Haider Ackermann on Masculinity

Haider Ackermann Menswear S/S14 Photography by Louise Damgaard“I wanted to challenge myself”, said Haider Ackermann when asked what made him finally decide to create his first-ever menswear collection (bar a one-off show he did at Pitti in 2010). There was a certain poetic reflection on the limits of masculinity in the contrast between the tough-looking, heavily-inked models and the fit-for-a-dandy tailored duchesse satins, embroidered silks and fringed scarves. But wh...