Would you Wear it? Calvin Klein and GQ Spring 2010 Style Video
GQ has been doing a lot of cross promotion lately. First they sent a style corespondent to comment on and appear in the Macy’s Men’s wardrobe catalog. And now, Calvin Klein got GQ’s style guru Brett Fahlgren to swing by Calvin Klein so they can show them their new spring line.
Calvin Klein Creative Director Kevin Carrigan (who looks like a hybrid splice of Ed Norton and Kevin Spacey) walks Fahlgren through four looks CK is pushing for the spring. Below is the video. After the video some observations, and underneath that… the comments section. My question to you is: Would you wear any of the looks? If not, why?
…..Calvin Klein Slim Fit | Summer Suiting | Military Inspired | Refined Casual
Look 1: Slim Fit – Body Jean $79.50 | Dress Shirt $68.00 | Tricky Sneaker $80.00
This is the key quote from the entire video: “This jean is our new body jean… which is profile enhancing.”
Translation: They put extra fabric in the crotch to make it look like you’re better endowed. Seriously. Don’t believe me? Here’s proof. That’s what the new CK “Body” line is. They make shirts and pants, and for the shirts it’s like Spanx
Look 2: Summer Suiting – Jacket $375.00 | Pants $150.00 | Black Laceups – $130.00
I’d wear this in a heartbeat. It’s light, but it’s still wool. You’ve got two fabric options for suits in the summer. Super light wool like this one, or cotton. And you better be okay with wrinkles if you get a cotton suit. The issue most of us will have is the price. Want a Calvin Klein summer suit for about half that? It’s cotton, and linen, and you should click here to look at it.
Look 3: Military Inspired – Zip Up Shirt $88.00 | Bryant Chino $58.00 | Yarden Boot $120.00
I’m pretty white, so that much beige/stone/taupe would wash me out. It’s like camo for winter in Norway. And the Zipper. I’m not feeling the zipper. But the shoes? I like the chukka boat shoe
Look 4: Refined Casual – Casual Blazer $129.00 | T-Shirt $19.50 | Bryant Chino – $68.00
Everything BUT the t-shirt. Too Don Johnson Miami Vice. And that kills the look for me. So, no. Not unless I get a shirt with a collar. It’s either too 80s, or too young looking. Neither of which is a good look for a grown man.
So would you wear all of it? None of it? How about what GQ’s Brett Fahlgren is wearing in the video? It’s slightly reminiscent of a certain Casual Friday outfit suggestion… no? Comment below if you’d please…
I didn’t watch the video but looked at your pictures of the models there. I might wear the last 3, but personally I really don’t feel comfortable wearing a tucked in shirt with jeans. I’ve tried it a few times and just can’t get into it, I usually untuck again before leaving the house. I know “tucked in is in right now” but it just doesn’t fit in with my personal style I guess. I guess if I’m going to go jeans I have to go more casual, and maybe wear a lightweight henley or other type of nice knit shirt (crew neck or something maybe), or untucked polo; unless the collared shirt itself is untuckable (not too long tail/front). I’d even not mind tucking in a buttond-down shirt if I had a sweater over it, but that doesn’t work well for the summer.
I would never button the top if I wasn’t wearing a tie. Ever.
i have a “body” dress shirt and my first day wearing it i got a bunch of compliments from random people. i wouldn’t wear it every day, the shininess and stretchiness is not an every day look, but i think that those shirts are pretty nice if you wear them well. i don’t really understand your comment about them.
Maybe the dress shirts aren’t, um… structured the same way that the jeans are. I was under the impression that the Calvin Klein “Body” line, is made to hide flaws, or enhance other areas. The jeans are padded in the fly to make you look like you’ve got more going on down there, and the shirts (again, this is what I’ve read) are created so it makes you look like you have a more defined torso? Is that right? Or are they just another dress shirt?
Not to go against the grain here but look number 1 is the only look I’d wear. As a matter of fact I wear it on a daily basis for a couple of years now. Its a can’t miss look. Especially if the shirt is a button down. I got about 5 white button downs and I’m glad CK has given that look the attention it deserves. I don’t own any “body” jeans or shirts. But I wear acne jeans(pricey) or a similar skinny fit gap or the calvin Klein brand. I ALWAYS tuck in my shirt. I’ll randomly wear a tie also. Depending on the occasion. None of the other 3 looks really got my attention other than the blazer on look 4. Looks pretty sweet, but the link to it is broken.
Always feel free to go against the grain. What works for someone, might look awful on someone else. I can tuck a button down into a pair of jeans just fine, but there’s no way I could walk around with the top button buttoned. I guess I just don’t get the “air tie” look. I think it has to do with the lines of the outfit. I’m a big fan of vertical lines, but not horizontal. And buttoning the top button of a collared shirt while not wearing a tie creates this imaginary horizontal line right at your neck. Stylistically decapitates me. It’d make me (and maybe it’s just me) look like I was about 6 years old.
And as far as the link goes? It was working… looks like they’re sold out? I can’t find it anywhere on calvinklein.com
I know where you’re coming from on that Joe. There’s no way I’d wear a collared shirt like that with the top button fastened. It would just make me look geeky. And maybe cause I’m a thinner guy I don’t feel the need to buy those “enhancing” shirts. But I wanna point out that tailoring your shirts or getting a shirt that’s already fitted off the rack is important. It makes that getup look a whole lot better.
I ought to mention though that here in L.A. people look at you funny when you’re dressed like that and not at a club or a nice restaurant. They always think I’m too dressed up; when really its just a shirt and jeans. But doesn’t matter cause its comfortable and laid back..
First off rolled up jeans is just a no-no in my book. Their model seemed to me oddly proportioned, but still there is no excuse for rolling up you jean, unless you are on the beach.
I like the suit a lot, I was looking at similar one at the local warehouse for men.
The last look… are the eighties back? We have been having a lot of Wall Street malfeasance, so maybe they are. I actually liked the eighties, but I don’t know if that look will fly in California.
I agree, I’m not a fan of rolled up pants–unless you are getting wet or have the chance to get wet, of course. It’s a lot like the boat shoe argument that has cropped up a few times on this site.
The only shirt I can imagine tucking into jeans might be a gingham one (you know, if I was Eastwood or McQueen). Otherwise, I just don’t get it. It doesn’t look good.
But then maybe it’s because I’m in Southern California and anyone with shirt tucked in jeans is a vaquero.