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The Return of Power Dressing: Herringbones & Stripes Lead AW’26 Menswear in India

Date Posted June 20, 2026

After years of athleisure and relaxed silhouettes, India’s menswear market is buttoning up and the tailored suit is back with intent. There is something unmistakable happening on the floors of India’s top fabric showrooms, in the tailoring quarters of Mumbai, Delhi, and Bengaluru, and on the runways of every forward-thinking menswear label heading into AW […]

THE SHIRTING STORY – REWRITTEN

Date Posted May 4, 2026

There’s a shirt hanging in most men’s wardrobes that they don’t think about. It shows up, does its job, disappears into the day. This isn’t about that shirt. This is about the shirt men choose.  Because something has shifted. Not dramatically; no single runway moment, no viral trend that rewired everything overnight. Just a gradual […]

What’s Trending This Spring–Summer in Men’s Fabric

Date Posted February 12, 2026

Trends of Spring–Summer'26 in Men’s Fabric

Pantone provides the language. Men decide the story.

Date Posted December 16, 2025

From mocha tailoring and café-au-lait knits to cocoa leather accessories, earth tones are outperforming their 2024 selves in menswear, both in search data and in sell-through across multiple markets. At the same time, Pantone had crowned PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse as its Color of the Year 2025; a warm, chocolatey brown “imbued with richness” and designed to answer our collective desire for comfort. So the question is simple but important:

Tweed: The Rugged Romance of Wool

Date Posted November 18, 2025

For the man who appreciates depth over display and detail over drama, tweed isn’t just a fabric — it’s an expression. Among the many fabrics that define menswear, few carry the quiet authority of tweed. Its texture feels lived-in, its patterns tell stories of lineage, and its heritage is woven with the spirit of resilience. […]

Ceremonial Picks of the Season : Layers of AW’25

Date Posted September 25, 2025

There’s a different energy to ceremonies this season, one that doesn’t rely on just grandeur, but it relies on you. At a time when men are dressing with more clarity than ever, Roger La Viale’s AW ’25 picks explore how ceremony can feel lighter, layered, and more expressive without stepping away from tradition. It’s about […]