Although all of the other men's collections look like things I already own or things that everyone wore last year, or looked just plain boring, I was turned on by Gaultier's prints, tailoring and urban styling.
Yes, I said urban. Give the guy a baseball cap instead of a turban and have him swap the white boat shoes with some Nike Jordans and he would be supah-dupah-fly. Oh and have him mix things up so that he's not too matchy matchy and he'll be ready for b-ball. But if this is how they are dressing in Bombay/Mumbai, then I know where I need to go to be a street style photographer. They've really got a handle on what's trending. They put da BOMB in Bombay.
Seriously, GQ called the color brown a trend. Seriously? Snooze. Esquire said printed shirts and boat shoes are going to be huge. Yeah, it was such a big trend LAST YEAR, but I'm sure they're all going to be worn by the hottest NBA players and by peacock bankers who can't think on their own about what to wear. But that doesn't do it for me.
Give me a Gaultier coat with paper pleating at the hem but in black. Give me those Gaultier black and white pants which I'll wear with black penny loafers and a white button up with rolled up sleeves. The black Yankees baseball cap would be optional. That's the trend I'm looking for, and it's the trend I'm going to wear. Once I get the right pieces together, I'll follow up with another post.
But when it comes to thinking about warm weather yet to come and what to wear, I'm all about Gaultier.
YES
Personal style is all about finding what works for you and what turns you on. Like Michael Jackson's music, black and white just does it for me.
NO
Don't force it. If you are a banker or a NBA player, I doubt your friends and co-workers would let you get away wearing this stuff without ragging on you.
MAYBE
You're color blind and everything in the world looks black and white. You are already ahead of the trend.
Or you're an albino African-American. This is self-explanatory.
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