’80s Menswear Is Boss Again—And It’s Never Looked More Current

Fashion’s nostalgia cycle has a habit of dredging up looks that are better left in the past. The roulette wheel has now landed squarely on the ’80s, causing trepidation for those who only remember the decade’s garish sartorial excesses, but, viewed with hindsight, the era’s louche, exceptionally soft tailoring works perfectly in the current moment. That means less Members Only jackets, more Richard Gere as Julian Kay, the suave gadabout in American Gigolo who slept his way through Los Angeles clad in a wardrobe of languidly draped jackets, breezy linen shirts and generously cut pleated trousers, all by Giorgio Armani; the film catapulted the designer to fame and set menswear on a more rakish course. Read more at Robb Report.