the beauty craze: Breakthrough Upcoming Fashion trend for Men in 2012
Sunday, 21 August 2011
Breakthrough Upcoming Fashion trend for Men in 2012
Crop Tops are the first amongst the most unusual new men trends. While many men found it extremely weird, others found this new men trend extremely unique and tried to adapt to it. This latest trends in fashion for men was highly popular among guys who gym regularly and who have developed sexy abs. This men trend is a good way to show them off.
Can you imagine men wearing monokinis on the beach? Well if u can’t, then start broadening your imagination because this is one of the hottest men trend this year. The runway was literally put on fire by introducing this latest trend in fashion for men.
Meggings is again in men’s trend which was never heard of before. Everyone has heard of Leggings but Meggings is something completely new introduced for men. This is a hybrid of Jeans and leggings to bring something new to men’s wardrobe.
Lace shirts have come into the men’s market with a bang! You think it’s a 2010 fashion trend for women? Men have brought this men trend in 2011 with a manly touch. Nearly transparent shirts, with springy colors give men an absolutely amazing look.
Floral prints have also entered into latest trend in fashion for men this year and this is by far the most easily adopted and popular fashion of the year. These shirts are a special hot favorite for summers. With floral prints in unique colors on light summer fabrics, this fashion trend for men has really made a mark.
Men’s jewelry has entered the men’s market and made its mark long ago, but this year has brought uniqueness into it by introducing big chunky pendants, in unique colors and shapes which are unusual and funky looking. Big and bold is the theme all around this year.
Latest trends in fashion for men this year has made a breakthrough which is quite unique and bold. The challenge now lies upon men to carry these trends in a way which would make them stand out in a crowd. Girls will either love it or hate it. You have to convince them with your bold personal style.
Can you imagine men wearing monokinis on the beach? Well if u can’t, then start broadening your imagination because this is one of the hottest men trend this year. The runway was literally put on fire by introducing this latest trend in fashion for men.
Meggings is again in men’s trend which was never heard of before. Everyone has heard of Leggings but Meggings is something completely new introduced for men. This is a hybrid of Jeans and leggings to bring something new to men’s wardrobe.
Lace shirts have come into the men’s market with a bang! You think it’s a 2010 fashion trend for women? Men have brought this men trend in 2011 with a manly touch. Nearly transparent shirts, with springy colors give men an absolutely amazing look.
Floral prints have also entered into latest trend in fashion for men this year and this is by far the most easily adopted and popular fashion of the year. These shirts are a special hot favorite for summers. With floral prints in unique colors on light summer fabrics, this fashion trend for men has really made a mark.
Men’s jewelry has entered the men’s market and made its mark long ago, but this year has brought uniqueness into it by introducing big chunky pendants, in unique colors and shapes which are unusual and funky looking. Big and bold is the theme all around this year.
Latest trends in fashion for men this year has made a breakthrough which is quite unique and bold. The challenge now lies upon men to carry these trends in a way which would make them stand out in a crowd. Girls will either love it or hate it. You have to convince them with your bold personal style.
Saturday, 20 August 2011
War of Luxury makers on RED sole shoe
In a ruling Wednesday, Judge Victor Marrero denied the fashion house's request to halt sales of similar shoes made by Yves Saint Laurent, saying Louboutin would not likely prove its use of the color deserved legal trademark protection.
The issue may pale against the sea of red flowing in the markets lately, but it is big business for Louboutin, which has long colored the bottoms of its shoes to make them stand out.
The company won a trademark for red soles from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2008 and filed suit against PPR SA's YSL in federal court in Manhattan earlier this year, alleging some of its competitor's shoes featured soles in shades of red that were uncomfortably close to its own. Judge Marrero wasn't swayed.
Color is regularly trademarked in industrial uses—for instance, pink fiberglass insulation—where its only use is typically to distinguish a product. It gets trickier in matters of fashion, where color actually serves a fundamental purpose.
Complex uses of color like Burberry's plaid and Louis Vuitton's monogram have been trademarked, as have Tiffany's signature blue boxes. Levi Strauss & Co. has filed hundreds of suits against competitors it alleged infringed on its trademarked stitching and tag that decorate the back pockets of its Levi's jeans.
The issue may pale against the sea of red flowing in the markets lately, but it is big business for Louboutin, which has long colored the bottoms of its shoes to make them stand out.
The company won a trademark for red soles from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2008 and filed suit against PPR SA's YSL in federal court in Manhattan earlier this year, alleging some of its competitor's shoes featured soles in shades of red that were uncomfortably close to its own. Judge Marrero wasn't swayed.
"Because in the fashion industry color serves ornamental and aesthetic functions vital to robust competition, the court finds that Louboutin is unlikely to be able to prove that its red outsole brand is entitled to trademark protection," the judge wrote in his opinion.
Louboutin didn't respond to requests for comment. David Bernstein, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton who is representing YSL in the case, said the company is gratified by the court's decision. "No designer should ever be allowed to monopolize a color," he said.Color is regularly trademarked in industrial uses—for instance, pink fiberglass insulation—where its only use is typically to distinguish a product. It gets trickier in matters of fashion, where color actually serves a fundamental purpose.
Complex uses of color like Burberry's plaid and Louis Vuitton's monogram have been trademarked, as have Tiffany's signature blue boxes. Levi Strauss & Co. has filed hundreds of suits against competitors it alleged infringed on its trademarked stitching and tag that decorate the back pockets of its Levi's jeans.
But Louboutin's claim breaks new ground, says Susan Scafidi, academic director of the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law School, who said she hopes the case goes to trial. The dispute is "the most interesting case in fashion intellectual property that has come down in the past couple of years," she says. "I really want an answer."
The judge delivered his views with flair of his own, invoking Whitman ("A lawyer said, What is the red on the outsole of a woman's shoe?) and asking readers to visualize "industrial models sashaying down the runways in displays of the designs and shades of the season's collections of wall insulation."
He even sketched out an imaginary suit between Picasso and Monet. His conclusion: "Color constitutes a critical attribute of the goods." In other words, it can't be trademarked.
But the order didn't settle the broader issue. The judge ordered the parties to show up in court next week to argue why he shouldn't just cancel Louboutin's trademark outright.Some in the industry say the recent development just raises more nettlesome questions for designers trying to have some measure of protection for things they consider fashion signatures.
"Clearly, the [United States Patent and Trademark Office] took an unprecedented decision when it agreed to register the color as a mark," Steven Kolb, chief executive of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, wrote in an email. "The issue is who has authority to decide this … the USPTO or the courts?"
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