The Male Side Ponytail at Etro S/S 2016 Menswear :Milan Fashion Week

The tousled side ponytail at the Etro Spring Summer 2016 show during Milan Fashion Week definitely had its moment. After men bun, is this the next hair trend in men’s fashion? What say?

Bottega Veneta Fall Winter 2015: Milan Menswear Fashion Week

Looks like fashion houses are in the process of rediscovery. First, it was Versace for their Menswear Fall Winter 2015, and now it is Bottega Veneta. A brand known for its understated fashion statement and elegance has taken a different route altogether for their Fall Winter 2015 collection, focusing more on comfort and easy vibe.

Indian mirror work and prints at Burberry Prorsum Fall 2015: London Collections-Men

Jackets and scarves and even totes embroidered with Indian mirror details, shirts with intricate paisley and floral prints, shearling lined jackets and fringed blanket shawls paired with tapered trousers, yes that is Christopher Bailey’s ‘Classical Bohemian’ man for Burberry Prorsum Fall 2015.

London Menswear Collection: Sibling Fall 2015

Pink and Punk, the Sibling Fall 2015 collection was a celebration of joy and rebellious energy of wonderful childhood days. The all pink school -boyish collection offered a variety of knitwear, including sweaters resembling cobwebs, vinyl coats embellished with the dramatic eruption of goat hair, oversized scarves, striped blazers, pink shorts and crumpled paper-bag tailored pieces.

London Menswear Fashion Week: Agi and Sam Fall 2015 collection

At the tender age of 4, Agi drew a range of clothing collection titled “The Coolman Collection”. And he discovered these drawings while visiting his home in Yorkshire, resulting in sparking inspiration for Agi and Sam’s Fall 2015 collection. The collection challenged the inhibitions and the restrictions of an adult life. To rekindle the essence of childhood days, the designer duos got original by involving primary school students to sketch out the pieces for their collection. Their idea was to understand how children see clothes, and how they can change adult’s perceptions which are always blinded by too many complicated thought processes.

London Menswear Fashion Week: Christopher Shannon Fall 2015

Christopher Shannon’s sports+street wear inspired Fall 2015 collection was a humorous and at time sarcastic take on the growing culture of consumerism against the current unstable state of the global economy. Plastic bags is the main protagonist of this performance wear collection, communicating the message of modern day’s impossible to satisfy hunger for consumption.

London Menswear Fashion Week: Christopher Kane Fall 2015

Clean and simple lines meet bold patterns and 3 D Prints. In a colour palette of navy blue, black, green and grey, the fitted and fine tailored graphic collection offers knitwear, button-ups, topcoats, crewnecks, and trousers with playful cubic prints. Interesting geometric prints and patchwork embellishments is the core of this collection and offers an ideal story to the very idea of a contemporary menswear.

Menswear at Lakme Fashion Week S/R2014: Rajat K Tangri, Sanjay K Hingu, Theorem by Nitin Chawla,Digvijay Singh, Kunal Anil Tanna,Lalit Sengar, Morarka arts & crafts foundation - 11.11,Ken Ferns

Though, there is much more that needs to be done, however the recent Lakme Summer Resort 2014 show proves that men’s fashion is definitely headed a new direction in India. Many designers have realised the importance of one of the fastest growing segments in India. This year Lakme Fashion Week offered the widest range of choices for today’s globe-trotting and intelligently fashion conscious Indian men – a positive step to establish India’s standing on the global menswear map. Here are some of the designers who plunged into the vast possibilities of men’s fashion at the Lakme Fashion Week Summer Resort 2014.

Label Spotlight: “Lacquer Embassy” by Nikhil Sharma: Dandy-esque & Effortless

A graduate from NIFT and a Masters in Design from Nottingham Trent University in the UK, New Delhi based designer-cum-stylist-cum-trend consultant, Nikhil Sharma’s men’s wear label “Lacquer Embassy” combines classic influences with modern culture, focusing heavily on attention to detail and minimalist silhouettes. In a country where ‘contemporary aesthetics’ of menswear are still at its nascent stage, Nikhil’s label is definitely one of those few brands that helps fill the void, a label that complements the essence of today’s modern dandy.

Shantanu & Nikhil's Menswear at Lakme Fashion Week S/R 2014

Designer duo Shantanu and Nikhil presented one of the best menswear collections at the recently concluded Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2014.Titled “The Shadow Within”, the collection brought in an element of softness to menswear by featuring Kurtas with interesting draped looped hem. Pocket -square with Bandhgala jackets resonates with the idea of a modern dandy groom.

The Suit: Series I

-by Vikram Nanjappa for Stylefluid Trendz

In my previous article on suits (Read here) I touched upon the various methods that are employed in their manufacturing process and also on what to look for when buying a suit. In this series of articles I focus a little more on the details of a good suit. I have decided to make this a series as I feel one that one comprehensive article might be rather lengthy and could probably result in an overload of information. On second thoughts one can consider my previous article as the first in this series!

The Suit : A Suit is the Gentleman

-by Vikram Nanjappa for Stylefluid Trendz

The Suit

The suit is considered by many to be an essential part of a gentleman’s wardrobe.  I, however, disagree. In my opinion a suit is ‘the’ gentleman. A man’s suit and the way he wears it tells you a lot about the individual. It is the defining garment that separates the men from the boys. However there are suits and then there are suits. And thus the question arises – what makes a suit a suit? One word sums it up – the fit.