THE LATEST TRENDS IN FASHIONS FOR MEN

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 5, 29 September 1937, Page 10

THE LATEST TRENDS IN FASHIONS FOR MEN

Fashion has decreed that, in neckwear, bright coloura will predominate. There are miniature iierringbone, crow '& f eet, and broken twill pattorns. Variations in the standard striped design consist of broken stripes, zigzags, and sombre eifects, Socks are being produced in fairly large check designs. Blue again as the favourite colour. Brogue shoes are returning to favour, and, if one wishes to be coupled with those f ortunate people who have a reputation for moving with the times, brogues. will be worn this summer, Shoes of brown suede are also recom« mended to men who dress correctly. They are popular in Great Britain and America, thoiigh they certainly require constant care and attention. There seems to be no diminution in the number of youths and men who do not wear, hats. This is to be deploied for a hd"t gives a finished air to goodi clothes, and no man is correctly dressed without one. & Lightweight felts in the semi-pork shape are the hats which those who assume the mantle of style among the youngey men will wear. . Grey* will be the principal colour. Business and professional men who wish to be up to the minute in their dress will appear in black Homburgs or bowlers. . Sports clothes, of the sober variety, are going to be worn to work by an increasing number of ' men this summer. Brown and blue sports coats, striped shirts, and grey trousers will Cdm- ■ prise the outfits. Provided the colour combinations are carefully chosen, a sports suit possesses a certain air of formality. A sports outfit, too, always looks cool, which is another point in its favour when the heat of our summer is taken into consideration. Buyers in men 's shops are expecting that their stocks of, sports coats will be subjected to rigid inspection by thousands of men ia the next few months. The first essential of sports clothes; considered simply as sports clothes, i9 that they should have a certain free and easy comfort in their make-up. At the 'same time, the second important) ingredieht must not be overlooked. As far as possible they must blend Wlth their background. Shirts finished in the plain coloufs of blue, niggef brown, and green are correct. Linen ties in shades appropriate to th^ rest of the outfit will be worn.