In the age of Etsy and Pinterest, the world might seem to be your cross-stitch canvas. Alessandro Michele brought embroidery to the menswear fashion masses with snakes and roses on everything from coats to loafers. The trickle down has seen a marked increase in jackets, shirts, tops and trousers with an embroidered edge, which adds an extravagant, slightly OTT finish, as if you’ve got your own coat of arms or a monogrammed feature, like Roger Federer.
Personally, I think embroidery works best on a denim shirt, prettifying an otherwise trad staple; on trousers, it looks a bit like a stain you keep noticing in the corner of your eye – is it there or did I just imagine it? Fashion should never look like an optical illusion.
