PARIS, Jul 3, 2006/ FW/ --- The Menswear Spring 2007 season in Paris is marked by strong showings of emerging designers, and Jeroen Van Tuyl is one of them who held is own amongst the established houses.

Straight shoulders on suits with a relaxed fit but never too loose, V-neck pullovers that can also work as vests and trousers that tapers towards the bottom, Van Tuyl’s ‘Transformer’ Collection signaled the metamorphosis of a boy to a man.

Van Tuyl chose the hardest stage to dress the male of the species, the transformation from awkward adolescent to a young man, wherein a designer has to balance between the ‘adolescent’ need of being different and the young man’s rite of passage to the adult world as he leans towards conformity.

In this balancing act, Van Tuyl found a perfect harmony, sending out edgy and fashion forward pieces that are modern and classic at the same time.

Belted short sleeved cardigans that can work as a vest and worn with or without a tie. Tone-on-tone one-button suit paired with round-neck tees and deep V pullovers that work as outerwear become a young man’ armor as he enters the adult world.

Hipster trousers were embellished with buttons on the belt area, while shorts were given cuffed at the hem and finished off with a strap featuring buttons.

To tie everything together, the butterfly in its graphical form was used – embossed on knits, as a design on striped tees, as a belt buckle, as a vest worn like armor or just alit on suits and trousers, done just for the runway, not to be mistaken as a look that one should wear on the street.

Van Tuyl has proven more than once that he can cut suits and trousers with a masterful hand. Still, with this catwalk presentation, he also proved that he understood the drama needed on the runway to send a clear message.

Well-edited and tight, the ‘Transformer’ Collection is another feather in Van Tuyl’s cup.

Jeroen Van Tuyl

Jeroen Van Tuyl

Jeroen Van Tuyl

Jeroen Van Tuyl