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Tuxedo: Men's 2008/2009 Fashion Trend

Clothing inspired by dinner suits were a major inspiration for women's fashion in 2008, so it doesn't really come as a surprise that the same fashion trend will be prevalent in menswear in 2008 and 2009.

Seeing blue: cerulean trend for men

I'm seeing blue.

And no, it's not the Viagra. Not that I use it, but if you want some for kicks, give me a call, I know a guy who knows a guy who lives in Springvale. I'm kidding. Anyway if you may have noticed, this colour has been slowly sneaking its way onto the catwalks the last two winters - bright blue that is. Actually, I'm not even sure what hue they're using. Maybe Merryl Streep can clarify it for us: "...it's not just blue, it's not turquoise, it's not lapis, it's actually cerulean".

Golden Gods: the gold trend for men

Traditionally, more suited to Xerxes or muzza chest hair, gold is rarely associated with any self-respecting Melbournian heteropolitan. The colour first appeared as the ‘it’ boot at Dior Homme’s “Everybody just looks the same” Fall/Winter collection. Next it was Louis Vuitton, then Gucci’s overdose with “Guccissima”, Comme des Garcons, Junya Watanabe Comme des Garcons MAN, Supra sneakers and then of course, Converse.

Try wearing thin leather gold sneakers with your basic white dress shirt, black tie and black/indigo skinny jeans, or maybe even with a white tee with a simple print (i.e. NOT Ed Hardy) for a more Indie rock star feel. Alternatively try tucking in worn skinny/straight jeans into some gold hi-tops with your favourite limited edition street wear t-shirt.

Shorts and knits? Shorten it!

One of the good advantages of living in the southern hemisphere is adopting the European summer looks months before they hit the stores in Paris, Milan, Berlin etc. Of course Melbourne has its own unique looks for this summer such as err... whatever it is they wear for overdosing on speed. I'm guessing Everlast singlet and fluro-green trunks. But the point is, why not follow suit of some Melbournians and give your "CBF it's too hot" shorts and tee combo a bit of a runway spin to it.

The unsung Suh Sang (Young)

Melbourne's heat wave may be too intense for some indoor barbecue bulgogi, but there is definitely something frying up in Korea.

My initial concept of Korean men's fashion was surmised from YouTube videos of hip hop bands and your garden variety of label whoring international students clogging up Collins St during Boxing Day sales. This was changed after befriending a like-minded Dior Homme addict from Korea, who introduced me to some of the most innovative fashion you could ever hope for.

Metallics for men: Adrien Brody

We've seen much in the way of the metallics trend for women, from metallic ballet flats and metallic heels, to metallic leggings. But for men, the trend hasn't taken off nearly as much.

In fact, away from the runway, we haven't seen much of metallics on men at all. That is, until Adrien Brody wore a full silver metallic suit to the premiere of The Darjeeling Limited - a move not many male celebrities would be bold enough to attempt.

Wonderjock Budgy Smugglers

Just when you thought speedos would never be cool again, there came along the Wonderjock. AussieBum has sold over 250,000 pairs of budgy smugglers that lift and promote in a similar way to the wonder bra, with a special pouch inbuilt.

This has comforted many men and has seen the underwear style briefs soar in popularity. However while the bathers are made in Australia, they have primarily been sold in the UK and Europe.

Wonderjocks are sold for $32.95 each and have been worn by Daniel Radcliffe (of Harry Potter fame), and Ewan McGregor.