After World War I was over onto about the year 1942 men’s wear was fairly relaxed and less formal. For instance, softer collars were worn during this time period.
Sleeveless sport shirts became popular, which were often worn with white pleated trousers and a belt was an example of one outfit worn by men. Celebrities in the 1920s and/or 1930s often would combine casual pieces with formal pieces for a new look.
Evening wear such as the double-breasted white cotton pique was also worn during this decade, as well as day suits with wide lapels. These suits were worn with accessories such as wool tie, black trilby hat, or black gloves (early to mid-1920s). Black leather shoes were also made popular during this time as well.
Wide lapels on men’s suits also were very popular in the 1930s with both British and American style suits. Materials used to make these suits were usually a type of wool (as often in the 1920s).
Sportswear in between the mid-1930s and 1946 included items such as white straight-leg flannel trousers for tennis playing or dark blue elastic-wasted cotton knickers for playing football. A red cloth coat was sometimes worn with black leather boots for riding. These sportswear outfits were very much influenced by the British.
After 1946 men wore items such as black trousers, Single-breasted wool jacket, and suits with wide lapels and wide collars. Suit accessories included black bow-tie, black homburg hat, and black shoes. By 1947 the war rations on materials had ended, so more extravagant men’s clothing could be made after this time.
1950s British styles were in some ways different than in the 1930s and the 1940s. One of the signature items for men during the first year of this decade include the knee-length single breast overcoat (grey-colored) and cuffless sleeves (although cuffless sleeves were sometimes worn in earlier times).
An Italian-influenced design that was worn in the evening includes the double-breasted waist-length white wool dinner jacket that included features such as wide reverse single self-fabric button fastening. Another popular item was the single-breasted cloth different jacket with the long collar and wide revers.
American styles of sports and leisure wear that were created in the 1950s include a single-breasted fitted brown jacket, narrow lapels, and flap pockets. These were worn during riding, and perhaps along with knee-high leather riding boots.
In the late 1960s to the late 1970s fashion was influenced by designers from numerous countries. For instance, Pierre Cardin from France had created a new design of a two-piece grey cloth suit that has a double-breasted long fitted jacket.
In the year 1970 the cloth jacket with a zipper was worn with a day wear outfit. This item was made with large hip-level flap pockets and tight sleeves which flared at the wrists and brown cloth trousers which were also flared. Leather outfits were becoming more popular after 1973.
The 1980s was a time of its own unique fashion. Men during this time who worked as an executive or other position of higher authority usually wore items such as a brown two-pieced double-breasted suit with long narrow lapels. These suits were designed with broad shoulders and shoulder pads.
Casual clothing that was significant of the 1980s includes blue denim jeans, often worn with matching jean jacket. Punk fashion in the 1980s for men included clothing items such as sleeveless black leather jacket, off-center zip fastening, or flap pockets.
In the 1990s blue jeans were also very popular, but unlike the 1980s bell-bottoms and wider-legged pants were in style. Black polo neck sweaters were popular in the year 1995, as well as two-piece wool striped suits with small collar and narrow ankle-length trousers.
Purple Heart implies a sense of refinement and sensuality, adding an air of creativity and excitement to the top ten colours. Purple heart mixes really well with either warm olive or honey yellow. Think of the crocus and you’ll recall how the colour mix that nature gives us is so perfect.
