Men's A/W 09

After the break-up blues it's finally time to get back to this. Because of a special request I'll be writing about men's fashion and dressing before even mentioning the women's fall collections. (Almost.)

As I've noticed with my clients, men aren't that much into fashion but semi-formal and clean cool could describe the styles they often want to achieve. Notice that these are men who want help with their dressing. (The men who dress accordingly to some genre, like hip-hoppers, usually have their style covered.) Anyway often this clean look is enough for a man to look stylish which is what usually appeals to women and others the best. But then there are the fashionable men. In a city the size of Jyväskylä there's only a handful of these and I'm happy to know most of them. They are there to make a statement with how they dress and when asked, they  can name at least fifteen different designers apart from Dolce&Gabbana and Gucci. 

Next season these guys will be toting a handbag, mixing smooth fabrics with shiny and hard ones (preferably in the same color anyway), adding leather and lizard skin to their wardrobe (if they haven't done that already) and their coat length will be between their waist and knees, not over the knees, fitting tight, the material being matte wool, black or brown leather or quilted satin (or some synthetic if satin is unaffordable). The over all look will be preppy with a touch of butch in it, (tweed) suit pants paired with a fitting long t-shirt and a scarf or with a chunky knit. If you want to add a suit jacket, a vest underneath will complete the look. A brave man will add a bit of bright pink in their wardrobe (like at Dolce&Gabbana) beside black, leather brown, grey and white. Monochrome (black and white) is always stylish and will be IN the next summer. And everything will be topped off with a preppy hat or a cap. And when you have read this a couple of times and actually got the picture, you can see that there are pieces for the semi-formal men too. How the fashionisto boys will separate themselves from the semi-formal guys the next season, is by adding their own favorite prints and signature pieces to their look. 

And the guys adopting the handbags for next season, please note that you need to be holding the handles in your hand, not on your shoulder or on your arm, that would be too lady like. Otherwise just remember preppy. ;)

Just one thing more. Jyväskylä is one of the worst possible cities to live as a fashionisto but for next season you can get started in Spirit Store, JC, Duetto and for shoes in Bianco. Check out Jack &Jones just in case.

Now go to men.style.com and check out at least Alexander McQueen's, Burberry Prorsum's, Dolce&Gabbana's and Hermes's collections. You'll get the visual. And I promise I'll learn how to add the pictures soon!

Next blog about men's S/S10.