Streetwear Losing Steam as Tailored Makes a Comeback

It’s tailored’s time once again. Streetwear has dominated the conversation in men’s wear for the past several years, but the dialogue is changing. At the fall runway shows in Europe in January, there was a noticeable shift toward a more dressed-up aesthetic. Retailers are ready. But while the selling floors will be more skewed toward tailored, it’s clearly not your grandfather’s suit. The fashion influence of streetwear and comfort of ath-leisurewear have had a dramatic — and lasting — impact on the entire men’s market. So instead of a sea of solid navy and gray single-breasted suits, there’s color and pattern and modern silhouettes in both suits and sport coats — and they’re being paired with upscale T-shirts and the ubiquitous sneaker. The sneaker remains the one hot layover from the streetwear explosion, but even that is shifting focus, with a dressier silhouette coming to the fore. And for fall, comfortable boots may even kick sneakers to the curb. Ironically, the return to tailored comes at the same time Goldman Sachs said it would be relaxing the dress code for its employees in light of the more casual workplace (although bankers will still have to wear suits when they meet prospective or actual clients). This

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