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...wasn't bad enough that the tech boom brought the scourge of casual dress to corporate America. When the dotcom companies eventually imploded, they also managed to depress the rest of the economy and, with it, the already defeated spirits of menswear retailers. Men jittery about their jobs were hardly inclined to purchase new khakis and polo shirts, let alone suits, which, because they cost more, are far more lucrative for the industry. But after several straight years of decline, the menswear industry is showing signs of improvement...
Optimism seeped into the clothes themselves in July at the spring 2005 menswear shows, where blazing colors drenched the runways in pinks, yellows and greens. Gucci sent out tops patterned with butterflies; flowers cropped up on shirts and jeans at Dolce & Gabbana and Calvin Klein, among others. Glimmers of hope are also discernible at the cash register. In the past six months, sales have risen 5.6%, the first increase in the sector in 3 1/2 years, according to Marshal Cohen of NPDFashion World, which tracks the apparel industry...
...without buying new clothes (especially since as men age, they also grow, generally going up a size every two years after the age of 35). But it is also being driven in some measure by a group of men heeding another trend from the collections. At Gucci, for example, menswear designer John Ray presented brocade jackets and ornate tunics adorned with beads and coins. At Miu Miu, coats dripped with small mirrors. For this winter, Hedi Slimane at Christian Dior Homme is offering floor-length kilts. A similar sense of indulgence, if not flamboyance, was evoked by clothes that went...
...been in this business for over 30 years, especially in the men's sector, and in the past five years, there's been a radical change with how men approach fashion," says Gabriella Forte, president of Dolce & Gabbana USA, who reports that the company's menswear sales increased nearly 40% over last year. "This segment, particularly among 30- to 40-year-olds, is shopping on its own." Among D&G items, Forte says vibrantly colored and striped shirts as well as jeans are selling best...
Walking into the Eddie Rodriguez store in Miami's Dadeland mall feels like stepping into 1950s Havana. That's because Cuban-born Rodriguez, a former president and creative director of Wilke-Rodriguez menswear, is tapping into the current craze for Latin-inspired fashion with a new lifestyle label produced in association with the Men's Wearhouse. His stores (there are six in the U.S.) sell casual clothing for men and women in their 30s and 40s and are designed to evoke pre-Castro Cuba, complete with carved wood and bamboo details, salsa music and free Cuban coffee. Customers can browse...