Before you overhaul your closet and throw everything out, take inspiration from these designers who are making minor style shifts to their wardrobe this year.
A new year often means a new wardrobe. But before you overhaul your closet and throw everything out, take inspiration from these designers who are making minor style shifts to their wardrobe this year.
Closet CullOn the business front, Peacock hopes to introduce and use a lot of colours in 2020 to ‘make the outfits more fun and infuse some elements of romance’.
“Personally, I will incorporate more classics in my wardrobe and my style,” said Falguni Peacock of couture design label Falguni Shane Peacock. “I'm going to do a spring clean of my wardrobe and give away all the clothes that I haven't worn or seen in the last year. I will also wear more dresses than jeans and team them up with sneakers than heels.”
On the business front, Peacock hopes to introduce and use a lot of colours in 2020 to ‘make the outfits more fun and infuse some elements of romance’. The label, known for its edgy, intricately detailed western cuts with Indian embellishments, bright pops of colour and signature use of feathers and sequin embroidery, recently opened a new flagship store in Kala Ghoda.
‘Dressing to please myself’ Rawal wishes men were more involved in their choice of clothing and they enjoyed what they were wearing. “My style resolution for 2020 is most definitely to use more colour,” said menswear designer Kunal Rawal, known for multi-functional approach to menswear. “I have always been more experimental. I like to dress for myself and for the occasion. It is something I enjoy doing and will continue doing this year as well - dressing to please myself.”
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Rawal wishes men were more involved in their choice of clothing and they enjoyed what they were wearing. One trend that the designer is super into right now is headgear. “Headgears are often considered for a warmer look, but honestly, there’s a right headgear for each season, and I’m planning to play around and do more hats this season.”
“When it comes to a personal closet tweak, one change I’m doing this year is I’d like to play more with tailored fits.”
Classic with a Twist Mehra’s personal closet is a mix of contemporary and sartorial styles but in 2020, the designer hopes to ‘make it edgy by introducing more spunk and quirk’ to his wardrobe. Designer Nikhil Mehra, of Delhi-based brand Shantanu & Nikhil, hopes to follow an anti-trend approach where classic styles are mixed with intellectual design aesthetics.
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“I really connect with the ideology of sports meeting formal-wear, for example an Indian bandhgala paired with jeans would be my personal style simply because it’s a classic look with a subtle twist,” Mehra told ET Panache.
Mehra’s personal closet is a mix of contemporary and sartorial styles but in 2020, the designer hopes to ‘make it edgy by introducing more spunk and quirk’ to his wardrobe.
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Wardrobe Reset When it comes to his closet, the only tweak Khanna would change is the actual closet itself. “I think my style resolution for 2020 is going to be easy, individual and unique. Definitely lots of vintage and loads of denim. The denim on denim look is my personal favourite,” said menswear designer Arjun Khanna.
When it comes to his closet, the only tweak Khanna would change is the actual closet itself. “I need everything to be visible so loads of hanging space and more shelves along with a sufficient amount of drawers. I’d love to glance through my collection of outfits and get inspired differently every time I look at them,” he told ET Panache.
Bezos's $260 Trunks, Lanvin Sneakers For Nadella, Pichai: Billionaire Bosses & Their Style Statement
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Take some styling tips from Jeff Bezos, from left, Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella.
Take some styling tips from Jeff Bezos, from left, Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella.
Jeff Bezos’s transformation hasn’t gone unnoticed. But what has been making news recently is his dressing style when he steps out with girlfriend Lauren Sanchez. The most popular has been a pair of swimming trunks from Vilebrequin’s 2014 Spring-Summer collection that the Amazon founder wore while holidaying in the Mediterranean. With his stamp of approval, the octopus print trunks (retailing at $260) became the hottest menswear item of the summer, with shoppers searching for them more than 4,000 times between July and August, according to a fashion search site.
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Say what you must about his diet, but the evolution of Jack Dorsey’s footwear style is fascinating. From loafers to statement sneakers to thong sandals, the Twitter CEO knows a thing or two about shoes. In 2017, the Internet went into a frenzy when Dorsey was spotted wearing thong-style sandals for a talk with former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein. Since then, the sandals have become a part of Dorsey’s wardrobe.
Most recently, he sported the Earth Runner sandals at the Square Crypto inaugural off-site. Starting at $69, the sandals are said to combine the barefoot benefits of earthing shoes (shoes that offer the primal experience of living grounded to the earth) with the functionality of minimalist running sandals.
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had the black turtleneck and Mark Zuckerberg has a closet of grey T-Shirts. But Zuckerberg doesn’t just wear any old plain grey T-Shirt. His are specially ordered from Brunello Cucinelli, and reportedly cost between $300 and $400 each. The Facebook CEO has said earlier that clothing, along with breakfast, is a “silly” decision he doesn’t want to spend too long making.
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Earlier this year, when Tesla launched the new Model Y car, it wasn’t the car that caught everyone’s attention but CEO Elon Musk’s flashy custom-made sneakers that sported the Tesla logo emblazoned above the toe box.
According to shoemaker DM Custom Sneakers, the Nike Jordan 1 sneakers were reconstructed as a gift for the billionaire using quality materials such as premium python and hair on hide leather. Following the global attention that Musk’s sneakers received, DM Customs decided to make six more pairs of the ‘Tesla shoe’ at a price of $1,500 apiece.
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Unlike the rest of Silicon Valley, Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom’s wardrobe eschews the typical hoodie. The tech entrepreneur is more comfortable in sports coats and ties. “I’m probably the only guy in Silicon Valley who enjoys wearing a jacket or a tie and does it unironically,” he has said earlier.
“My jacket of choice is a Boglioli unstructured jacket. It almost looks like a sweater. I can wear it to anything in Silicon Valley and I don’t look like a stiff or a banker.”
For a formal event, Systrom loves wearing Brioni suits for “that old Italian style”.
(Image: Instagram/Kevin Systrom)
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