Groomswear Trends 2012

Ok, so there is now another shift in bridesmaid fashion.  Why is this important? Well, the ladies colours dictate nearly everything required of us mere mortal formal wear stores when it comes to groomswear trends.

Set to continue are the popular colours purple, fuchsia, turquoise and orange.  These colours have made recent weddings very exciting, lively and very noticeable on the eye, however they are not necessarily easy to fit into a guy’s outfit. To combat what was a good problem to have, I designed new waistcoats with deliberately co-ordinated pure silk neckwear. Natural fibres are the only way to really show off such vibrant colours and of course exude class.

The recent National Wedding Show at Earls Court opened my eyes to the next potential shift in bridesmaid colours.  These are a shelly coral type of colour and a mink pink type of shade. The good news is that these colours are easy to add to any outfit as they pretty much co-ordinate with any suit colour.

The currently popular purples, turquoises and so on have pretty much ensured that the chap’s wedding choice of suit for 2011 was grey, grey and grey.  The new wedding shades will thankfully allow other suit colours to be worn, so I am looking forward to a more varied choice of outfits being worn in 2012.

With Brown Tails being very popular up to 2010 (the shift to the vibrant colours ended this popularity), I expect a massive resurgence within this colour way as the brown really does show off the minky pinks, corals and so on very nicely. Although I am not a huge fan of black suiting, the new subtle shades do actually liven up what can be a harsh suit colour, especially for summer weddings.  Picture the scene: 1 x Black or Brown Tails, matching trousers, silk ivory waistcoat with a hint of coral or mink woven throughout it, with specifically chosen matching neckwear.

Article by Groomswear Specialist Steve Bishop

Image Courtesy of Hugh Harris

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