At The Height of Men’s Fashion
The Unforgettable Sixties
It was the sixties that enlightened every male to fashion with lavish colours being worn and styles constantly changing. London was the centre of the world’s fashion scene and gave birth to many young designers who were responsible for many of the outrageous changes that the fashion industry witnessed. It was in this era that one of the most famous streets in the world was born. Everybody knew or had heard of Carnaby Street, and it was the hub of the capital’s fashion industry.
The Seventies Scene
One decade on and the seventies saw many changes with the tight-fitting jackets with narrow shoulders and bell bottom trousers with platform shoes. London still remained influential in the fashion scene, but American, Italian and French designers were making a statement on the stage of the world’s fashion. The ready to wear trend had hit the public and with more casual trends in London and Paris, the Italians went for a more luxurious style which continued to be their trademark. Old military clothing was being worn, colorful sweaters and tweed jackets. The glam rock style was adopted by many rock stars who prompted many of their fans to follow suit.
As the eighties were
With the eighties, the influence of France, Italy and America seemed to become more intense followed closely by Japan. London was not as dominant as it had been as the limelight of men’s fashion had reached new heights and was now international. Fashions were ever changing with trendy hairstyles such as the mullet for one, narrow ties and the introduction of sports wear. This has become increasingly popular and appears to have a well established hold on the market today
The nineties changing trends
Changes came to the fashion industry in the nineties with the desire to avidly follow specific trends coming to an end and more individuality coming to the high street. Simple trends were adopted and the ready made market flourished even more with the names of many retail outlets becoming just as popular as the names of the influential fashion designers of the sixties and seventies. It was the nineties that prompted a number of famous designers to diversify taking advantage of the modern man’s desire, for after shave balm and eau de cologne. With these fashion designer names on these products, it prompted more to follow suit enhancing an already viable perfume industry.
Into The Twenty First Century
With a new century came a struggling fashion industry, with new ideas hard to come by, this made many designers revert to sixties and seventies ideas, to stimulate their creativity. In turn, this saw the return of some of the colorful designs of these earlier eras.
As the decade wore on, a more masculine look was introduced with a fair amount of success, enabling trends to move away from a somewhat feminine approach that was starting to bring certain prosperity. However, the highlight of this era was the emergence of a number of young fashion designers, which brought into the industry, a much needed injection of new ideas and youth.
The fashion industry has seen many changes over the last fifty years and has seen the emergence of a great number of distinguished designers. It is their input that has changed the way we view vastly publicized functions and galas, which are frequented by royalty and movie stars alike. These events have become more and more like fashion shows, in their own right.