The Fashion Issue 2009
Global Trend Report 2009 - Montreal & Mexico City
Boys in Montreal are keeping it pretty monochrome these days. The more adventurous will accessorize with the occasional bright pop of color, but mostly things are pretty murky.
Wear Dare
The challenge: Go to the thrift store and pick out five of the most hideous, ridiculous outfits you can scare up for 50 bucks. Make your friend wear them all day, every day, for a week no matter what—no changing plans, no wussing out, and don't...
Global Trend Report 2009 - Milan & Barcelona
Spain recently overtook Milan and Nantes as being the place with the most screamy amphetamine gays per square meter in the world.
The Curious Case Of Grandpa Button
For all I know, “fashion” means trying to sort out a decent look out of two H&M rags and a couple of things I stole from my mom.
Brogue Bros
There is a famous fable from the UK northern-soul scene, from around the time the skinhead look first became popular in about 1969 or 1970.
Global Trend Report 2009 - Melbourne & New Zealand
Attention to detail has become important, and things like buttons, plaid, lace, animal prints, and leather accessories can make or break you.
Global Trend Report 2009 - Copenhagen & Helsinki
The days of moronic sneaker dudes with colorful shoelaces are long gone. Guys won't be caught dead in anything other than muted, somber colors.
Global Trend Report 2009 - Vienna & Stockholm
Boys are just boys in Vienna. They all look like young, watered-down versions of what comes to mind when you think of a sensitive yet seductive older man.
Bootleg Embroidery Damage
Most of these embroidered tags come from crappy clothes—sweatshirts and tees that are so ugly that I just cut off the tags and use the actual garment to clean my toilet.
Global Trend Report 2009 - New York & Los Angeles
On guys, we're seeing a bit of a rockabilly revival. Is the never-ending Morrissey obsession to blame for this? Three out of five guys you see on the streets are sporting pompadours.