Colored Jeans for Men -- how to wear 'em

Supermodel Heidi Klum always says, "in fashion one day you're in, the next day you're out." There's no way you can say something is here to stay or is out the next season, so strike while the iron is hot, try out trends while they're still "trendy."

My very recent "trendy" purchase is a pair of 90 Dirham colored jeans ( well, red-orange chinos to be more specific ) I bought at Splash ( the one in Deira City Centre ). Colored jeans have had their share of more-than-what-I-expected time in the fashion limelight so I decided to give it a try. Now, you see it everywhere and on everyone. Well, not on every straight men =).

Most men ( straight men, of course ) I know, seems to shy away from it for some really valid "masculine" reasons. First, it can look a little "not-so-macho" ( you know what i mean ) especially the ones that are so skinny ( sometimes so skinny you wonder if they are jeans or hosiery ). Secondly, with the advent of the color blocking trend, ,you see colored jeans being paired with even more colors that can be a little overwhelming for the not so fashion forward among us.

But if you know how to wear it and what to wear with it, colored jeans can add a little excitement to an otherwise boring straight male wardrobe of black, white, blue and denim. The ultimate goal of the wearable fashionista blog is to make fashion wearable, accessible and most importantly, sensible so here are my tips on how to wear the "colored jeans" trend :

Here, I wore it with a very neutral white tee to balance the already colorful pants for a more casual strolling day look. I try not to wear any additional colors to this ensemble so it doesn't look busy just cool, casual and effortless. I wore my pink boat shoes ( Sebago Docksides ) since these were the only ones I had during this trip. I think the freshness of white and the splash of color is perfect for spring and summer.

You can also wear this with  a pair of white sneakers and a blue belt for an additional splash of color.

Here, I paired my colored jeans with yet another very neutral white dress shirt, again to keep everything tame because  the colored pants were loud enough for me. You can unfold the sleeves, put on a brown belt and a pair of brown dress shoes and you can transition this outfit into something more formal, a more night time look. Perfect for a summer dinner date or a late night out in the town.

When buying colored jeans, try not to buy the super skinny ones because they can really look too gay for my taste, stick to the more fitted chino cut. Also, spend a little less than usual when buying a trendy item so you wouldn't mind ditching them when they eventually, go out of style. 

It is nice to try and shake things up a bit when it comes to fashion, it is part of our constant reinvention as individuals. We will never know what works and what doesn't unless we try it on. The key is being trendy without losing your personality and your sensibility. I hope this helped some men out there to take calculated risks in their fashion sense.

Dubai Fashion Bloggers -- it's time for some serious, real, wearable and acceptable fashion.

Going around the cyber fashion scene in Dubai ( re : blogs, FB walls etc. ), I kind'a had mixed feeling of shock, disappointment and amusement. Seriously, the fashion sense and sensibility of some bloggers are just way out there ! ( c'mon guys really? leopard printed jacket on a man, Hello Kitty accessories all over, Leather in summer ) In fact, so way out that they almost look like they belong to some haute couture avant-garde fashion show in Paris not in the Metro, the City Centre or in an office in SZR. Sure I am all for expressing yourself through your fashion but more than that  I advocate the words of the fashion-wise Tim Gunn that what you wear is how you wanna be perceived. You certainly don't wanna be perceived as the one with an outrageous outfit.

Dubai is a melting pot of a lot of cultures and I think that we need to have a fashion sense which aesthetically appeals to this mix, that way we don't stand out like a sore thumb ( in a bad ridiculous way ) but rather stand out in a fashionably inspirational way. 
This blog then is all about that principle : you can be fashionable, you can be fashion forward, trendy or edgy but still very wearable, striking that perfect balance between blending in and standing out.

In the next few blogs I hope to achieve that -- to wear real clothes that you can walk around in anywhere (  minus the ridiculing glare of the mix, that is Dubai ).