CHRIS CAR

I love to discover new fashion items for men, especially when these are breaking some “rules”. Nowadays it seems that remixing typical female clothes for men is the “new punk”. Men in skirts, men with long earrings or men wearing high heels are getting more attention than any other fashion style on the street. And I am not talking about transvestites/crossdressers who try to pass as women. I am more interested in how to reuse typical female fashion items for men, since the other way round - women wearing clothes which have their origin in male clothes (just think of cowboy boots, jeans, etc.) - is quite common since several years.

So I was quite happy that I discovered fashion designer Marjan Pejoski who is breaking some of these “rules”. His new collection for men is even offering high heels for men! Of course we could argue now if the concept of high heels is making sense at all - even for women. But I don’t want to get into these (health) issues now. I would simply try these shoes, since it is something different for men (and I am very bored with male fashion since years, because it is not changing at all - the concept is always the same: look at trousers, shoes, etc.).

Another thing which is interesting to me is the reaction of many women towards more extravagant clothes for men. It seems that they don’t like it at all! I read many comments on the web and it feels to me that women think men are “stealing” something from their “area”. Or that men start to compete with women indirectly (just compare the ultra-thin bodies of models and the bodies of young males; there is not so much difference). Maybe that is the reason why… maybe you - dear reader - can tell me?

The only thing which bothers me with the collection of Marjan Pejoski is, that he used extremely androgynous models to present his collection. In my opinion, there is absolutely no need for that.

Anyways, it is good to see something new in the fashion world for men. And I hope many men will follow and try to experience something new on their bodies. And remember, you don’t need to be gay to try something new!

Check out the current collection of Marjan Pejoski (PDF download).

We have been at the Green Chic Défilé in Montreal. Around 10 eco designers presented their collections at the runway. Luce (the girl with the tongue ) was presenting Posch (check out the “I love Kyoto” shirts).

Check out the rest of my photo set.
m-c has some good shots too.

The fashion industry is very good at establishing wrong stereotypes of beauty, which are far away from reality. If you have a look at fashion stores, most of the clothes sizes are tailored for ultra thin women. The effect is that more women try to do everything to fit into this false reality - on behalf of their health.

Spain’s government has put some effort into this subject and reached an agreement with fashion designers to standardize women’s clothing sizes with the aim of promoting a healthier image.

The program, designed by the Health Ministry, will also prevent those companies from using window displays featuring clothes smaller than a European size 38 (10 in Britain, 8 in the United States). They will have five years to phase in the change.
“It is not reasonable for a modern and advanced society to establish stereotypes of beauty that are far removed from the social reality of a community. It is everyone’s commitment that beauty and health go hand in hand,” Health Minister Elena Salgado said at a signing ceremony Tuesday.

To get back to reality, the Spanish population is being measured:

As part of the effort to standardize sizes, the ministry plans to measure 8,500 Spanish girls and women between the ages of 12 and 70 to determine the true shapes of Spanish women’s bodies.

It seems that “physical” items like clothes are a media - immersing you into the same wrong reality like - let’s say - television. Fashion items seem to pin down the shape of your dream body to a number: 34, 36, 38. “Form follows function” is outdated - “Flesh follows form” is the sad reality.

Link to press article

I just stumbled accress Walter Van Beirendonck’s newest clothes collection. I like this guy for his sense of humor and criticism in his collection. I made some screenshots from his website…

Link to the collection.

I definitely should have a look at where his clothes are sold in North America.

The Noh couple got a redesign!