Go to Lidl, grab a pen and shrink your jumper – nine next-to-nothing menswear styling hacks from the catwalks
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From Armani’s velvet revival to Canali’s layers, the menswear collections are full of ideas that can be recreated with things already in your wardrobe. It’s January, and the cliches are in full swing: it’s cold, dark, dry, you’re waiting for that next payslip … It doesn’t help that this month collides with the latest menswear fashion season. There’s nothing like scrolling Instagram with last night’s leftovers, watching a flurry of glamorous shows, parties and way out of budget trends trickle past you.
![[Chloe Mac Donnell]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/uploads/2022/11/07/Chloe_Mac_Donnell_Next_Gen.png?width=75&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none)
But it’s not all doom and gloom. There are plenty of quick, easy and, most importantly, affordable styling hacks you can adopt straight off the catwalk. Here are nine tricks to tap into now. Get your accessories from the supermarket. Good news: you probably already own this season’s coveted accessories. Prada pinned pink corsages on to lapels (do it yourself with a supermarket carnation), while the fifth-generation Italian fashion house Kiton popped a ballpoint pen in its models’ breast pockets. Over at Dunhill, several models played with art deco gold lighters as they strolled down the catwalk. A Bic one borrowed from the smoking area will do.
![[Kiton spring/ summer 25]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/43fc57b3ff9466f1e2e5681e90cc17fa5add3754/0_0_2732_4098/master/2732.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none)
Put on your trackie bums (again). Facing the end of hybrid working? Try Magliano’s new high-low mix for continued comfort. Inspired by 1980s Italian counterculture, the Bologna-based brand took a working from home staple – trackie bums – and teamed it with an office essential – a smart leather belt. Note how the elastic from the sweatpants is intentionally tucked under the belt, which is key for convincing your boss that this is a curated “look” rather than the result of oversleeping and having to dress on the fly. Even Armani had drawstring trousers, which did the job.
![[Magliano spring-summer ’25.]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7992a07b88b693d563cfbac46fcc9739425ee46a/0_208_1667_2083/master/1667.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none)
