Overstated and Oversized: Tailored Trouser Trends
Relaxed, oversized jackets are emerging as a fashion trend so it makes sense that relaxed, oversized trousers follow suit and it is true to say that the tail end of 2011 and the beginning of 2012 will be a period of true experimentation with regard to the fit of men’s pants – from the very fitted to the very loose.
While you may consider it an easy task to simply go out and buy oversized trousers, there is much more to making a purchase than you might expect. While relaxed and loose trousers are easy to pick up, you need to look for tailored trousers in particular. This will prevent the trend from looking overly casual. When out shopping for loose trousers, you should look for versions that are loosely tailored throughout both the thighs and the crotch.
Once you have kept these elements in mind, you can drive your fashion status even further by adopting relaxed cut trousers that are the on-trend interpretations of the styles seen at the autumn/winter 2011 menswear catwalk shows. As you may already know, women’s clothing has been hit by the return of the pleat and menswear is not likely to escape this trend either.
Two types of pleats are making their way back onto the catwalk: forward pleats and reverse pleats. If you don’t recognise one type of pleat from another, forward pleats are pleats that open towards the centre of the pants while reverse pleats are pleats that open towards the pockets. Eccentric British designer, Vivienne Westwood, is just one designer who dared to experiment with both casually tailored waist lines and pleats in her autumn/winter 2011 collection.