Mens Trend 2012 : Oversizing

While FashionBeans continues to advocate the art of choosing and wearing clothes that are of lasting style, we also take great pride in informing you of the latest trends – giving you, the reader, the choice between who you want to be, and what lifestyle you want live.
Therefore, while being a proponent of minimalistic style myself, neither you nor I can afford to ignore that menswear is currently experimenting with proportions. Hopefully this trend will not remind you of the days before we resurrected your wardrobe. As with any new fashion, you can completely ignore it; or exuding a little more creativity, you can decide how far to embrace the trend.

The Oversizing Trend

On the catwalks and in editorials, there have been many examples of more flamboyant shapes less keen to be restricted by established rules, conforming to nothing but their own drape. Last year, slim lines and sharp cuts ruled the runways and headed the front pages of many fashion magazines, but in a 4G world, the ballooning shapes seen in Paris, Milan and London reflect the theatrical nature of couture that previously emerged more than sixty years ago.
You may have already been aware of the oversized trend, as it appeared on the women’s catwalk not long ago, but it has been dismissed by many due to ridiculous measures being taken by some women walking around in their actual pyjama trousers. With this in mind, this is an opportunity to score one up on the girls, boys!
Certainly, the menswear designers have been doing their bit, as elegant tweaks to the assembly of simple clothing have allowed the billowing silhouette to become an altogether more stylish one: