Trend Report

The boys at MEN.STYLE.COM sent me a note about their spring trend report:

“With a new President, a new year, and a new economy, new styles inevitably follow. The Spring trend report from Men.Style.com identifies three new trends for men:

- Team America: Barack Obama’s popularity at home and abroad ushers in American-inspired styles from all over the world. And not some waspy, over-idealized version of the place, either, but the real America, home to cookouts, road trips, and baseball (by which we mean baseball jackets.)
- Creative Loafing: This Spring trend has guys looking relaxed, and maybe a little bit in need of a shower, even when toiling over the latest macho masterpiece. For a certain artistically-inclined tough guy, it’s all about working hard and looking lazy.
- The New Severity: The season’s most fashion-forward trend doesn’t just embrace the future, it helps shape it. How? With rigor, clarity, and clean lines for a dirty world. Playful, it’s not, but then, serious times call for serious clothes.

Boat shoes, tailored khaki suits, slouchy neo-railroad pants, black aviators and leather trimmed Levis are some of the few items on the agenda for Spring 2009. To view the full story, please visit: http://men.style.com/fashion/trend_report/030409/team“