Now obviously I am not a fashion expert. My idea of style is rocking 1 pair of shorts all summer long and rotating between about 6 cut-off shirts and some NBA jerseys that have been WAY too big on me ever since I bought them out of the back of a truck on Flatbush avenue for 50 smackers back in 2001 (off of a dude named Tony who would steal them from a mall in Long Island then sell them in front of Dr. J's. Deals were known to abruptly end if Tony or his partner Sha spotted a constable coming up the block).
Fashion is always home to the outrageous. The runway is a chance for designers to flex that creative muscle, and the results are usually either too far-out for normal consumption or are just ahead of the curve. Designers are usually visionaries. Obviously baggy pants and triple-five soul hoodies couldn't stay in style forever (WHY NOT!), and it is not asking too much that the industry that dictates where all of our clothes are going in the future get one week of headlines.
In her article about what's next for men's fashion, appropriately titled The Next Level, Elizabeth Spiridakis reminds us that it's "not all about cross dressing" These outfits not only push the boundaries of what clothing is considered male or female, they offer us a comforting view of the future (who thought pink polos would hurt the ROC, until Cam got the shit to pop?).
Maybe Spiridakis is right (kinda scary/awesome thought), but more than likely what her article is about is the growing trend of young men to care more about their appearance. I wrote an article a week or so ago about 50 cent's line of male products, and if 50 can get the hood to go metro, maybe the trendier amongst us will end up in bonnets and floral tube tops.
Anything is possible...
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