Style Icon: A Lesser used Word in Men’s Fashion

Fashion for women has a different definition than fashion for men. This does not mean that one understands fashion lesser than the other but it’s just that men’s fashion is, in a way, different from the world of women’s fashion. There are obvious similarities like changing trends and introduction of new colours and different hairstyles that constantly change but since men’s fashion is ‘limited’ in a way, men don’t get to change their trends as drastically as women do.

Style Icon: Meaning of the term for Both Men and Women

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However, cuts, fabrics, textures, patterns and colours constantly keep changing in men’s fashion. When it comes to worshipping a style icon, it is true that many fashion conscious men don’t have one. But first we need to define a style icon. The term has become overrated because there honestly can be only one icon who is a trendsetter for everyone but these days, everyone who dresses well is being termed a style icon.

Of course, one can have personal favourites. People whose style they like to emulate every time they get dressed. Women have plenty of fashionistas whose style they like to emulate and therefore, the term is more relevant to them. Some like to go over the top (OTT), some like to emulate important figures who believe in the ‘less is more’ trend of fashion and the list can go on. But for men, it’s slightly different.

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First of all, very few men actually look up to men of importance and emulate their way of dressing. Therefore, they hardly believe in calling someone a style icon the way women do. Some men say that they like the way George Clooney or Ryan Gosling dress because they always look good in the suits they wear. Basically, men like to emulate icons of the yesteryears or people who are no longer with us. They very often refer to a Paul Newman or a James Dean who they consider to be iconic in the world of style. So, you will seldom find a man saying, “Oh my god! That look is so James Dean!” They will simply sport the look if they think it looks good on them.

So, men do not exactly worship ‘style icons’ or ‘iconic figures in the world of fashion’ like women do. However, this does not mean that there aren’t any trendsetters in the world of men’s fashion but we must also remember that trend setters and style icons are different.

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