Truth be told when I first learned of Gourmet a few years ago I was not impressed with their silhouettes.  The brand wasn’t even on my radar until I saw their Spring/Summer 2010 collection earlier this year.  That’s when I started paying more attention to the brand, and then yesterday Sneakernews posted pics of the upcoming Fall/Winter line.  I am now convinced I need more than one Gourmet pair in my collection.

I think the brand’s direction is right in line with where street fashion is going.  The more established streetwear brands are expanding deeper and deeper in their cut and sew offerings, and many pieces have a more grown up look than what we’ve seen in the past (e.g. Supreme).  I don’t care how deep your collection is – a pair of J’s or SB’s just won’t work that well with certain units (as a sidenote I do want to say Mayer Hawthorne pulled off the Dunk and Suit combo really well in his “Easy Lovin” music video, no pause needed).  Every now and then you got to get your grown man on, and Gourmet’s clean designs are the perfect choice to dress things up a bit without looking like a preppy douche.

(pics via Gourmet and Sneakernews)