2024 was a weird year for men’s fashion. While Indian men have been stepping up their fashion game lately, a few missteps deserve to be left behind. Hence, it’s time for a fashion intervention as the year draws to a close.
Let’s pack up these six disasters and send them off with a firm “never again,” before 2025 is knocking on our doors.
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1. Baggy Jeans
Jeans got baggier this year and made many men look like walking-talking tents. Unless you’re planning to drop a rap song with ‘Yo Yo’ in your name, why do your jeans need to look like parachutes? Slim-fit or straight-cut jeans exist for a reason. Please utilise them.
2. Co-ords
I will never understand why Gen Z thinks co-ords are cool and fashionable. Matching sets are fine for kids or Ranveer Singh, who can pull off practically anything. But these night suit-like pieces of fabric deserve to be retired before 2025. Reserve them for a beach holiday and stop wearing them to every other party.
3. Sheer Clothing
Why would you willingly wear something that makes you look like a rejected backup dancer from a 90s Bollywood item number? Unless you’re dressing up for a fancy red carpet event or making a style statement at such events by layering it properly, say goodbye to your sheer shirts. Nobody wants to see your nipples during brunch, thank you.
4. Broccoli Perm
Social media and celebs like AP Dhillon and Abhishek Upmanyu may have convinced you that this is the ‘it’ hairstyle for Gen-Z, but don’t be fooled. First of all, it’s nothing new. Ask your mom and she will tell you tales of how no man has ever been up to any good with this ‘chidiya ka ghosla’ haircut. Find something else to grace your head.
5. Jorts
Why would you wear denim shorts that make you look like you’re on an unpaid internship at the local dhaba? Whether they’re frayed, knee-length, or just plain hideous, jorts always make you look like you’re in the middle of an existential crisis. Some have even made the mistake of wearing jorts with Kolhapuris or other sandals, and I would humbly request them to carefully fold these lamba kachhas and shove them in the farthest corners of their wardrobe.
6. Looksmaxxing
You’re not a science project. You don’t need to follow a community of incels who tell you what’s the perfect way to look like a man. Spending hours on jawline exercises, contemplating bone smashing or surgery, and seeking validation from strangers on the internet — please leave behind these toxic habits in 2024. Let’s focus on looking like actual humans in 2025.
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