Written by Daniel P Dykes on 6 Dec 2011
Get an in-depth look at all of the latest men's hair trends, hairstyles and haircuts for 2012. Fashionising.com takes you through them all, including guides on how to style each look, what to ask for to have your hair cut, and who each style is best suited to.
Written by Daniel P Dykes on 21 Jun 2011
Has it actually come full circle, rising from the ashes instead of settling into the dust of the battlefields where it was shot down? It certainly seems that way. After being a dominant trend for the better part of the past decade men’s military fashion is back to exactly where it started. You need only take a look over the street style photos to come …
Written by Tania Braukämper on 20 Jun 2011
To say that workwear – the non-suited kind that takes its wearer to places where furnaces are fuelled, wrenches are turned, and paint, grease and sweat are just as much applied daily as is a splash of aftershave – has become for men a sartorial look to be aspired to would be something of an exaggeration. A pair of rugged, industrial coveralls may have a …
Written by Daniel P Dykes on 15 Jun 2011
Time and time again while covering the men’s components of Milan and Paris fashion weeks we touched on it: that dominant, relaxed aesthetic that men who are tired of the crotch hugging, thigh squishing feel of the overt skinny cut have to look forwards to amongst autumn / fall 2011 fashions. And beyond. Men’s fashion simply doesn’t move so fast that one can peg these …
Written by Tania Braukämper on 11 Apr 2011
While most trends move from women’s to men’s, here’s a little micro trend for fall 2011 that has originated more from the latter: the exposed pocket. Tailoring with a utilitarian twist, it’s a pocket that sits – like a pouch – on the outside of a garment. External pocket at Kris Van Assche, A/W ’11 If you like this trend let us know by clicking …
Written by Daniel P Dykes on 9 Dec 2010
Scott Schumann brings us this men’s shirt styling trend by way Japan where chaps who enjoy indulging in European tailoring and, by association, the majority of the current men’s suiting trends flip the shirt’s collar as a point of style.
Written by Daniel P Dykes on 8 Dec 2010
Men’s fashion trends are greatly different to women’s. They exist, yes. But their cycle moves much slower. Nowhere is that truer then of men’s suit trends. While there are distinct styles of suits that feature amongst 2011′s fashion trends I should note from the get-go that they’re not unique to the year – in fact, many of the key looks you’ll find in this guide …
Written by Daniel P Dykes on 5 Aug 2010
Men’s velvet is by no means a new trend; it has been a fabric of choice for the most fashion forward gents for some time now. And yet so many still opt for the wool suit, or sports coat, over the velvet one. To their detriment. Wool, no matter the thread count, remains the safe option. Velvet is the sexualised one. So here’s the challenge …
Written by Daniel P Dykes on 10 Apr 2010
Those of you who have read my guide on men’s suit trends will know that I pin the current evolution of men’s tailored wear on a fusion between classic cloths and motifs, and modern cuts. Having long provided such a look across their labels, the Ralph Lauren house is expanding its suit range for Autumn / Fall 2010 with a new style of suit. A …
Written by Daniel P Dykes on 18 Jan 2010
The 1980s fashion revival is coming to a close. But the revival on earlier periods, particularly from the 1930s and 1940s, remains popular. So what to do then with the military fashion trend which has proved the stalwart of fashionisers’ wardrobes for the past 2 years? Evolve it. Play down the over-the-top glam pieces taken directly from the 80s, and infuse the historical military look …