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Go for the Gold: Layering with athleisure wear for Fall/Winter 2016

04 Sunday Dec 2016

Posted by meappropriatestyle in accessories, age neutral, agender fashion, AiW (all in white), andro-chic style, androgynous dress, athleisure, casual wear, coats, dress = ensemble, express yourself, fabric blends, fabrication, fashion = clothes, free to be me, fuzzy wuzzy fashion, gender fluid fashion, gender neutrality, gender non-specific fashion, gender-less fashon, masculine/feminine aesthetic, men's fashion, off - runway, outerwear, personal style, ready to wear, runway favourites, runway presentation, signature look, skirt fashion, sneaker footwear fashion, street style sass, style = innovation, style cue, The Look, trouser fashion, urban wear, womenswear

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A/W '16, athleisure wear, fashion staple, fashion trends, gender neutral fashion, runway presentations

Athleisure wear has evolved from a fashion trend to a fashion staple;

influencing dress options for work, fun and smart casual.

Gender neutural, age neutral-

athleisure wear continues to dominate runway presentation and street style.

Create a signature, on-point look for autumn / winter fashion 2016;

incorporate key elements of athleisure attire:

track suit tops/bottoms, hoodies, sweatshirts, leggings,

trousers with contrast colour side stripes,

jersey sports top, immaculate white trainers,

pieces from sportswear  labels (Adidas, Puma, etc.).

Gentle layering forms a sleek silhouette while keeping the chill at bay-

keeping warm and looking good!

Be sublte with athleisure pieces or go bold for gold

for a winning style statement.

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Ladies Lookbook

Trousers/ Joggers

with contrast colour side striping

athleisure-ladies-jumpsuit-trousers-side-stripe-cassie-daves-trend-fashion-style-blogger-cassie-daves-5

(image from Cassie Daves)

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With it in faux fur gilet

athleisure-trouser-side-stipe-joggers-vogue-04-zadig-et-voltaire-winter-16

(image from vogue.com)

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from A.W.A.K.E , a/w ’16

athleisure-trousers-ladies-side-stripes-a-w-a-k-e-vogue-05-awake-fall-2016-ready-to-wear

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Labour and Leisure (work and play)

 from Balenciaga, a/w ’16

front zip hoodies

athleisure-zip-front-jacket-red-ladies-balenciaga-vogue-_mon0509

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athleisure-hoodie-with-stripes-maxi-dress-lace-blues-zadig-voltaire-vogue-06-zadig-et-voltaire-winter-16

(images from vogue.com)

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Skirt scene

pencil skirt with contrast colour side striping

athleisure-skirt-side-stripes-cassie-daves-sports-luxe-fashion-athleisure-active-wear

(image from Cassie Daves)

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Sweat shirt suiting

in matching grey top / trousers with red trim

Evelate the look with pointed stiletto silver pumps!

athleisure-suit-sweatshirt-material-grey-orange-trim-ladies-the-fashion-spot-milano-str-f15-026a

(image from the fashion spot)

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A little bit of everything

in a red/white colour story

zip front Adidas jacket and spotless white trainers

worn with a sheer top detail maxi dress / asymmetric hem

athleisure-adidas-zip-front-jacket-red-silk-dress-red-asymetric-hem-www-the-high-fashion-way-to-wear-an-adidas-track-suit-1886237-1472534964-640x0c

     (image from whowhatwear)

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AiW (all in white)

layering

from Y-3 by Yohji Yamamoto

athleisure-wear-y-3-ladies-all-white-vogue-_mon0415

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Sweat-shirt dress

design details:  roll neck collar, “jumper tied at waist/hip” features

athleisure-dress-with-tied-at-waist-sweater-detail-iceberg-f16-vogue-_mon0980

(runway images from vogue.com)

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Casual Cool

outfit:  grey hoodie, oversized sweat trousers with rolled hem

black mules / black crossbody bag

athleisure-hoddie-oversized-joggers-rolled-hem-cream-mules-nss-girls-guri

(photo from nss magazine)

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Ornate long-length overcoat

accessorised with Adidas trainers

athleisure-trainers-addidas-embroidered-coat-fluffy-trim-to-coat-hem-and-sleeve-cuffs-urbnaspotterparisfw16day7-3007

(photo from the urbanspotter)

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Colour bright

white joggers

layered with white roll neck and yoke-yellow jumpers

topped off with burgundy velour long-length coat

(worn shoulder-perched!)

athleisure-joggers-white-yellow-jumpers-roll-neck-shirt-velour-coat-www-all-the-stylish-evidence-in-favour-of-sofa-dressing-1697113-1458069142-600x0c

(image from whowhatwear)

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Gents Style Guide

A tiered ensemble

by Gypsy Sport,  a/w ’16

athleisure-layering-men-joggers-gypsy-sport-vogue-_gyp0110

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Athleisure /  Military  Fashion Fusion

from Casely Hayford, a/w ’16

athleisure-men-f16-casely-hayford-long-length-sweatshirpt-over-trousers-miliarty-embellishmentswith-black-dress-shoesvogue-kim_1314

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Metallic Fantastic details

from Pyer Moss,  a/w  ’16

athleisure-men-layering-roll-nec-muted-colours-pyer-moss-12-pyer-moss-fall-2016-menswear

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“Rocky Balboa” effect

with full length Yeti-esque coat

from Pyer Moss,  a/w  ’16

athleisure-men-track-suit-grey-floor-length-faux-fur-pyer-moss-f16-voguecom-01-pyer-moss-fall-2016-menswear

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Boardroom agenda

pinstripe oversized short trousers with leggings

from Dries Van Noten,  a/w  ’16

athleisure-mens-dries-van-noten-pinstripes-short-trousers-leggings-vogue-_dri0865

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Grey suiting

Christopher Raeburn,  a/w   ’16

athleisure-men-casual-christopher-raeburn-voguecom-arc0166

(runway images from vogue.com)

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Hoodie style Habit

athleisure-hoodie-men-casual-wear-le-21eme-adam-katz-sinding-pitti-immagine-uomo-89-florence-italy-mens-fashion-week-fall-winter-2016-2017_aks86771

(photo from Adam Katz Sinding)

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An agender agenda? : menswear by designer Hermione Flynn

01 Friday Jul 2016

Posted by meappropriatestyle in express yourself, fashion fluid, free to be me, gender neutrality, gender non-specific fashion, gender-less fashon

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agender attitude, agender fashion, gender neutral fashion, gender-less fashion, Hermione Flynn, menswear collection

 

Agender fashion:

clothing designed, styled, defined as representative of gender fluidity-

pieces which look beautiful on both the male and female form.

 

 

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New Zealand designer

Hermione Flynn

created pieces for a menswear collection,

which evoke a strong attitude of gender non-specific fashion:

 

effortless, uncomplicated, universal.

 

 

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Not he or she

but a ‘fashion we’

 

 

designs by Hermione Flynn

hermione flynn, men, agender, njal indifference_sampin_trousers_notjustalabel_531845430 hermione flynn, men, agender, pinstripe apron, njal, indifference_aprons_black_pinstripe_notjustalabel_21377696 hermione flynn, men, agender, njal, indifference_dressing_gown_coat_white_pinstripe_notjustalabel_1207999016 hermione flynn, men, agender, white top_bottom, njal indifference_straps_vest_white_pinstripe_notjustalabel_357733472  hermione flynn, men, agender njal, indifference_long_apron_skirt_notjustalabel_682859777

(images from notjustalabel.com)

 

 

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(images from the unconventional.co.uk)

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Tekkie-fashion footwear: the future of walk-about

23 Wednesday Mar 2016

Posted by meappropriatestyle in accessories, fashion and technology, fashion innovation, gender neutrality, gender non-specific fashion, shoe designers, shoes... glorious shoes, signature piece

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accessories, fashion and technology, footwear, footwear with navigating features, gender neutral fashion, Lechal footwear, tech-fashion, tech-shoes, technological innovations, unisex clothing, wearable technology

 

Tech-fashion is no longer

an anticipated phenomenon of future

but rather, is a welcomed reality of present.

It is the fruitful union of

technology and fashion resulting in a product-piece

of innovation, function and wearability.

 

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Within this mixed genre of fashion, technology and the ‘what’s next factor’ is

Lechal footwear.

Originally designed, (by Anirudh Sharma)

to assist the sight-impaired,

Lechal shoes guide the wearer to a desired destination:

a ‘GPS-fit’ -type footwear.

 

The shoes are gender-neutral, sport-lux, sleek-look.

 

 

 

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In addition to Lechal shoes,

the navigational feature also comes as in-sole only,

which can be easily placed in any shoe.

 

 

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Supported by the Lechal app and able to communicate with any smart device

(Android phone, iPhone/iPad, Bluetooth)-

Lechal is ‘smart’ footwear.

Sporting a navigational component (the Lechal app)

boasting a hands-free, device-free, map-free, getting-about experience-

Lechal shoes (in-soles) can chart out a route

to parts familiar or to parts wholly unknown.

Through light vibrations:

to left foot for a left turn

to right foot for a right turn, and so on –

the wearer can focus on appreciation of surroundings

rather than checking directions on a hand-held device or map.

 

 

 

 

 

Where the future leads

Lechal ‘smart’ footwear

 

 

 

grey suede with orange trim/stitching

tech shoes, casual suede, grey, mens lechal men venki

 

 

 

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red suede with black details

tech footwear, lechal, red suede, ladies, lechalcom samma

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brown / black ballerina

tech footwear,  leather ballerinas black_brown, lechal.com sur

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Lechal in-soles

tech footwear, insoles, unisex, lechal.com

(images from lechal.com)

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For further product details visit

http://lechal.com/technology.html

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Fashion – speak: and the word is ‘hairdrogyny’

27 Saturday Feb 2016

Posted by meappropriatestyle in agender fashion, fashion fluid, fashion words / phrases, fashionspeak..., gender neutrality, gender non-specific fashion, hair fashion, hairstyles

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"Agender", 'hairdrogyny', agender attitude, fashion terms, fashion word associations, fashion words, fashion words defined, fashion-speak, gender neutral fashion, hair fashion

 

 

Fashion-speak is a living language,

ever evolving to better describe

dress images presented

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And the word is

hairdrogyny

 

hair’dro’gy’ny (n)

1.   as referenced from InStyle magazine, March 2016-

hairdrogyny is part of an emerging, positive societal attitude of

gender fluidity

2.  hair fashion no longer defined by gender:

“buzz cuts” for women

“man-buns” for men

 3.    a perspective of non-gender specificity

Related words / terms:

agender

gender neutral

skivvy

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Ladies:  the buzz-cut

hair fashion, buzz cuts, women, stylesweekly F

hair fashion, buzz-cut. women, thebeautyinsiders.com

hair fashion, Buzz-Cut-Women, short-hairstyles.co

(top to bottom:  images from stylesweekly.com,

thebeautyinsiders.com, hairstyles.com)

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Men:  the man-bun

hair fashion, man bun, dailylife.com.au hair fashion, man bun, nytimes.com hair fashion, Man-bun the guardian.com

(top to bottom:  images from dailylife.com.au, thenytimes.com,

theguardian.com)

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OOTD (outfit of the day) shoutout: urban foundation on country ‘footing’

29 Friday Jan 2016

Posted by meappropriatestyle in accessories, Accessorise Me!, agender fashion, express yourself, gender neutrality, gender non-specific fashion, gender-less fashon, OOTD (outfit of the day)

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agender attitude, boots, Li'l Abner boots, OOTD (outfit of the day)

 

 

 

OOTD

Clothing:  Urban Foundation

AiB  (All in Black)

overcoat with asymmetric closure

leather leggings

agender aesthetics

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Accessory:  Country ‘Footing’

red Li’l Abner ankle boots

 

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An OOTD (outfit of the day) shoutout:

 

shoes, little abner in red, before sunrise

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(image from before sunrise)

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David Bowie (1947 – 2016). Music legend. Fashion Icon.

13 Wednesday Jan 2016

Posted by meappropriatestyle in agender fashion, fashion and music, free to be me, gender neutrality, gender non-specific fashion, gender-less fashon

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agender attitude, David Bowie, David Bowie Is - exhibition, fashion and music, fashion icon, music legend

 

 

David Bowie

née David Robert Jones

was arguably one of the greatest innovative voices

in the music industry.

An impressive career, which spanned decades

he was a chameleon creative:

ever-changing, ever-inventing, ever-shocking.

 

 

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What was predictable, was his celebrated unpredictability:

his music which, fused different styles/genres of musicality and

his image which, resonated agender aspect.

 

 

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The Ziggy Stardust era

  david bowie, king of rock and rouge, fanpopcom ziggy-stardust-ziggy-stardust

(image from fanpop.com)

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His on and off stage clothing aesthetics was focus of the exhibition

David Bowie Is

which was curated/staged in 2013 at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

 

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He was an avant-garde pop artist

a provocative meld of actor/musician

assuming varied personae, distinguished by specific fashion

as headline to promote the varied tales of his life musical journey.

His was a multi-sensuous approach to his craft,

a visual and sound extravaganza.

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David Bowie

(8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016)

david bowie, portrait, polygoncom

(image from polygon.com)

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His recently released album

Blackstar

is the final work of a master artist

whose sound

whose look

will no doubt, continue to influence for generations to come

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Favlook – Lookfav Focus: “arm candy” for super length sleeve sweaters

25 Sunday Oct 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in accessories, Accessorise Me!, agender fashion, Favlook - Lookfav Focus, gender neutrality, gender non-specific fashion, gender-less fashon, style cue, style ideas?, style inspiration, winter wear

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accessories, Accessorise Me!, agender fashion, bracelets, chunky bracelets, Favlook - Lookfav Focus, gender-less fashion, statement accessories, statement jewellery, super length sleeve sweaters

 

 

Last autumn/winter season

for both the ladies and gents-

the super length sleeve sweater ruled as

upper body warmth cover-up from neck to finger tips.

Now for this year’s super chill factor clime

add another style dimension to the long-length sleeve sweater look:

accessorise with over-the-sleeve-worn chunky bracelet(s).

 

 

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Favlook – Lookfav Focus

accessorise super length sleeve sweaters

 

add an over sleeve statement bracelet

 

 

 

(image from whowhatwear):

 

accessory, bracelet, over super length sleeveKeep it simple with a single piece

or consider a stack attack with a bracelet pile-on

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The Look: a coat well scripted

20 Thursday Aug 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in coats, gender neutrality, gender non-specific fashion, gender-less fashon, The Look

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The Look

Putting it all together!

– gender neutral fashion

– B / W herringbone patterned scarf

– tomato red sleeveless jumper

– white sleeveless long-length coat

in twill pattern detail with hand-drawn wording

(by designer, Raf Simons)

– simple black trousers

– natural hair statement

the look, b_w herringbone scraf, red sleeveles sweater, script print sleeveless white jaket pausemagLuka-Sabbat-

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(image from pause magazine)

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A pink colour story for autumn / winter 2015

18 Tuesday Aug 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in art history notes, colour, colour traits, colourspeak, gender neutrality, history notes, menswear, signature colour, womenswear

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autumn/winter 2015, history of colour pink, menswear, on the runway, pink as statement colour, womenswear

 

In the pink

Beauty, sensitivity, romance, gentleness, delicacy-

are but a few words in the contemporary lexicon

ascribable to the colour pink.

Yet, there there are a few variants to the

“pink colour word history”.

 

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Reference to a colour pink is traceable to ancient times

and certainly pink as a vibrant pigment colour,

(a blending of red and white)

was much used in religious painting

during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

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Consider the use of pink pigment on manuscript leaves from

by famed 15th century Dutch minaturist painters

The Limbourg Bothers –

Adoration of the Magi

from Belles Heures du Jean Duc de Berry

In the pink:

focal Magi’s garment

pink, renaissance painting, tres riches heures

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St. Catherine Bound to Column

from Belles Heures du Jean Duc de Berry (1408)

In the pink:

God’s shirt, on-lookers cap, executioner’s cloak

pink, Renaissance, tres riches heures, man in pink robe, oberlin.edu week11-0068

(images from acro-iris.com and oberlin.edu)

 

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By the late 17th century, “pink”  as a colour word

was utilised in the English language.

It’s derivation stems from

the name of the Dutch flower “pinken”.

 

 

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Yet,  it is the strong gender alignment of the colour,

which is of particular interest.

Originally in European culture

pink was more regarded as a masculine colour

due to its hue relationship with the “murderous”  colour red.

Whereas blue was thought of as a colour more relatable to women as

it is the traditional colour worn by the Virgin Mary in artworks of her “likeness”.

 

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By the mid 20th century, the colour gender alignment

had shifted with pink most strongly identified with women and

blue most connected with men.

The evolution of pink as colour statement continues.

Today it seems more a colour of gender neutrality.

 

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Pink is also a colour charged by political affiliation.

It has come to be widely used as word reference to

leftist / communist leanings.

In current vernacular, Latin American countries with

leftist political heads of state are known as the “Pink Tide”  nations.

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An emotive colour with a fascinating history trail

pink is set to be an impact colour for autumn / winter 2015.

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In the pink

and

gender- neutral

a / w 2015

For the Gents:

Comme des Garçons by Rei Kawakubo

graphic twirls – fantastic

pink, men, 2015,

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by designer, Astrid Andersen

hard / soft

=

 a beret / a bit of lace over-lay

pink, men, f 2015

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Good ‘n Plenty

A pink and black colour mix

pink, men, f 2015

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by desinger, Walter Van Beirendonck 

In blush pink

For when a jacket is required

pink, men, f 2015,

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from Casely-Hayford

by father and son design duo,  Joe and Charlie Casely-Hayford

In bright fushcia

overcoat

pink, men, fall, 2015

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For the ladies:

by designer, Junya Watanabe

orgami sculptural in raspberry pink

pink, women, fall, 2015

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from Topshop Unique

In champagne pink

dress:  shoulders bared, form fit

runched material, thin black band, mini

pink, women, fall, 2015

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by designer, Catriona Mcauley

In amaranth pink

front draping

pink, ladies, fall, 2015

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from Custo Barcelona

In varying shades of pink and lavender purple

dress:  knit, patchwork design, mini

pink, fall 2015, mini dress

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from Balmain

by designer, Olivier Rousteing

In persian rose pink

palazzo trousers:  pleats /  flowing 

pink, fall 2015

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from  A.W.A.K.E.

by designer, Natalia Alaverdian

light coral pink overcoat

wide lapel , wide sleeves with side slits

pink, fall 2015,

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Graduate Collection

from Central Saint Martins College

by designer Samuel Guidong Yang

In rose pink

asymmetrical booting

to the knee / at the ankle

pink, fall 2015, boots_shoes, central saint martins, style, KIM_0620

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Favlook – Lookfav Focus: Men’s short trouser suiting, suited for all ages

07 Tuesday Jul 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in age neutral, fashion fluid, gender neutrality, gender non-specific fashion, gender-less fashon, men's jackets/blazers, men's suiting, men's suits, menswear

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age neutral, fashion fluid, men's short trouser suiting, menswear, menswear - suits, Moncler Gamme Bleu, short trouser ensembles, Thom Browne

 

 

 

Short trouser suiting is pure gender nonspecific fashion:

a fluid style statement, and yes-

this fluency also translates into an age – neutral sartorial flair.

 

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Favlook –  Lookfav Focus

Fashion fluid

Men’s short trouser suiting … ageless!

Off – runway

(image from styletv.com):

short trouser suiting, men, nick wooster

Nick Wooster

short trouser suiting showman

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(photos from the trendspotter):

 

men's short trouser suiting, agessles men's short trouser suiting, agessles

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On – runway

(image from style.com):

from Moncler Gamme Bleu

by designer, Thom Browne

Sporting chaps

mens short trouser suiting, runway, moncler gamme bleu

mens, short trouser suiting, moncler gamme bleu

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