashion industry as his reputation is founded upon his menswear. Queen Elizabeth II knighted Smith in 2000, after nearly three decades as a menswear icon. Somewhere on each item is the presence of Smith’s multistripe signature that is usually on the collections of clothing and accessories for both men and women. Today there are 12 different collections including Paul Smith, Paul Smith Women, PS by Paul Smith, Paul Smith Jeans, Paul Smith London, R.Newbold (Japan only), Paul Smith Accessories, Paul Smith Shoes, Paul Smith Fragrance, Paul Smith Watches, Paul Smith Pens and Paul Smith furniture and ‘things’. Paul Smith rugs, china, spectacles and fragrance are made under license. His collections are primarily produced in England and Italy while the fabrics used are mainly Italian, French and British.
Paul Smith’s collections bring somewhat an authentic appreciation to clothes as his style is unusual yet practical. Psyche offer a wide range of Paul Smith collections that suggest beauty in many ways as he uses prints, art, patterns etc to project his clothes in such a way and to give them presence. In an interview Paul quoted “I don’t care if people dress in a scruffy, immaculate, perfect or fashionable way. To me, I’m more interested in human beings and what’s inside people’s heads, like their conversation and emotion”. Which is what makes Paul’s vision and passion behind his clothing so awe-inspiring as he uses his understanding of fashion and real passion when designing his Paul Smith collections.
During London Fashion Week Paul Smith’s 2009/2010 Autumn/Winter collection hit the catwalk in a flamboyant fashion as the models presented his new collection quirky and out of the ordinary styles spoke for themselves as statement pieces that ruled the catwalk. The collections showed inspiration to the country living style as he used earthy tones and mossy textures to represent his collection at London Fashion Week. Whilst the pale faces and deep purple lips made the look a little less ‘safe’ the chintzy-rose print prom dresses and long strings of pearls added a feminine touch. Overall, Smith’s collection was charming and quaint, without being boring and safe.