Menswear Fashion Articles

Like the seasons, fashions also go in cycles. As long as the weather
changes and men continue to have only two arms and two legs and his head
remains firmly planted above the center of his chest, the fashion cycle
is guaranteed. The reason for this is that there are only so many
menswear designers in any given generation who are clever enough to
upholster the male form and unproductive enough to seem cheerful about
working within such a limited field with so few chances for true
creativity.

A Menswear Fashion Reviews from Vanity Fair Magazine
Back to that "fashion cycle" remark. Pleats come in fashion and
they go out of fashion and then they come in fashion again. Thats the way
it works. The same can be said of trouser cuffs, vests, hats (proper hats,
not baseball hats) and bow ties. We can expect that at some time point in
our lifetime knickers and codpieces will be seen again on the fashionable
boulevards of the world as well. Whether the glacial speed of the
menswear fashion cycle is entirely due to the fickle personalities of the
fashion client or the unimaginative nature of the designers, we cannot
say; however, the word on the street is (as it always has been) that
changes in men’s fashion are slow in coming, slow in going and this
unfortunate cycle is not likely to be altered anytime soon.

The changes that took place in men’s fashions during the 1920s were
necessary and hastened by the social earthquake that came with the
reluctant realization that modern times had ushered in a deep sense of
disillusionment following the end of a bloody, yet pointless war. One of
the most striking fashion changes in menswear was a widespread belief
that clothing should be a bit more comfortable. The Vanity Fair Magazine
fashion reviews posted at OldMagazineArticles.com reflect this quite
clearly and you can see that fashion’s finger points to the low-cut dress
shoe, not the high cut ankle boot; the soft cotton dress collar from the
golfer’s wardrobe were preferred to the high, starched one that Daddy
wore; belts were trumping suspenders; good-bye tail coats, hello tuxedo.
Bit by bit taboos were fading: clothing intended for the country, such as
knickers, would soon be acceptable in town! and the cycle is continuing.