Spring/Summer (love my inability to mention a season singularly) is fast approaching and I've barely packed away my mittens, let alone decided how I'm going to look! Best get cracking.
So, I've not got a blinking clue what "trends" I'm to expect this season because I've yet to go to a retail presentation and I wasn't concentrating last fashion week! Therefore, I've decided I'm negating such things and concentrating on these looks I've discovered all by my self.
Boy Soldier
Named after that easy ever-so slightly hard-looking yoof vibe, epitomised by TOPMAN and Alex Mattsson at London Collections: Man last year. You know the one, Shoreditch Poet meets body-glitter and knuckle duster.
In lay man's terms? I need a silky bomber, Doc Martens, creepers and some cycling shorts to wear under my cut-off slacks. Easy peasy.
TOPMAN Design
Alex Mattsson
Cubism/Minimalism
Minimalistic is difficult for me. I'm a big fan of accessories and I've even given myself a rather kooky New Years Resolution to buy MORE men's jewellery. Hmmm. Still, the statements made by minimal embellishment throughout Richard Nicoll and Nicole Farhi's shows at last year's London Collections: Men might turn me over to the lighter side.
Richard Nicoll
Nicole Farhi
Graduated Shades
Who knew multi coloured cardis and shirts were so the right thing to do this season? A step away from the above but nonetheless an option for brightening my wardrobe this season
Jonathan Saunders
The Arm
I've always loved a vest. I've been wearing dress shirts with the sleeves cut off for years and I'm loving that James Long and J W Anderson is seeing it my way for SS13. Arms are a skinny guy's best asset, easily toned, never offensive and always a little bit sexy.
James Long
J W Anderson
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