A sporting chance at Kris Van Assche SS14

The title of the show set the tone: Cognac Sport, at once languid and active, chic and functional. And indeed the first look confirmed Kris Van Assche's intent as securely as the title had. A pair of wide cut shorts in racing green, paired with a tennis-white cagoule and simple slip-on loafer-trainer hybrid shoes. The designer explained backstage after the show that he was looking to elevate that leisure time between cocktail hour and after-work pursuits, and to borrow from sportswear to make a style of clothing that is fitting for both. He achieved this, in his clean-cut polo-shirts, narrow cropped trousers and knitted co-ords that might look as apt on a golf course as they would on an a sunlit city cocktail terrace. After all, men mastered the art of merging drinking and sport long ago, so it was about time somebody gave them the wardrobe to match.