There is a new movement in men's wear, though I will give guys some credit for trying something fresh and stepping out of a fashion look that I think has lingered for a while now. The new silhouette is a slimmer fit on everything a man wears, and the introduction of colours to their closets. First off, I need to make it clear that I have major issues with the recent trends in men's fashion. Some of you may like the new look for whatever reason. Call me old-fashioned, but I have a issue with my significant other shopping in the same aisle as me (even though it would save time). I find a lot of the newest fads have our young men looking like they were stumbling

blindly through their younger sister's wardrobe and fell out backwards in garments she herself forgot were in there. Don't get me wrong, I would never complain about men in colour. In fact that's probably the silver lining to this whole craze. The young guys are now experimenting with a vast range of colour pallets; even colours once shied away from, like bright pinks and neon greens -- colours which were for a long time seemingly restricted to females only. My question is, why did it have to be a bright yellow pair of jeans, which look to be more "painted-on" than a woman's skinny denim?

Some of my older readers may point to a recycling of a tighter fit pant of generations past, but I think not. Unlike in the past when a fitted pant showed sophistication, these jeans are the absolute opposite. Now, I can't say I am sad to see the huge baggy pants of the past few years being discarded for a slimmer fit, but somehow I found them more acceptable. After so many years of praying our young men found some fashion sense, pulled their pants up, and bought their correct sizes, I know its borderline hypocritical to say that. But sadly this new trend has only solved the "five-sizes-too-big" issue. Yes, pants have lost their bagginess but somehow these guys are still managing to wear them below their bums. I won't go into the whole argument of them looking like thugs because of this, because I never agreed that one's character should be judged based on the habits of others who happen to dress the same way.

It is very ridiculous though, in my opinion, that pants which are so tight are still pulled so low. It seems to me, guys are now buying jeans five sizes too small and are still trying desperately to wiggle into them (without success), and feeling it appropriate to leave the house before getting their pants all the way on. Then, to add insult to injury, this trend has also shrunk their t-shirts. The result is a bunch of guys walking around in too-small pants with shirts that barely pass the waistband of their boxers (shocking that they can fit boxers under such tight jeans -- note to self, research this trick so women can wear comfy undies without bunching). So for our visual pleasure, ladies get to see his pick for underwear of the day, information I, for one, can live without.

Finding a closer fit on pants is not a bad idea once it isn't taken to the extreme, and once the man wearing it possesses the frame for the look. However, I think there needs to be a general rule that men's garments for the bottom half of their bodies should only be stretchy and form-fitting if they are socks, underwear or athletic gear (because no woman I know is mad at guys like Bolt, Powell, and Gaye wearing their tights).

But what I find most hilarious about this whole fad is that some of the most popular wearers of this new trend are regional artists who not too long ago were singing dancehall tunes which "bun fyah" on tight pants, with endless implications of fitted pants being associated with homosexuality. Though I am in total disagreement with that statement, and have no issue with them changing their minds about what clothes look good, I just find it humourous that so many young guys still take these artists so seriously -- not only dressing to imitate but also living their lives by the words of warring MCs, when I don't have a doubt current dancehall foes will be singing duets together about flowers and peace in a few more years. Lets hope their followers last long enough to see it.

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