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Spring
into fashion
What’s new for men’s fashion this season
By
Colleen Casey
Skiff Staff
Staring at a closet full of clothes and not having a single thing
to wear sounds like a dilemma more women face than men. But if you’re
a man who is equally concerned about what to wear, there are some
new trends this spring you might want to consider.
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David
Reese/Features editor
The 1970s inspired shoes, sometimes referred to as “bowling
shoes” or “retrostyle,” have become the “new”
shoe for both men and women.
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Cargo pants are re-emerging, which are found on the pages of “GQ”
magazine. This spring stores are offering cargos, but with lower
pockets that fall down around the knee. Also, the pockets and their
closures are less obvious than previous styles.
A hot fabric is suede, which looks sporty this spring in the form
of jackets, according to “GQ.” Suede and ultra-suede jackets
are also among the spring offerings of Calvin Klein, Banana Republic
and Jos. A. Bank Clothiers.
With all these somewhat subdued tones, don’t expect color to
take a back seat this spring.
The Gap will soon stock their shelves with pastel-colored dress
shirts of blue and lavender.
These colors might have been inspired by Calvin Klein’s spring
line, which include the same colors.
Also, this spring, Calvin Klein has introduced matching dress shirts
with other clothing items of the same color. The monochromatic look
is achieved with either matching colored pants, or for the less
outgoing, matching ties.
A black suit with a colorful dress shirt and matching tie dominated
the look of Klein’s line.
Another trend a Gap sales associate seemed confident of is that
this spring it’s all about stripes.
Stripes of color are appearing on clothes everywhere from the Gap
to Helmut Lang.
Gap rugby shirts are available now, but with a chunkier stripe than
those of previous seasons.
Banana Republic is selling dress shirts with patterns of grids and
vertical stripes. Banana Republic’s ties mimic the dress shirts
and are shown with diagonal stripes and square shapes, which break
up uniformity of pattern.
Some may sense a pattern here, and don’t think stripes discriminate
against accessories, including shoes.
According to the pages of “Maxim” magazine, new retro-style
shoes are a trend again, and offered in colors of mustard yellow,
olive green and black.
With any luck these tips of the variations of classic styles should
help you get dressed this spring, however long it takes you.
Colleen
Casey
c.m.casey@tcu.edu
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