Men in Suit: Team USA

Team USA continues for men in terms of high tailored business apparel and hues of colors that leave a creamy solid marking. Designer Ralph Lauren continues to shape the fashion empire with his classic men pieces that are forever reusable in every era of time. This spring 2009 Khaki suit is setting the image for his new season line that consist of strong presence and simplicity in suiting while leaving a clean fresh look. Alongside, the extraordinaire mid western designer, Martin Margiela is storming with his Replica line for men that is clean cut, fashionable, and down right intriguing. The looked paired with a Brooks Brother fleece shirting with Cole Hann shoes gives the look it's polished touches. Clean, fresh, and just more classic as they come.



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Team USA for Men Fashion

Trend setting or just plain pride has many designers drawn to be inspired by the ideal of the U.S.A accommodations in this 2009 season, for men's fashion. The sensation for Supreme jackets along with the edition of polo eighties and nineties baseball jackets has been marked as a coming trend. Along with the " Checkin, Checkin, my fresh" persona for men's fashionable items. These looks are very easy to obtain and with the right proportion of scale and balance this look can come off as very polished. Two year shoe designer label, SeaVees has teamed up with established Californian designer shoe label Panotone sneakers to design their new " it" sneaker for this season in establishments of new eye popping colors that are bolder than past season with a touch of old school vintage. The suede and canvas numbers are a great way to a casual style or dressed up number due to the quality and design of the shoe. Jackets are in high dosage for this season with designers, Baracuta, Gant, Michael Bastain, and Stussy on the forefront for tuning it in with their slim cut leather designs that has been an American pastime. Designers are keeping it classic this season, and that's just the way to design.


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Benjamin Bixby Clothing Line

The evolution of men designers have expanded in full throttle speed in the quality and variety of different ethnic backgrounds and creative boundaries that sway between establishments of a true gentlemen to great individualistic knowledge of what fashion is. Music imprint Andre 3000 has been developing his own clothing label entitled Benjamin Bixby for men since 2007. Named after himself, Andre Benjamin, the 33 year old rapper has expanded his self image of being the out of the box maven that he raves about. He states in GQ about his philosophy for his inspiration, " “During OutKast’s Stankonia period, I looked like I was from Mars. The music was otherworldly, and my character reflected that. I wanted to put that spirit into classic clothes, but ones that people could actually wear.” He goes to explain that his clothing label doesn't represent your average men's apparel, " I think the cut of Benjamin Bixby comes from comic-book characters, which I’ve been drawing since I was a kid. In comic books, the waist is always pinched, but the legs are full-cut, kind of like the Cracker Jack man.". He remarked that he got many of his influences not only from his accredited music, but in the heart of his home town of Atlanta, Georgia. " In high school, in Atlanta, when Grand Puba told us to wear Girbaud jeans, I wore Girbaud jeans. Then you had this prep movement happening: Ralph Lauren, Eddie Bauer, Bass, Sebago, and Timberland. So imagine me walking through [local housing project] Bowen Homes in the morning to catch the bus, but I’m dressed like a prep. As you get older, you go back to those things.” The label is in the works of expanding and will be sold in retailers very soon. Andre's touch of style is what the industry need. Classic and innovative all in one.


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White Fixation

Designer/ music extremist Kanye West is featured in this month Complex magazine as the front man act along with an high voltage photo spread that exhilarated solid creativity. The confidant opened up on some seriously emotions on stereotyped perspectives on men fashion. " "I really think it's because society tries to dictate the way a guy is supposed to dress and the way a guy is supposed to act, and I refuse to conform." Quite well spoken of beating the many odds of overcoming several situations, and knocking down the indigeous door of " rejection" to be who he is today. When asked, what he has learned in these past year, he states," "I feel like there are people who have given a lot to me and I wasn't appreciative of them." The rapper turned designer continues to work on his sneaker edition to the Louis Vuitton emperor along with signing music artist Kid Cudi to his G.O.O.D music record label in 2007. Things continue to take off for this multi-tasker and things can only continue to get better.









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Spring 2009 Trend Boots

The declaration of boots have made their appearance on catwalks for the Spring 2009 fashion season, with a edge that is undeniably ignorable. The intimidating factor of hard rock leather, studded embellishments, and a sky scraping heel can leave a demeaning fashion statement that would leave any fashion junky blissful yet uneasy at the same moment. Designer Alexander Wang introduced his Gothic era studded open toe boot for the new season along with designers Givenchy, Prozena Schouler, Viktor and Rolf and YSL with their signature season blessings of eye popping architectural designs. The new inspiration behind these magnificent pieces? Well texture is definitely a element in the start of a great shoe with a great shape and form accommodation intertwined. Many designers are modernizing the shoe, but still keeping a sultry simplicity about it. In fact, this season designs might catch many off guard with some interesting concern of how much is too much in mind, but far fetch might be the risk that many are willing to explore. With the inches in heels rising sky high, designers are still paying close detail to a wearable shoe. Acclaimed shoe designer Christian Louboutin stated recently, " You can only bend the arch of the foot so far. 5 inch heels are not looked down upon like they once were." True indeed, but at any cost many of the designs are still breathtaking. Regardless of the ache pains, the results will look quite chic. Besides, who ever said that being fashionably daring was painless.



































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Jewerly Designer Ashley Scott

This pretty maven may look familiar alongside designer duo GlamHuer, but this fashion junkie has her own agenda. Jewelry designer Ashley Scott has been on the move when it come to her own personalized jewelery line entitled Ashley Drapes. Design has always been apart of her life and without it she just couldn't function. She's in the works of promoting her dainty line in several Chicago boutiques and have been catching rave reviews from several fashion intake blog coverage. including fashionbombdaily.com and Mona Ray magazine where her lovely earrings have been featured as new and upcoming designer. Working with acclaimed designer Marc Jacobs this raven has been indulged in every sense of fashion. Look for Miss Scott for New York Fashion week sometime soon.

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Vogue for Queen B

VOGUE SHAPE ISSUE
This issue of Vogue highlights the indulgence of
curves and fashion for every figure. Who better than to represent such a remarkable
group of women? Beyonce, vocal singer, graces the new cover of Vogue in representation of not only a great change, but gives the elements of a " real woman" you might say. Note the " from size 0 to size 20" headliner. With grace and ease, who can resist this starlight. This issue definitely approaches the awareness of weight issues with women and a beautiful step towards a healthier diverse fashion industry that we all hope for. Diversity is beautiful and will always be a classic.














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