Retro style moves that will instantly make you look timelessly cool. The golden era lives on if you can pull it off.
Accept it. What you’re wearing right now, and much of your current wardrobe, is born out of the last century. Hippies, punks, the military and nineties skaters – these subcultures have all returned as seasonal trends lately, making a comeback since their forties, fifties, sixties and seventies induction into menswear.
So, with all these bygone eras and bold fashion items on display, how can men navigate the world of retro fashion trends? What decades are dead? And what retro must-knows are happening in menswear right now? And which are here to stay? All will be answered and more if you read on.”
Bowling Shirt With Trousers
According to Reece Crisp, menswear buying manager at Farfetch, the fifties and seventies are major trends this season. But, the retro trend, and the key items that come with these decades, is manifesting in a contemporary way. “Think bowling shirts with cropped trousers, and shearling jackets styled with oversized sweatshirts and track pants,” says Crisp.
Retro Shirt With Modern Jacket
But, before you a grand ol’ vintage binge (or raid your grandpa’s closet), it’s important to work retro pieces with modern ones, and stick to your personal style guns – no imitations. “Fuse the old with the new. It creates a more unique and individual look,” adds Crisp.
“Keep it simple and don’t try to be someone else. Essentially, execute the look using key items that you are into.
Leather Jacket With Jeans
The condition of the vintage-look item is super important. This includes things like the wash or colour of the item, as well as shape or silhouette and the fabric.
“Rocking brand new items, with really worn out vintage pieces is a don’t,” cautions Crisp. “Shape is also key. Silhouettes have changed dramatically, so it’s important that you bear in mind that even if the wash of the jean is right, you can get it very wrong with the fit.”
Light Blue Jeans For Casual Wear
Collectively this season, vintage denim looks a lot like a light wash, blue pair of jeans in a straight-cut fit and a slightly high waist – much like the trouser. Channelling Americana workwear, look to something like the Levi’s 501 jean, roomier in the seat and tapered from the knee down for a contemporary fit.
“Light blue jeans are a men’s staple,” says Crisp. “Wear them with everything, except maybe with tailoring such as a formal blazer.”
White Sneakers With Jeans
The white sneaker isn’t new. But it’s the ultimate blast-from-the-past shoe and is going even more vintage this season with canvas-leather models kicking up the scene and a plethora of heritage brands reintroducing classic sneaker silhouettes. “For the white sneaker, keep styling retro,” says Crisp. “Opt for slim jeans, a polo shirt and a biker or bomber jacket.” Super neat, retro chic.
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