Of the Moment: the Biggest Spring/Summer Menswear Trends
Get acquainted with the most important menswear trends you’ll see take off this spring/summer
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Of the Moment: the Biggest Spring/Summer Menswear Trends
Get acquainted with the most important menswear trends you’ll see take off this spring/summer
By: George ElliotThis just in: Liberty’s rundown of the biggest spring/summer menswear trends is here, meaning staying up to date with fashion’s latest and greatest developments just got infinitely easier. From craftcore to the rise and rise of quiet luxury, here are all the themes that no discerning wardrobe should be without this season…
Picture Perfect
Can fashion ever be considered an artform? Up until now, it’s been a divisive debate, yet it seems that some of our favourite designers now have an answer that might bring this argument to an end for good: wearable works of art. Blurring the once defined boundaries between practicality and creativity, form and function, look to the latest collections by JW Anderson, YMC and Liberty for menswear in illustrative, painterly and picturesque prints – masterpieces in their own right.
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In the Know
All about dressing in timeless, understated pieces and avoiding anything that’s brash and overtly designer, the 'quiet luxury' trend has been renewed for another season. To master this less-is-more aesthetic, put a pause on your logo-emblazoned pieces for the time being and instead focus your attention on fine materials, quality construction and interesting silhouettes.
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Get in Line
Fashion has spoken once again: stripes are to be everywhere and on everything. The motif of the moment – and the foreseeable, for that matter – look specifically to pinstripe suiting, shirts in bold bands of colour and preppy rugby shirts in collegiate colours. For added kudos, consider clashing one striped piece with another, keeping to complementary tones whilst ensuring that one stripe pattern is noticeably thicker than the other.
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Craftcore
Another common thread running through this season's collections is a focus on artisanal design – AKA craftcore. Reinvigorating traditional modes of making, including crocheting, embroidery and beadwork, expect conversational pieces that embody quality and mindful production.
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Down to Earth
Fashion loves to rewrite it's own rules. Perhaps that's why this season we’ll see designers across the board unite behind one unexpected theme: earthy tones. A contrast to the bright and pale colours we're accustomed to wearing at this time of year, embrace this unconventional trend with staples in olive green, chocolate brown and warm terracotta.
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The Long and Short of It
The spring/summer collections coincide with the return of holiday season, plentiful sunshine (hopefully), and thus, shorts. But the question we should be asking ourselves right now isn't if we should wear them, but how long they should be, as both lengthy and short shorts are trending. Over in one corner we have bermuda, cargo and other above-the-knee styles, while over in the other, we have pavement-to-poolside shorts that finish at the mid-thigh point. Which inseam length will reign supreme? You decide.
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