Men's Fashion Trends

Hold the presses….or is that start the presses…sometimes I get my expressions mixed up. I have just read that the new fashion for men’s ties is for skinnier ties. A whopping half inch skinner. For men’s fashion, this is a big deal. Think about it, men’s fashion just doesn’t change. You don’t have guys running out to purchase the latest low-rise, skinny jean. Men are wearing the same thing since basically cave man days…when they wore tunics. (Or was that just Fred Flinstone?)

Men just aren’t up for a lot of change when it comes to their looks. They think they look good the way they are…besides they are practical and know it doesn’t make economical sense to buy new stuff year after year. And men would never pay way over a hundred dollars for a pair of jeans. They don’t get it…that is when they give you that caveman expression, huh?

I’m guessing the reason men’s fashion is slow to change is that most guys do not like to shop. I don’t remember the last time PaulA bought “an outfit” for himself. If he goes to the mall he makes sure he goes to a store with an outside entrance…no wandering aimlessly through the mall, drinking a cappuccino and window shopping. Men are not buying things on a whim. They have a purpose: Get in and get out without much damage…psychologically or financially.

Also men do not see the need to own multiple numbers of things. I can find a shirt I like and buy it in white, black, grey, pink, light blue, and green…because St. Patrick’s Day is coming. Besides guys have their “favorites”…which they wear over and over anyway. That favorite navy blue t-shirt with the hole in the back of the neck is just perfect. And forget shoes…for every 3 pair men own…women own 33.

Then there is the “wear whatever is on top” method. That is a PaulA specialty. PaulA will open his dresser and put on whatever he sees on top. I wash it and put it back in…and then he’s got it back on. After 6 months of same ole, same ole…I have to rearrange things.

And guys don’t really have outfits….they have separates…pants, a shirt, sweater and shoes. They are all interchangeable…which makes packing easy. That is why they only have a carry-on bag and a woman has 2 over-the-limit-have-to-pay-extra suitcases.

Okay I am writing in generalizations…not all men are Neanderthals when it comes to fashion. So if you are a guy who has a sense of fashion…feel to strangle me with one of your new skinny ties.