I am not a guy who used to pay attention to clothing fashion because I felt it was expensive and hard to follow those ever changing trends. But I am seeing lot and lot people keeping up well with trend. I feel like I am falling behind and I need to stay up with the trend too.
So how do I stay up with the clothing trends with not spending too much time on it? How do you stay up to date with it?
No offense to the other replies, but I don’t feel they’re answering your question. While the ideal answer is to be yourself and not chasing trends, many people still want to look nice.
I think one of the perks of being male is that there is so much great style that is considered timeless. I’m not very fashionable, but I try to buy things that won’t look dated anytime soon.
I found this article that could be of help to you. It looks at 30 men from different decades that show off classic style, and even many of the older ones, if you borrowed aspects of their looks, you would still be stylish today.
30 Icons of Timeless Men’s Style: The film stars, musicians, athletes and cultural figures who have left an indelible mark on the world of style
I want to bandwagon onto this comment, as I fully agree. Buy timeless and good quality clothing.
I’m not overly trendy, but I always dress well. If you’re not interested in chasing trends, make it so you can dress well without paying attention. A few high quality t-shirts, several pairs of good (maybe even expensive) jeans and/or chinos, a couple of jackets/blazers to step it up. Some dress shirts and some accessories (belts, shoes, etc). Some of the best pieces I have are old fashions: houndstooth, solid colors, plaids of various styles, and etc.
I would also advocate for supporting sustainable, or at least local, clothing companies as much as possible, but that’s a personal value.
Finally, don’t chase fashion. I had a modelling coach once who gave me the most important piece of clothing advice I’ve ever received: it’s not what you’re wearing, it’s how you feel wearing it. If you feel good, you’ll stand a little taller, smile a little more easily, and bring your best self to meet the world. I was wearing a $20 Walmart blazer. Just some food for thought. Good luck and have fun with it!
One thing to add is that there is a difference between looking nice, and looking fashionable. Looking nice tends to be relatively timeless. Going back 100 years, you could easily put on one of Humphrey Bogart’s suits (probably minus the hat and cigarette) and easily be seen as very well-dressed. Same for a James Bond tuxedo.
But neither of these will make you appear fashionable. That is to say, in touch with the current clothing trends, particularly of the youth.
It’s up to the OP if the latter is really what they want.
Yes, many of these replies have been unhelpful. Another good piece of advice is to simply buy the fashion magazine at the store and flip through it and look at the photos and kinda take a survey. The magazine will also have article about what’s going to be in style this season and next season. Then there are websites for that same content where they forecast trends and you can go shopping and see the stuff on the shelves. You can either participate in the rat race, or as poster above says, you can buy timeless looking pieces that are less flashy but maybe more dignified.
You can find brands you like and follow them for future inspiration
You can think of men you look up to and see how they dress.
Short answer: GQ, Vogue Men, Esquire