Disappearing Men

A decade ago, when Tom Ford sent out burly lad dripping with sex, and before that, when Gianni Versace had rip abs and chisled backs making way on his runway, men had shape and form. Now, in the FW 08 collection, men are disappearing from fashion and boys are trotting about in $1200 suits. Most men won't be able to fit into a European 40. Shoulders will strain the fabric.

Even the NY Times took note today, to credit Dior Homme for bringing about the trend. Yet is it a trend. After all, it seems as if Hedi was creating clothing that he and his friends wanted to wear. Most of whom, were nourished by Diet Coke and Diet Coke alone. Boys on NY's runway are reflective it seems to me, of designers who are after young designers who are creating clothing that they want to wear. Isn't design just a fine tuned translation of what you want to wear, for a mass market.