In the past there have been certain stipulations regarding men wearing floral prints, make-up, tight jeans etc. However today things have changed and men generally take much more interest in fashion and appearances than they have historically.
This being this case many high street stores and designers are now creating menswear with more variety in terms of colour and pattern, and floral print shirts for men have become fashionable and commonplace. In addition, floral is bang on trend for this season – for both men and women.
At the recent Men’s Spring/Summer 2012 shows in Paris, Kenzo sent down the aisle a collection which included lots of floral print. They showed Bermuda and cargo shorts instead of trousers and bright coloured shirts were adorned with oversized flowers or Hawaiian prints.
In Milan Prada showed a golf inspired collection for next Spring/Summer with several of the models carrying floral printed or studded golf bags. There were even floral printed golf shirts on display and the whole collection screamed summer. Sarah Burton took time away from designing the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding dress to design her menswear collection for Alexander McQueen which included floral tapestry jackets.
It’s not just this season that floral for men will be a key trend it’s going to be big all year.
Wearing floral on a day to day basis means you need to think carefully about what you wear with it – if you try to stick to one patterned item per outfit you shouldn’t go far wrong. Patterned shirts can look great worn casually with jeans or cords, or smart for the office – as long as they are fitted and worn over dark trousers.
Choosing a floral shirt could turn out to be a bit of a nightmare as there are literally thousands of designs to choose from, however Joe Browns is a brilliant place to start looking – they stock all sorts of patterned, summery clothing and you might strike lucky and find what you are wanting a the click of a button!