Modernist Fashion in SL

As I tp at random across the grid in search of items i think could have the inkling of a modernist look to them I struggle to find some truly classic retro male fashion. Yes there are glimpses of brilliance with some outstanding items available but their brilliance is so prominent because of their rarity, there are still far to few class sixties style male items on the grid. Suits rule the roost, but I feel that perhaps one day we geezers will get our own little Mod factory bringing great male designs to our door.

One ray of encouragement is the ease with which the casuals fashion so easily weaves its way into the contemporary male fashion trend on the grid. Cool trainers, smart jeans and a handsome sweater or track jacket and your in the groove. There are also more casuals male designers out there than retro male designers which gives us blokes half a chance. Let the girls revel in Mary Quant, us guys will grab adidas and make do.

Luckily there are some designers hoping to break into the mod market, Martin Glom has developed some fantastic old school adidas tops that yell casuals at you from the rooftops, he is looking in to creating more mod designs so a bit of support his way would be welcome, he produces womens stuff too but many items are unisex so the possibilities for casuals girls are there too. I really like his stuff, and appreciate that he is making an effort to provide another fashion outlet for guys into the virtual mod, casuals NeoMod fashion scene. Worn with a polo shirt and jeans these tops are awesome NeoMod items that are ideally suited to the casuals style.

Because casualswear is, well simply, casual it is easily found across the grid. Quality sweaters of a certain style, along with cardigans and vest paired with the correct shirts trousers and shoes combined to create classic casuals looks are quite easy to find, and another great selection can be located at FIR, a great male fashion house.

FIR* are designing some fantastic casuals mod items, not specifically targetting this fashion group nevertheless the designers offerings beautiful synchronise into the modernist styles currently worm on the grid. Take, for example, the beautiful navy sweater and grey cardigan, matched with a simple single colour button polo shirt they are classic casuals or mod clothes and can easily be worn with either jeans, to affect the casuals look, or as in this case trousers tio create a more retro mod style. The FIR range of clothing is a great addition to the casuals fashion scene and I'd suggest you head over to the Menswear Fashion Week 2010 and take a good look in this store and the other exhibition stores. There's still a few days lift of this male fashion extravaganza.

Sadly its the retro style that is the more difficult to locate.  Male retro fashion seems to reach the fifties and then grind to a halt maybe the view is that the sixties consisted of little more than dark Beatles suits followed by a hippy shake. And perhaps for some that is all we need, a simplistic black suit, I guess I just want a tad more.Classic popart designs and iconic emblem design seems scarce unless its attached to some rock motif or is a dedicated girls fashion item. and yet these are iconic late mod male fashion items. And as for two tone tonic suits, you're going nowhere in that direction. So, whilst male fashion as a whole appears to be flourishing the retro sixties male stylings seem to be making as little progress as ever.

* FIR store by Rob1977 Moonites, the organiser behind the fashion week, any geezers interested in virtual fashion would do well to check it.