Esquire has a rather entertaining list of fashion tips for men who would like to dress casually yet still look fashionable and appealing. While much of the list has merit, we’re not 100% on a few of their suggestions. A nice-looking pair of jeans is acceptable casual dress for just about any casual or smart casual occasion unless you’re told no jeans. Although we’d tell you to leave the really worn-out, ripped jeans for lounging around on a Sunday, doing a bit of shopping or perhaps creating an edgy look for a night out, you will find very few places that you would wear a pair of chinos to which you could not comfortably wear a nicely-tailored pair of jeans.
With news this week that a Bradford shop-owner has been jailed for selling fake designer clothing along with a story back in April about two men in Dorset being jailed for selling designer knock-offs, we’ve been thinking that fashion-savvy consumers should be pleased that the police are cracking down on the lucrative business of knock-off clothing. Sure, you may think you’re getting a bargain when you spend £10 for a replica of a pair of designer jeans that would normally cost ten times that, but as consumers, you’re losing out in so many other ways.
Designer clothing costs a lot because of the care and attention that goes into its production. Clothing designers choose the best fabrics, pay close attention to the detail of the cut so every fold and every line flatters the wearer, and they spend extra time on production to make certain that the clothing you buy holds up to repeated wear.
Fake designer gear may look okay on the rack, but it simply won’t look as good when you wear it, it will not last as long in your closet and, quite frankly, it belittles the creativity, skill and effort that goes into every piece of clothing that a fashion designer creates. In the end, wouldn’t you rather have one great pair of jeans that makes you look fabulous than ten pairs of cheap jeans that stretch, sag and fall to bits?
It looks like celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton will be launching his own fashion line for Hot Topic, the one-stop mall shop for emo kids and goths in suburban America, according to PopCrunch.
Yep, the guy who regularly comments on the fashion disasters of the stars is now launching a fashion line, lovingly styled to meet the specific needs of his readers which will include, wait for it, at least two different styles of flip flops that will cost from $2-$50.
As much as we applaud Mr. Hilton for trying to exercise his creative muscle and satisfy the desires of his very demanding readership, we’re thinking you’d be better off buying clothes from a fashion designer who takes up blogging than from a blogger who takes up fashion designing.
Brandish posted this picture. We’re completely at a loss. Anyone?
Both the Chicago Tribune and the International Herald Tribune report on a new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City called “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy.” The exhibit traces the costumes worn by superheroes from the original Superman costume which was based on the attire worn by circus strongmen in the 1930’s to the costumes used in more recent super hero epics such as this summer’s Iron Man film.
What struck us the most about the information we read about the exhibit, apart from the chance to see these famous film and TV costumes in one place, was how the exhibit is showing the influence that superheroes have had on fashion designers from Moschino to Dolce & Gabbana to Theirry Mugler as well as on sportswear such as water-repellant swimwear from Speedo.
We really wish we could go, so if you’re in New York between now and 1st September, check it out and let us know what you think!
We spotted a disturbing article about WAG fashion trends on The Guardian website. Apparently, Cristiano Ronaldo has branded his girlfriend with his own initials and jersey number in the form of a pair of flashy diamond earrings. Does this mean we’re set to see ladies being “claimed” by their blokes with the use of expensive jewellery in an effort to keep other men away?
According to Fashion Trendsetter, checks are going to be the hottest look this spring and summer. It’s not all flannel cowboy shirts and recreations of early ’90’s grunge though as this season’s styles for women look very femine and vary from great girl-next-door blouses and light patterns on sheer fabrics to Dukes of Hazard inspired swimwear. For both men and women there’s great funky new takes on the stripes we’ve all been wearing for a couple of years now. It seems even the check-pattern trouser is back.
Personally, we reckon there’s some really great-looking stuff out there and for a smart-casual look you simply can’t go wrong with an updated take on the check shirt paired with jeans.
Keep an eye out for our ads for designer jeans and designer underwear over the next few weeks. We’ll be in the Sunday Times and ReFresh this week. You can also look forward to seeing us in Arena and GQ in May and, for the ladies, in the pages of Glamour, also in May.
Spring is a great time to refresh your wardrobe for the new season’s fashions and lifestyle magazines are a great place to find what you’d like to be wearing this summer and get some ideas about how to mix and match the current trends to fit your own personal style. So, get yourself down to the newsagents today!
We may have missed a trick with these jeans that Boing Boing posted about earlier.
We’re sure they wouldn’t put off the ladies….
We’ve been featured on top fashion blog Denimology this week. These guys are experts in the world of designer jeans and their blog is always worth a look. They did, however, miss one crucial thing about our jeans being designed to be worn “low [and] loose” which is that this also means they’re designed to be really comfortable!
