| Men's fashion clothing trends really started in the | | | | designers, responsible for men's designer clothes |
| seventeen hundreds - in eighteenth-century | | | | of the day, including John Galliano and Alexander |
| France, during the reign of Louis XIV, men were | | | | McQueen, chose to serve an apprenticeship in |
| referred to as the 'peacocks of fashion'. They | | | | Saville Row, and no matter how outlandish their |
| wore very decorative Rhinegrave breeches | | | | fashion garments appear, they retain respect and |
| covered in lace and bows made of the finest silks | | | | admiration for their industry through their |
| and satins; impeccably clean white linen shirts with | | | | masterful tailoring expertise. |
| lavish cravats; and overcoats called justaucorps | | | | In 1818, Harry Sands Brooks established Brooks |
| adorned with lavish buttons and gold braid that | | | | Brothers, one of America's oldest retailers, known |
| stretched from chin to knee. | | | | for its classic and conservative styling. It was the |
| This form of conspicuous consumption was | | | | first company to offer ready-made men's clothing |
| considered the epitome of good taste. After the | | | | suits to individuals like sailors, who were only on |
| French Revolution (1789), however, the canons of | | | | shore leave for a short time, and gold miners |
| tasteful dress changed dramatically. Simplicity, | | | | before they headed west. |
| starkness and refinement became the order of | | | | For over 100 years, they also supplied uniforms |
| the day with long trousers, vests, frock coats | | | | to the US military. The innovations of Brooks |
| and top hats defining the role of the gentleman in | | | | Brothers include the first summer seersucker suit |
| society. | | | | (1830), mens clothing suits and beachwear made |
| Well-tailored suits made from the finest cloth | | | | from madras plaid (1890), the button-down collar |
| became the requisite of determining your position | | | | shirt worn during polo matches (1896), Shetland |
| in society, and your delegation to the ranks of the | | | | wool sweaters (1904) and the first |
| upper classes. Tales of the infamous dandy, Beau | | | | wash-and-wear Dacron and polyester shirts |
| Brummel, abound: a man who befriended the | | | | (1953). |
| Prince of Wales in the early nineteenth century | | | | Always synonymous with fashionable, |
| and set the benchmark for cleanliness and | | | | well-constructed garments, they attracted the |
| restraint in male attire, with understated but | | | | business of celebrities such as the Rolling Stones |
| beautifully fitted and tailored clothing. He is credited | | | | and other pop stars of the 60s.The British |
| with introducing and establishing the start of | | | | company Marks and Spencer bought Brooks |
| modern men's clothing suits. | | | | Brothers in 1988. |
| English men's fashion clothing, underlined by the | | | | After the Second World War, the influence of |
| British landed gentry, established the European | | | | American ready-to-wear clothing had a worldwide |
| stylistic trends of the nineteenth and early | | | | impact on the direction of business suits and |
| twentieth centuries. It was during this time that | | | | men's casual clothing. Designers like as Ralph |
| the tailors of London's Saville Row became | | | | Lauren and Calvin Klein offered the ultimate in |
| famous for exquisitely cut and tailored garments | | | | men's casual lifestyle dressing. |
| for men. | | | | Influenced by Italian designer, Giorgio Armani, and |
| Saville Row was built between 1731 and 1735, | | | | his informal, easy-fitting clothing, a new era in |
| originally as part of the Burlington Estate. Beau | | | | menswear was born. This loose-fitting styling was |
| Brummel helped to establish its reputation as he | | | | reinforced by menswear designed by the |
| patronized the tailors congregated on the | | | | Japanese designers, Yohji Yamamoto and Rei and |
| Burlington Estate, who then started to occupy | | | | was adopted by new age, avant-garde males. |
| premises on Saville Row. Even contemporary | | | | |