10 juin 2008

The Sphinx: Carioca Menswear 2012



Western male dress is changing. No, it is not becoming more feminine. Nor is it another oft-proclaimed return to the Dandy - which is no more than the aristocratic impulse made defiant through the available dress codes of the 19th century.

Male fashion is recognizing its beauty, which is the sole province of neither Western conception(s) of gender. There are, to be sure, undertones of this or overtones of that; reality is multi-contextual and multidimensional.

While extended fashion writing has a tendency to bore, let me posit a wardrobe for one of my fave cities (Rio de Janeiro, home of the Cariocas) for 2012:

- organdy hoodie
- gazaar capoeira pants
- silk jersey t-shirts
- feather collar necklace (Lemarié, thank you very much)
- sunga/slip du bal (as shown above) - for the balls during Carnival

Enjoy!

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