Get The Look

It’s important to remember that the high fashion runways are designed to be dramatic and offer the most extreme version of any trend. By the time similar pieces reach the high street they have often been diluted and are far more wearable.

With this in mind, here’s how we recommend creating your own take for SS14…

1. Bright & Bold

There’s no getting around it. If you want to attempt this look, you need to have confidence. In comparison to the way the opposite sex looks at clothing, we guys seem to have some sort of macho opinion of the way we can wear colour, if we choose to wear it at all.

We’re often far more inclined to fill our wardrobes with greys and monochrome hues than citrus orange or seafoam green – the blue spectrum and richer shades of brown/burgundy being the exceptions.

We need to start by scrapping this outdated intimidation of bright colours and welcome them into our personal style. A guy can look just as masculine in fluro yellow or pastel purple, it’s all about the way he wears it. After all, once you’ve mastered segmented colour, everything else is child’s play.

Below you will find some examples of bold colour-blocking and segmentation to get you inspired. Keep in mind your colour wheel, stick to two (three max) solid pieces that complement or coordinate with each other and then experiment:

2. Layering & Anchoring

If you don’t fancy going all out by pairing fluro hues together with hi-shine fabrics, try anchoring bold block-coloured garments with darker shades and more textured materials, which have a mattifying effect.

By keeping the rest of your outfit classic and restrained, it allows the statement piece to take centre stage yet simultaneously reduces its overall impact slightly.

Alternatively, if you’re still building up confidence, you could use a vivid colour for your base piece and then layer more muted tops, knits or tailoring over the top.