Signed, sealed and delivered: the finest invitations from the A/W 2015 menswear season

little black book invitation series for A/W 2015
Saint Laurent: Creative director Hedi Slimane continued his little black book invitation series for A/W 2015, this season featuring the works of artist and fellow Paris-to-LA transplant Oscar Tuazon's sculptural installations
(Image credit: Saint Laurent)
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invitation for A/W, with this glossy folded red and white poster

Raf Simons: The Belgian designer was sending a message, as well as an invitation for A/W, with this glossy folded red and white poster that alluded to his mantra for the season

(Image credit: Raf Simons)

floral invitation with stickers

Dior Homme: The French house put an illustrative, floral twist on this season's invitation, which came with a separate sticker selection that offered a prelude to the pressed bloom badges pinned to jackets on the runway

(Image credit: Dior Homme)

invitation in a paisley-printed envelope that concealed a gold-edged card

Burberry Prorsum: The British brand presented its invitation in a paisley-printed envelope that concealed a gold-edged card. The classic card housed inside the patterned stationary was prophetically in line with the bohemian style sentiment that collided with Christopher Bailey's timeless tailoring on the runway

(Image credit: Burberry Prorsum)

Puzzle invitation

Agi & Sam: The design duo's playful puzzle eschewed the norm to produce a front runner for the most original invitation of the bunch. The game was a fitting precursor to a collection inspired by salvaged childhood drawings

(Image credit: Agi & Sam)

illustrated invitation printed on ivory paper with a die cut corner and metallic lettering

Givenchy: Riccardo Tisci once again commissioned graphic duo M/M (Paris) to create an illustrated invitation, this season adopted from the photography of Givenchy collaborators Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, and printed on ivory paper with a die cut corner and metallic lettering

(Image credit: Givenchy)

Invitation with rectangular piece of black nylon stamped with greyscale text

Prada: A rectangular piece of black nylon stamped with greyscale text represented of the house's foundations in cloth

(Image credit: Prada)

Invitation with Edged with a double ink border finished with elegant black foil writing

Maison Margiela: The French brand's rounded, rectangular summons had a surprisingly classic formality for A/W. Edged with a double ink border, it was finished with elegant black foil writing

(Image credit: Maison Margiela)

Invitations include casting earthy-hued triangles within triangles

Paul Smith: Sir Smith took a geometric approach this season, casting earthy-hued triangles within triangles that converged towards the brand's logo in the centre

(Image credit: Paul Smith)

mustard wool-swathed invitation

Alexander McQueen: This mustard wool-swathed invitation alluded to the wartime references sewn throughout Sarah Burton's collection

(Image credit: Alexander McQueen)

A large debossed logo on a crisp white gate-folded card accompanied a poster of an aged beach umbrella from Loewe

Loewe: A large debossed logo on a crisp white gate-folded card accompanied a poster of an aged beach umbrella from Loewe. The latter was linked to Jonathan Anderson's retro-tinged collection that spoke of continental travel in the Seventies

(Image credit: Loewe)

invitation was composed of textured coloured paper and posed an ode to the South American Andes

Richard James: The scenic terrain on the Savile Row designer's London Fashion Week invitation was composed of textured coloured paper and posed an ode to the South American Andes; a landscape that was also the source of inspiration for the collection

(Image credit: Richard James)

Louis Vuitton invitation that took the form of a grey-flecked plaque

Louis Vuitton: Kim Jones chose an uncharacteristically no-frills paper stock for this season's Louis Vuitton invitation that took the form of a grey-flecked plaque. The Vuitton logo was simply embossed alongside unformed punched holes, while a personal follow-up note completed the house's ever-courteous correspondence

(Image credit: Louis Vuitton)

geometric shapes invitations

Valentino: The geometric shapes that tiled Valentino's duplex card reflected the show and collection's graphic colour-blocking that came courtesy of Melbourne artist Esther Stewart

(Image credit: Valentino)

Desert hues of terracotta, sand and burgundy blew across a variety of Milan Fashion Week invitations

Tonal trend: Desert hues of terracotta, sand and burgundy blew across a variety of Milan Fashion Week invitations including Gucci, Emporio Armani, Salvatore Ferragamo and Missoni

(Image credit: Tonal trend)

The Swiss house's citrus, textured canvas card

Bally: The Swiss house's citrus, textured canvas card immediately commanded our attention, while its die cut top layer and white foil text on the back rounded off the eye-catching summons

(Image credit: Bally)

sophisticated, double mounted card and die cut envelope

Cerruti 1881: This sophisticated, double mounted card and die cut envelope possessed a material tactility. The graphite colour and writing in black foil added a final elegant touch

(Image credit: Cerruti 1881)

mushroom-hued cowhide in winter's black suede invitation

Rick Owens: The American designer deviated from his fondness for heavy black or tan leather in recent seasons by incorporating mushroom-hued cowhide in winter's black suede invitation

(Image credit: Rick Owens)

silver foil invitation

Kilgour: Carlo Brandelli's eye for detail manifests itself at every level of Kilgour's operation from his Savile Row store's revolutionary, contemporary design to his latest invitation, which references the flagship's fibre optic thread installation, represented here in silver foil

(Image credit: Kilgour)

An animalistic tangram in a monochrome colour scheme foreshadowed a fearless A/W collection

Philipp Plein: An animalistic tangram in a monochrome colour scheme foreshadowed a fearless A/W collection by the German fashion trailblazer

(Image credit: Philipp Plein)

Invitation with greyscale photographic image printed on UV varnished embossed paper

John Lobb: New artistic director Paula Gerbase sought to retrace founder John Lobb's journey from the Cornish moorlands to his future as a bespoke London bootmaker. Printed on UV varnished embossed paper, this greyscale photographic image poetically reflected that path

(Image credit: John Lobb)

die cut slashed star invitation

Neil Barrett: This die cut slashed star invitation mirrored the designer's lightening bolt motif with an asymmetric fold-out design

(Image credit: Neil Barrett)

invitation card with mix of clashing colours and overlapping textures

Kenzo: Never shy of a pop of print or colour, Kenzo's main square design was finished with a pearlescent coating for A/W. The mix of clashing colours and overlapping textures effectively represented the urban, bohemian spirit of the house and its autumn collection. And for those after a little more of a kick, the invitation came with a caffeine hit: a customised tea blend

(Image credit: Kenzo)

A striking graphic wave print washed up on one side of Jil Sander's latest invitation

Jil Sander: A striking graphic wave print washed up on one side of Jil Sander's latest invitation. On the back, white foil lettering announced Rodolfo Paglialunga's menswear debut at the German label

(Image credit: Jil Sander)

handwritten card given a little digital oomph with a 3D logo that was stamped on the accompanying envelope

Acne Studios: The Swedish design studio got down right personal with their handwritten invitations this season. The simple card was given a little digital oomph with a 3D logo that was stamped on the accompanying envelope

(Image credit: Acne Studios)

raised box card with monochrome image of a tuxedo

Junya Watanabe Man: A monochrome image of a tuxedo alluded to the Motown moment that was to come show-side at Watanabe, here presented on a raised box card

(Image credit: Junya Watanabe Man)

invitation mirrored the A/W show's themes of love, family and community with a sentimental montage of vintage photographs

Dolce & Gabbana: The Italian fashion house's invitation mirrored the A/W show's themes of love, family and community with a sentimental montage of vintage photographs

(Image credit: Dolce & Gabbana)

Marras mood book consisted of everything from film stills to maps and vintage photography

Antonio Marras: Channeling the dynamic urban energy of New York City, this Marras mood book consisted of everything from film stills to maps and vintage photography

(Image credit: Antonio Marras)

invitation with white ink on grey card

Margaret Howell: White ink on grey card was representative of a continuation of the brand's timeless design signature, while the linear pattern on the invitation hinted that Howell's excellence is all in the details

(Image credit: Margaret Howell)

wood veneer invitation, window-mounted with an asymmetrical arrangement of textured tweeds

Wooyoungmi: The mother-daughter design team delivered a wood veneer invitation, window-mounted with an asymmetrical arrangement of textured tweeds

(Image credit: Wooyoungmi)
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