Category Archives: Men’s Contemporary Fashion
For Tuxedos, Blue is the New Black
Personally, I found the NYTime’s article “For Tuxedos, Blue is the New Black” to be missing its own point. It did mention a little-known fact about the history of the tuxedo, that of American James Brown Potter dining with the … Continue reading
The Power of The Suit
This isn’t a new story, but when it resurfaced in front of me, I was struck again by the need of men (and boys, here) to participate in the dressing code of urban camouflage. More than women (and girls,) who … Continue reading
The 2014 Met Gala Best-Dressed List
Okay, okay, okay. Everybody’s been asking what I thought about the Met Gala the other night, so for whatever it’s worth, here’s my take on things. I was really disappointed in the men mostly totally ignoring the new dress code … Continue reading
Men: the Neutral Background
This NYTimes article announces a ‘radical change’ in the dress code for men at this year’s Met Gala for the costume institute. This year, “full evening dress” is required, meaning tailcoats, white waistcoats and white bowties: The problem being: … Continue reading
Astaire to Bond: formalwear in film
I was asked to give a lecture this week at the Centre for Fashion Studies (my sponsor for this grant) for a class on fashion and film. My topic was men’s formalwear, using Fred Astaire and James Bond as examples. … Continue reading
The Changing Face of Masculininity
The New York Times Magazine Spring Men’s Fashion Issue looks at what they’re saying is the “changing face of masculinity,” from Benedict Cumberbatch to Floyd Mayweather Jr. Do we think they mean that masculinity is specifically going through a change, … Continue reading
The Norwegian Curling Team’s Pants
I love it when men’s fashion makes the news…and it’s so easy for it to BE news, since male clothing is usually so….appropriate. Kudos to the Norwegian Curling Team for shaking things up a little. Their pants even have a … Continue reading
Invisible Men
I saw this new advertisement for David’s Bridal on the airplane yesterday, and I thought it pretty much summed up my revulsion for the bridal industry in particular, and attitudes about how men and women are “supposed” to dress in … Continue reading
Men’s Fashion Week
Well, it’s January, so of course we’re talking about fall fashion, even though we still have to actually live through winter, spring AND summer before we get there. Because that’s just how bizarre the fashion system is. This New York … Continue reading