Now that the mens of the Men’s Fashion Weeks about the globe have strutted back into their stables — and with New York Fashion week heating up this week — let’s take a look at what we learned from this annual man mannequin parades.
JW Anderson
There’s a time and place for subtlety. This isn’t it.
Burberry
Fringe benefits.
How about we take this to the next level?
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Givenchy
Makeup: it’s not just for ladies anymore. But don’t go overboard, this isn’t a Real Housewives publicity shoot.
Moncler Gamme Bleu
Stand out from the pack or you’ll get lost in the clone war shuffle.
Calvin Klein
Recycling is good for the environment, and OK for pants.
Givenchy
If it ain’t Baroque, don’t fix it.
Burberry
Take a catwalk on the wild side.
Dolce & Gabbana
There’s a thin line between “eccentric billionaire” and “crazy homeless person.” And that line is silk.
Gucci
Treat yourself. Why not take a trip to the dandy store and satiate that sartorial sweet tooth.
Armani
Swagger is sexy, even when you’re giving off (more than) a little Joan Collins vibe.
Rick Owens
Finally, when in doubt — just hang out with your wang out. Public indecency be damned, this is fashion.
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IvanPH
Seriously, who buys these clothes?
I do not know any gay man (let alone a straight man) who purchases and wears any of these.
Ronbo
@IvanPH: Oh, I don’t know. It will be on Glee soon… along with polka dotted parachute pants, lime green suits and big pink bow ties.
The good news about Glee ending this year is that kids will no longer think that the circus is chock full of gay people.
middleagespread
@IvanPH: Guys like Johnny Weir. These aren’t clothes for everyone. I have never understood high fashion.
NoCagada
Just what I want to spend (LOTS) of money on…clothes that make you look like you are in a N Korean prison camp or that make you look like a clown.
Kangol
You’d have to be very rich to afford any of them. They’re priced at multimillionaire levels these days, unless you find them on one of the discount clothing sites.
jesaves
I can assure you that these clothes will not look like this when they hit stores. Fashion shows are organized to show the designers interpretations of the years trends and their inspirations.
jwtraveler
What we learn is that fashion has nothing to do with the lives of real people. It’s a business intended for a bunch of creative eccentrics to get rich by selling bizarre creations to richer eccentrics who don’t know what to do with their money.
jesaves
@jwtraveler: please do not talk about something you know nothing about it just makes you look ignorant
robho3
Well everyone makes mistakes now and then.
jason smeds
Why is that, in men’s fashion week, the men are fully clothed? However, when it’s women’s fashion week, the women are often half-naked? I’m not buying the double standard.
The fashion designers are promoting a double standard which is sexist and homophobic. I don’t care whether they are gay fashion designers or not. Their double standard is designed to prop up the straight guy fantasy and shield society from the beauty of the naked male body.
Thumbs down to the fashion industry and the gay male fashion designers associated with it.
lencho
See anything you like? Nada…absolutely nada! I’m old and out of shape and I’d have more fashion/style in my birthday suit.
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<i.Rick Owens: what a dick……………..
Captain Obvious
Mens fashion is basically nonexistent. Women get to have creative and fun clothing. Men get the same old tired garbage or ridiculously ugly strange garbage. At best we can layer some colors and wear a watch.
jesaves
@jason smeds: Im sorry what fashion shows are you watching I wouldn’t count Victoria secret as part of fashion week. Have you seen a mens Versace show they are all half naked. Calvin Klein is another designer who showcases the male body and form. to make a statement that designers are sexist and homobhobic and play into the straight male fantasy is completely absurd due to the fact That women hold the majority of sales in womens and mens clothing as well and the industry is focused around what women want. If you are going to argue against something have your facts straight otherwise you just look like a complete idiot
NoCagada
@jesaves: What jwtraveler said is true. Aren’t you so swift with the sword
jesaves
@NoCagada: that statement is only partially true when it comes to high fashion but to make a general statement about fashion is ludicrous. I am sick of people who know nothing about fashion seeing one eccentric show and then think that’s all fashion is. fashion is a multi billion dollar industry that ranges from shoes to sportswear to jewelry to everything in between. I am so swift with the sword because i work in the fashion industry and I am educated in the topic versus someone who’s only perception of fashion is the sale rack at the gap.
jason smeds
Fashion preys on women’s desire to sell themselves to men. Keep in mind that women are in a constant competitive spiral with other women in terms of how they market themselves to men. Women constantly check each other out to see what each is wearing, and then make changes accordingly in order to stand out.
This is why female fashion changes so much. It’s in a constant state of schizophrenia based on the competitive spiral I just mentioned. The gay male fashion designers who prey on this female behavior are simply the worst types of gay men out there.
jesaves
@jason smeds: I find your comment mysoginistic because you seem to be under the impression that women only wear clothing to get attention from men. While there are women who do dress for the attention of men I can assure you that women the average fashionable woman dresses for herself. Fashion is divided into three catagories fad trend and classics fads are the type of fashion that changes quickly and high end designers will never touch a fad with a ten foot pole. Trends which last four to six months sometimes even a year are what most designers follow can come from anything from street style to certain eras even political issues (have you ever heard of the zeitgeist) the punk era was a huge trend a year and a half ago and that era was because of a historical event. Just because fashion chanves Please educate yourself instead of making statements that just because a woman wanrd to look good she must automatically want a guys dick in her.