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Fashion Trends 2018
\n<\/strong>What\u2019s in Your Closet?<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Franco Carmona<\/p>\n

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Trends are misunderstood. Stop most men in the street and they\u2019ll tell you they don\u2019t follow fashion trends, but look inside their wardrobes and hanging alongside the timeless classics you\u2019ll see ripped jeans, seventies knitwear, Cuban collar shirts\u2026 and those are just the trends he still likes. The preference on clothes and dressing up has been changing season after season.<\/p>\n

Most guys care about looking great, and feeling confident, and sometimes it can get hard to make sense of the trends on fashion shows and the catwalk. We make it simple, and provide some of the latest men\u2019s fashion trends. Pick and choose what works for you.<\/p>\n

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Vertical Stripes<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vertical stripe is officially menswear\u2019s new go-to pattern. Seen on everything from bombers to field jackets at the global fashion weeks, there\u2019s no denying that it was one seriously stripy season. In real life, you\u2019re aiming for Armie Hammer\u2019s effortless Call My By Your Name<\/em> wardrobe. The best examples are straight, narrow and deployed across T-shirts, short-sleeved shirts and cuffed joggers. When creating your own looks, one vertically striped piece at a time is often enough \u2013 the double vertical stripe is an advanced style move that only the most confident of men can pull off.<\/p>\n

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Tonal Dressing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Think of tonal dressing as spring\/summer\u2019s answer to all-black everything, but with way more choice. The real beauty of tonal dressing is that it works for almost any scenario that you can think of. Tonal suiting? Try it for a summer wedding. Tonal pastels? Give it a go on your next summer holiday. Tonal navy? You\u2019ve probably worn that all winter long. Colors you\u2019re already well stocked with are a good place to start \u2013 think blue or grey \u2013 but don\u2019t be afraid of lighter neutrals and even pastel shades as the weather improves. And three is the magic number for the number of tonal items you should be wearing in one outfit.<\/p>\n

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Unstructured Blazer<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are guys who just \u2018get\u2019 tailoring, and there are those who don\u2019t. The unstructured blazer is pretty much the one piece of tailoring that can unite all men thanks to its softer shape and less rigid styling rules. You\u2019ll get your money\u2019s worth out of one, too: dress it up for work with separates or wear with a camp shirt and jeans for evening smart-casual styling.<\/p>\n

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Side-Stripe Pants<\/strong><\/p>\n

The proof that side-stripe pants are no longer unacceptable for grown-ups was the fact that luxury designers went absolutely mad for them this season. There were skinny versions at Balmain; Prada showed them coordinating tops, while Valentino went straight-up retro sportswear. Basically, if you haven\u2019t got lines down your legs, you\u2019re not doing menswear right. The key to making side stripes work is balance. Yes, you can wear trainers with them, but you\u2019ll need to add a smart knit or a slim-fit shirt.<\/p>\n

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Dad Denim<\/strong><\/p>\n

Menswear likes extremes. So, just when it looked like circulation-restricting spray-on jeans were never going to die, we\u2019re gifted with leg-friendly dad denim. Think loose fit, light wash, unfussy and straight up and down. Dad denim unites baby boomers and millennials through a love of unfussy comfort. It\u2019s comfortable, doesn\u2019t make you look like you\u2019re trying too hard and gives legs everywhere the breathing space they\u2019ve been so desperately craving for the past decade or so.<\/p>\n

As for the rules of dressing like your dad (only much, much better): go for cropped designs or pin-roll your jeans (pools of fabric at your feet are still not cool) and team with T-shirts, statement trainers, Chelsea boots and loose-fitting shirts in pastel shades. Skinny jeans, your vice-like grip is no more.<\/p>\n

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Technical Jackets<\/strong><\/p>\n

The winds of change have blown and what\u2019s deemed hot property in men\u2019s outerwear has done a complete 180. Yes, that silky-soft suede bomber you bought last year is still unbelievably attractive, but if you really want to flex your menswear muscle then a technical jacket is your safest bet.<\/p>\n

Before you groan, we\u2019re not talking dishwater dull mountain trekking gear. The technical jackets you\u2019re about to see land in the shops have kept their weather-fighting superpowers but are now designed in a way which won\u2019t put you to sleep. They come color-blocked, in pastels or dark and moody shades.<\/p>\n

The very best part of this reinvention is that your styling options are broad. Throw one on over jeans, tailored trousers, knits, or shirts\u2026 you\u2019d be hard pressed to go wrong.<\/p>\n

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Checks<\/strong><\/p>\n

We know what you\u2019re thinking, checks can\u2019t come back because they never really went away. Technically you\u2019re right, but while checks refuse to ever leave the menswear party, the wrong type can make you look, well, square.<\/p>\n

We really don\u2019t want you letting yourself down in one of those short-sleeved weekend wonders, but fortunately you\u2019re spoilt for choice when it comes to size, style and color this season. The safest way to make checks work for you is to try larger or more complex motifs on outerwear, knitwear and trousers. To avoid giving innocent bystanders a headache, check yourself and make sure that the rest of your outfit is toned down.<\/p>\n

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Tropical Print Shirts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes we think that menswear designers are out to do a number on us. Such is the case with the resurgence of tropical print shirts. Liking a tropical shirt flies in the face of all good reason: they\u2019re usually gaudy, never fit particularly well and are invariably worn by overbearing men as a nonverbal way of communicating that you\u2019re in close proximity to \u2018a fun guy\u2019.<\/p>\n

Nobody therefore is more surprised when Paris (definitely not tropical) embraced the trend most warmly with Louis Vuitton in particular making us sit bolt upright and admit we were wrong.<\/p>\n

Getting on board requires subtlety, something lost on practically every printed shirt wearer to date. Seek out designs in pared-back color palettes and combine with dark tailored chinos or jeans to nail the look.<\/p>\n

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Chukka Boots<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a world of strait-laced shoes and chilled-out trainers, chukka boots happily occupy the middle ground. Being neither too dressy nor informal, a trustier footwear companion you couldn\u2019t find. You\u2019ll need to wear them with jeans or chinos, but they\u2019ll look equally handsome with a pair of shorts.<\/p>\n

There you have it, info to assist you in putting together a look that works for your individual style, while looking your best and building a wardrobe that suits you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fashion Trends 2018 What\u2019s in Your Closet? By Franco Carmona   Trends are misunderstood. Stop most men in the street and they\u2019ll tell you they don\u2019t follow fashion trends, but look inside their wardrobes and hanging alongside the timeless classics you\u2019ll see ripped jeans, seventies knitwear, Cuban collar shirts\u2026 and those are just the trends he still likes. The preference on clothes and dressing up has been changing season after season. Most guys care about looking great, and feeling confident, and sometimes it can get hard to make sense of the trends on fashion shows and the catwalk. We make it simple, and provide some of the latest men\u2019s fashion trends. Pick and choose what works for you.   Vertical Stripes The vertical stripe is officially menswear\u2019s new go-to pattern. Seen on everything from bombers to field jackets at the global fashion weeks, there\u2019s no denying that it was one seriously stripy season. In real life, you\u2019re aiming for Armie Hammer\u2019s effortless Call My By Your Name wardrobe. The best examples are straight, narrow and deployed across T-shirts, short-sleeved shirts and cuffed joggers. When creating your own looks, one vertically striped piece at a time is often enough \u2013 the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1360,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[1886,1884,1888,1265,1883,8,1889,1887,728,1891,1885,1890,1892],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1359"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1361,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359\/revisions\/1361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}