Men’s Fashion: The Least Embarrassing Way to Wear Color This Spring
OH NO: COLOR. Every spring the notion blooms anew that men should shun ever-reliable navy, spurn the
safety of gray
and reject the slimming sanctuary of black. Instead it’s time to embark
on a reckless summer affair with racier tones. Pink! Orange!
Fluorescent Lime!
Come off it. Because sure, while the odd flash
of ka-pow has its place (behind the barbecue is good), no man—unless he
is a golfer, a surfer or a children’s entertainer—can ever emanate
authority while dressed like a rainbow. Thus, quite rightly, many of us
view bright color with deep suspicion. And it is no coincidence that you
can always pick up extremely cheap clothes in violent shades for a snip
when the sales come around.