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With fashion and lifestyle magazines rolling out their September
issues, it's time to take a look at the fashion selections being
offered in them.
Men's Health, while not necessarily known as a
fashion magazine but rather a men's lifestyle magazine, is the first to
arrive with their "Fall '09 Guide to Style" issue, which features two
covers featuring actor Eric Bana and 40 pages dedicated to previewing
the Fall's upcoming looks.
The magazine starts with a how-to on
how to wear one of the go-to colors of fall - gray - including ties,
belts, shoes and accessories. Next is a brief but worthwhile look at
New York's Jean Shop, which offers a selection of customizable denim,
and certainly looks like a shop that warrants a visit if you're in NYC.
The
first feature article highlights the return to American classics that
is being shown by Claiborne, J. Crew, Woolrich, Pendleton and Banana
Republic. While the article is brief, it does offer a chance to hear
from some of the designers of each of these lines, and offers insight
into what their key pieces will be this season. While Banana Republic
continues to make high-quality staples, J. Crew is expanding into new
ground that is leaving their reputation for simply being a "preppy"
clothing line in the dust.
That is followed by a fashion profile
on Justin Timberlake, and how his style has changed dramatically
throughout his career. Timberlake offers some fashion tips which are
fundamentally sound - nothing really groundbreaking, but good reminders
of to approach putting your outfits together.
Australian actor
Eric Bana is profiled as well, revealing his fondness for the classic
American navy suit, as well as sharing some tips of his own, which seem
a bit more practical than Timberlake's, as he relays tips on both
picking out clothes and appreciating the subtle nuances in them that
will make you both value what you have in your closet while making you
look your best.
The issue closes with their
five trends for Fall 2009 - the double-breasted suit, thick knits,
modern prep, belted coats and long scarves. While each trend is given
it's own page and photo, the examples of how to carry out each trend is
sorely lacking, which seems to be what most men could benefit from.
Of
course, advertisements are plentiful from plenty of mainstream
retailers and designers - Macy's, Hugo Boss, Ermendgildo Zegna (albeit
is was a four-page spread for their Zegna Colonia cologne), Calvin
Klein, Aldo, and Nautica to name a few.
Given that Men's Health
isn't known as a fashion magazine as much as it is a lifestyle
magazine, the offerings are in line with what would be expected - but
does that mean it's worth picking up as you shop for your fall fashion?
As of now, the verdict is no. Given that GQ, Details, Esquire, and
numerous others are still to arrive on newsstands and in mailboxes,
fashionable fellows should take a wait and see approach with what those
have to offer.
Examiner.com article by Seattle Menswear Examiner Patrick Lagreid