Men in Chinos: Fashion Director Emil Rebek Talks Styling, Working in Fashion & Menswear Essentials
Chinos are a contemporary fashion icon and a wardrobe staple: in our latest editorial project we celebrate the popular pants and their supreme diversity with heritage brand Closed. Together we selected five avant-garde fashion experts to style its expertly designed fits and share their fashion insights.
Starting with handmade denim in 1978, Closed has gone on to design full clothing collections for both men and women. Despite its valued German heritage, the brand has never fallen behind and maintains a progressive attitude and forward-thinking approach demonstrated by the five stylish individuals and their chino styling.
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Since their inception as part of military uniforms during the 19th century, chinos have been popular with the public for decades. As with many military garments, chino pants’ primarily functional design and stripped-back aesthetic makes them a timeless piece of clothing that transcend fashion fads. Closed’s chinos are a testament to the brand’s diversity with various fits to compliment any fashion aesthetic.
First to interpret the designs was Milan-based fashion director and stylist Emil Rebek. We had the chance to sit down with him following the shoot to discuss his career, approach to styling and Closed.
Explain briefly who you are and what you do?
I was born and raised on the Slovenian seaside, but I have been living in Milan for the last decade. I am a stylist and fashion consultant, focusing mostly on menswear mostly since my appointment as fashion director of L’Officiel Hommes Italia. In addition to editorial work for several international publications, I also enjoy consulting and styling fashion shows. I find it extremely challenging to translate creativity into something that can serve the clients’ goals.
Tell us how you became interested in fashion and how you got into the industry?
I have been keen on drawing since I was a kid and during my teenage years it was almost exclusively fashion sketches. Frankly, they were quite good, and some of them even won awards. I graduated in economics but I never really gave up fashion. During my university years I started to contribute to fashion magazines – at the beginning as a fashion journalist and a few years later also as a stylist. This is when I found my true passion which I have been pursuing in my professional work ever since.
How has Milan helped you pursue your passions?
Milan always felt like an obvious step in my career. Since starting in the fashion industry, I have been aware that a fashion career in Slovenia could easily restrict my aspirations. Looking back I have to admit that luck was on my side; however, my career was never fast-tracked. Milan started slowly for me, and many people thought I was crazy coming to Milan to become a fashion director.
I kept working hard, stayed focused and tried to seize every opportunity given to me. It took me a few years to achieve my goal but when it finally happened it felt like the right moment. You discover that whatever the career, it is always a “work in progress” because you can always do more and better.
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