Conservative Chic Returns in Modern Menswear Trends
Menswear embraces comfort with soft shoulders, relaxed fits, and new fabrics. The Newt Suit signals political influence on style, while three piece suits, band collar shirts, and linen blends redefine professional dress. Retro 50s styles, seersucker, and polo shirts with bold prints shape the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Christopher
Men's Health Magazine
Mr. Christopher
Newt
Congress
Hilary Dayton
Botany 500
House
Newt Gingrich
Ms. Dayton
Jcpenney
Mondo di Marco
Betty Gruber
Esquire Gentleman
Rainwear Goes Glamorous for Spring Showers
Raincoats in pastels and metallics rise as a fashion solution for wet days. Trench coats flatter the figure, with shine and color driving sales, including patent nylon styles and waist cinched jackets. Searle and J.G. Hook report strong demand for glossy, modern rainwear and accessories as retailers boost their departments.
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Susan Lazar
New York
London
Lazar
Rick Weinstein
Searle
Weinstein
J.G. Hook
Middle America
Bill Baum
Essex Manufacturing
Men Wake To Casual Dress Shift In Corporate World
Industry leaders from Cone Mills to Haggar and Levi Strauss discuss a broad move toward casual business wear. A 1994 NPD report shows casual dress in 71 percent of American companies, prompting suits’ decline and more mixed ensembles like sport coats with casual shirts and Friday wear to replace traditional attire.
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Ayer
National Panel Diary
NPD
Port Washington
N.Y
Ford
General Motors
IBM
Pepsi
Bill D’arienzo
Botany 500
Tracey Altman
Haggar Clothing Co
Cathie McKinney
Levi Strauss & Co
Levi Strauss
Wolverine
Saks Fifth Avenue
Stan Tucker
Saks
Wayne Glassman
Wayne Edwards
Philadelphia
Srienzo
Cone Mills
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Haggar
Hunt Club
Conservatism
Washington
Francine Parnes
Associated Press
Mary Martin Niepold
Ken Girouard
Greensboro
N.C
Mark Malinowsky
Ketchum Communications
Peter Hubbell
NW. Ayer
Bagir
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