There’s No Right Or Wrong Way To Wear Your Pants Right Now

In the book Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011, Hives frontman Pelle Almqvist points out an interesting fact about every musical movement of the 20th century: They are all about the pants. San Francisco in ’67, New York in ’77, grunge, hip-hop, the abomination that is rap core—every one of those musical eras, he says, is associated with a specific style of pants. It’s a fact that also highlights one enduring truth of menswear: When it comes to style, guys rarely break away from the pack. Fortunately, that is changing. From the runways of this past men’s fashion month to the style on the streets, one clear-cut trend has emerged in 2017—that, in terms of length and cut of pants, there is no real trend. From the cropped-and-wide of Todd Snyder and N. Hoolywood, to the loose-and-long of Dior Homme and Louis Vuitton, to the slim-and-tailored of Haider Ackerman and Alexander McQueen—and yes, even to the skinny jeans of Saint Laurent, Balmain, and John Elliott—men’s trousers are having an “anything goes” moment. Read more at Esquire.