Antonio Banderas Went Back To School!

The Spanish actor went back to school last year when he enrolled in a fashion design course at London’s Central Saint Martins. A year later, Antonio Banderas launched his first menswear collection with Selected Homme, a Scandanavian clothing company, which can be found at various retailers including Urban Outfitters.

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“The best thing that you can do is to stay humble first and study. I’m 55 years old. So to step in to a university like this you have to convince the professors that you are serious with what you want to do. I don’t know how I did it, but they got convinced. So I’ve been attending university in a very special way. I can’t go like every other person, and just go for the three years of studies. I have to extend that to probably four or five years because I have to attend to my professional turf. I just finished a movie in Italy, I’m going to do another movie in Chile, so I continue to move in my professional world. But I want to explore this universe, so what we do is capsules of very intensive work for four or five weeks that we insert when I have free time,” says Banderas.

His 30 piece line includes various classic menswear items, such as wool topcoats, polo shirts, dress shirts, leather motorcycle jacket, and even jeans. Banderas explains to WWD that this collection describes him and his way of life.

“In the morning, I wear jeans, something comfortable, sneakers, a T-shirt and maybe a leather jacket, and I go out. If I have meetings, I want to go a little bit more elegant so I wear chinos, a blazer to have a meeting with the producer, or a cocktail. At night I have to go on the red carpet, so I’d like to use a tuxedo obviously or a black suit,” he said.

He teamed up with designer Daniel Struzinski, where he and Banderas presented the chic collection in London back in May. Banderas chose to incorporate his signature shade of ocean blue, inspired by his native Spain into the linings of outwear and jackets.

“Probably one of the happiest times of my life was the Eighties, and I remember Versace putting gold with leather,” Banderas said. “I had this in mind, so we wanted to add the gold color, it’s those little details. I love motorcycles, I ride motorcycles, so we wanted to have a jacket that I can use and people with bikes can use for that purpose.”

The actor is celebrating his 56^th birthday and is truly an inspiration to those who need a break from their normal jobs. Banderas reminds us how you’re never too old to pursue your dreams.

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