Another Esquire Townhouse has been and gone. Drinks were drank, talks were heard and style was definitely on show. But if you missed out on all the action, we’ve got good news for you. No, we can’t mail out a bottle of vintage champagne to all of you unfortunately, but what we can do is reveal some of AW18's most hyped trends worn by some of London’s best dressed men.
Smart Leather
Leather jackets will always be on trend, we’ve got Elvis and Marlon Brando to thank for that. But it’s how we wear them that changes. Here we’ve evolved from wearing the subculture staple with skinny jeans and Converse to styling it with smart trousers and a western belt for a clash of ideologies that absolutely works.
Liam Hodges For MINI FASHION
Catherine Hayward, Fashion Director of Esquire UK, recently stated that Liam Hodges is the designer to be keeping an eye on thanks to his unique, forward thinking streetwear. For AW18 he's worked in collaboration with MINI FASHION and the Woolmark Company to produce some premium pieces like this oversized overcoat with matching bucket hat, a timeless layer with subtle modern updates you can pull out season after season.
‘80s Power Dressing
We’ve seen pinstripe tailoring make a surprise return this season, but that was obviously only the cusp of Wallstreet’s revival as we can see through the chunky tie, braces and checked trousers AKA the holy trinity of old school stockbrokers.
Casual Suiting
The casualisation of suiting continues to grow and grow to the point we think men might be wearing bin bags under their blazer by 2020. But for now they continue to look contemporary and cool as demonstrated in this seasonal all-black everything take on the trend, brought to life with checkerboard slip-ons and a ringer t-shirt.
Feet First
People sometimes concentrate so hard on the components of their outerwear, tops and jeans that they forget to pay attention to what’s going on with their socks and shoes, which can make or break an outfit. For the darker days ahead, why not take head of this man’s style aesthetic and contrast the season with rude boy-esque footwear and retro socks. Extra points for matching your belt.
Young Grandad
The collarless shirt has many fashionable names like the Nehru or Mandarin collar, but we much prefer the grandad. They normally come in smarter, cleaner versions like we see in Peaky Blinders, but we’re much more excited about this ‘90s grunge take on the shirt with its lumberjack checks and rich autumnal colouring.
Silk Shirts
With the colder days fast approaching you may want to walk around perpetually in your pyjamas. Sadly you can’t get away with that without some sort of family intervention, but the next best thing is investing in decadent fabrics like silk in shirts, adorned with Far East inspired prints and a revere collar.
