 Menswear goes loose and easy in NY
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-07-24 07:35 If the latest in men's fashion on display this week in New York is any indication, men should have lots of free time, attend chic parties and dabble in arty jobs where they can wear whatever they want. Baggy shirts, wrinkled T-shirts, campus-throwback sweaters and boat shoes ruled at New York's nascent Mens Runway. The two-day event is designed to give menswear a spotlight rather than getting lost in the frenzy of womenswear shows that dominate New York's spring and fall Fashion Week. The looks at Mens Runway were aimed at people who aspire to a sophisticated, casual look and lifestyle but don't necessarily have one, fashion experts said. The looks bear little relation to a real world laden with rising prices, job insecurity or weighty debt, they added. "It's the way men want to be, rather than need to be," said Candace Corlett, president of WSL Strategic Retail retail experts. "It's just like women. In fashion, they want to be much more glamorous than they are or need to be. "While most men may be wearing suits or jackets to work and paving the driveway on weekends, for one brief moment they want to be in designer leisure wear," she said. Toying with those aspirations, Conference of Birds designer Andrew Holden tossed together casual, business and formal in relaxed layers. He topped pajama-style trousers with a loosened bow tie and overcoat and mixed tuxedo shirts with suit jackets and shorts. Agencies (China Daily 07/24/2008 page11) |
