My MANy Bags Trendspotting #114

Below: Camouflage print... my current obsession. Be a standout, wear Camouflage this spring summer season! Love his suit jacket and matching tie...

Below: American designer Michael Bastian has been proposing this masculine pattern for his Spring Summer 2010 collection...

Below: And real guys are wholeheartedly embracing the 'tough luxe' look...

Below: And Michael Bastian's introduction of this military pattern juxtaposing with sartorial wear dates back to his Fall Winter 2009 collection... Camouflage shorts with blazer looks are spotted in the recent Milan Spring Summer 2011 Menswear Fashion Week...

Below: The 'fashionising' of the camouflage print has propagated the adoption of this unique tough/luxe mix by many guys for Spring Summer 2010 season. (Runway pic from Michael Bastian's Fall Winter 2009 collection)

Stand Out In Camouflage Prints...

Military uniforms, the epitome of masculine expression, are not exactly a fresh concept for high fashion. High fashion has always been intrigued and inspired by military garments' functionality and details. Each season, we see hints of the military in different quantities and interpretations. For this Spring Summer season, Camouflage prints has risen to the 'ranks of trends' alongside the olive green hue. Originally created with practical reasons to hide soldiers from enemy eyes, it has now become a big standout fashion statement.

The current 'fashionising' of the camouflage print started when Michael Bastian introduced the pairing of aforementioned patterned pieces with sartorial wear (way back in Fall 2009), creating a unique balance of toughness and refinement. Tough luxe has now crept into the closets of many fashion savvy men as evident in the abundant looks spotted with this military pattern over Milan's Spring Summer 2011 Mens Fashion Week.

Ironically, the camouflage pattern originally intended to mask the wearer to their environment has now become an eye catching fashion statement where everyone takes notice.

I need this camouflage hunting jacket with elbow patch from Michael Bastian. And yes, that matching tie will be welcome any day even if Singapore's weather might mean you sweat like a sauna wrapping up your neck. I am obsessed with the look now. NEED!

Below: Mr. Wooster, Men's Fashion Director for Neiman Marcus effortlessly pulling off his Michael Bastian camouflage jacket with a matching tie... I need to hunt down a similar one soon!

Source: All the pretty birds, Style, GQ by Tommy Ton