Men's Fashion Trend Alert: Sleeveless Blazers And Jackets

One of the fashion trends for men this spring/summer 2013 are the sleeveless blazers and jackets. Sleeveless blazers and jackets were all the rage on the high fashion runways. Everyone from James Long to Jil Sander to Matthew Miller produced their own unique take, but by far the biggest proponent for this trend was Versace.

Style Spotters: Festival Fashion 101 - Governors Ball Music Festival 2013

Lets start this festival season with some festival fashion 101. First stop, the governors ball music festival 2013 in NYC. Its a two-day music festival of almost 30 acts, including Azealia Banks. We can see that crop tops and rainboots ruled the day, but there were also sporty to bohemian looks that kept heads turning. Take a
look the style spotters:

Elegancy101 Men's Fashion Special: Nick Cannon Spotlight - a Trendsetter On Many Accords!

Nick Cannon is a true underdog who has embraced his “corny” attaché is definitely a trendsetter of unique caliber. While a majority of artists and celebs become successful by following the trend, Cannon has by doing the exact opposite! True to himself and his following the Cannon aura has inspired young people to follow their dreams. Also known for rocking amazing suits, Nick adds to his entrepreneurial arsenal!

Men's Fashion: Miguel takes VEVO On a Opening Ceremony Tour

R&B singer Miguel takes VEVO to his favorite L.A. store, Opening Ceremony, for their “Stylized” series. He introduces us to his stylist Jasmine Benjamin and picks out some designer threads to try on. Take a look at the video after the jump:

Style Spotters: Salone Della Moda - Fashion Event In Rotterdam

Elegancy101 attended Salone Della Moda, a fashion platform where international designers, young talents and commercial fashion brands show their new collections to the (fashion) press and visitors. We captured off-catwalk fashion in our brand new Style Spotters post. Take a look at them after the jump:

Hair Discussion: Black Men With Straightend Hair - What Do You Think?

Trinidad James stopped by Power 105.1's "The Breakfast Club" to chat it up. The rapper switch up the hair and debuted his brand new straightend look. When asked why he switched from the afro, he said he was getting his hair cleaned and he felt good about it.  And he's not worried about what other people think because, "I just do me all the time". Good that Trinidad feels like that, but there is a lot of debate about being a black male with straight hair. Mostly form the black community. Why is it so bad for a black male to have straight hair?

Men's Fashion: Jaden Smith In Katie Eary Sweatshirt

Will and Jada (sigh)! With parents that awesome, it was only a matter of time before Jaden Smith would make his mark in the fashion world. Jaden has revealed his own clothing line, MSFTS, and is now modeling high-end street fashion in an editorial for Wonderland. The young star is seen in a graphic sweatshirt from Katie Eary’s Fall 2013 collection:

Men's Fashion: Chris Brown In a Givenchy Long Shirt

Fabolous gives us a peek at the short film for “Ready,” his collaboration with Chris Brown. In the behind the scenes look, Chris is wearing an $885 (approx. EUR. 689,- ) Cotton Poplin Sleeveless Long Shirt from Givenchy’s Spring 2013 collection. Do we like?

Style of the day

So today we’re having a fashinisto as our style of the day! You can see that he certainly marches to the beat of his own drum. We like his diversity! His bomber looks very good too. What do you think, leave your opinion after the jump: (Be our style of the day and send your picture to elegancy101@gmail.com)

Men's Fashion: Chris Brown's Black Pyramid Sweatpants

Chris Brown was spotted pumping his Porsche 911 Turbo S with gas in Beverly Hills. The singer was wearing a $225 (approx. EUR. 173,-) black Pyrex Vision The graphic Religion hoodie, $45 (approx. EUR 34,-) Black Pyramid sweatpants from his own clothing line, and a pair of $160 Air Jordan Retro 4 Cement sneakers (approx. EUR 123,-).

Men's Fashion: Justin Bieber In BBC, Supra Blackwood & Street Urchin

 Justin Bieber has clearly been shopping at the Lil Wayne garage sale! He was spotted in London wearing a $85 (approx. EUR 60,-) Billionaires Boys Club Crew Sweatshirt, leopard harem pants, a pair of $95.96 (approx. EUR 73.71,-) Supra Backwood Men’s Boots and he accessorized it with a €16.74 Yellow Studded Snapback Cap by Street Urchin. Shop his outfit after the jump:

Men's Fashion News: Big Sean Will Debut Own Fashionline

From stylish rapper to clothing designer, Big Sean previously released Finally Famous T-shirt line by growing a lifestyle and clothing brand called Aura Gold. Big Sean is such a cutie! But really, do we need another celebrity trying to do a clothing line? Find out on what he had to say about his new brand and check a preview of his collection after the jump:

Hot or Not: The Dream's Ballcap At The Grammy's

When winning for rap/song collaboration for "No Church in the Wild," from Kanye West and Jay-Z’s “Watch the Throne,” Frank Ocean and The-Dream offered typical awards show thank-yous. But Jay-Z only wanted to thank producer The-Dream’s choice of ballcap. Is The Dream's ballcap really that bad? Rate after the jump:

Hair: Chris Brown's Dreaded Do + slickback look

Chris brown is starting to change hairstyles just as quick like one of his "triangle" girlfriends Rihanna. He first debuted a inspired dreaded ‘do, and now he has opted for a slickback look. We can say that the guy is free to experiment with his look! But which look suits him the best?

Men's Fashion: Versace’s Spring / Summer 2013 campaign

Donatella Versace’s Spring / Summer 2013 campaign evokes a sense of godlike beauty featuring chiseled male models of mythological proportions. It is photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot and styled by David Bradshaw. More pictures after the jump:

Men's Fashion: Joe Budden For Rolling Out magazine

Joe Budden suits it up for Rolling Out magazine. www.theybf.com just gave us a sneak peek of the photoshoot...polaroid style! Take a look at the flicks and MEN take notes for style inspiration:

Men's Fashion: Rocawear spring 2013 collection style look book

Rocawear spring 2013 collection offers fresh tees, button-ups, cardigans and, of course, denim in a wide array of spring colors that are simultaneously classic and trendy. Check out these Brooklyn boys as they take us through some of BK’s cultural destinations.

Men's Fashion: Kanye West In Junn.J And MMM Diamond mask

While performing at the first of three shows at the Revel Ovation Hall in Atlantic City, Kanye West stepped out on stage dressed in all white wearing a Maison Martin Margiela Haute Couture Diamond mask to top it off. He was really giving us the “What is he wearing” moment and we managed to find out:

Try a Trend: Men With Skirts

One of the more surprising trends to emerge from the Men’s Spring-Summer 2012 runway shows that just ended in Paris, skirts. And also from the looks of Kanye West and A$AP Rocky’s closet, skirts and dresses are the new skinny jeans. Designers like Givenchy, Ricardo Tisci, Yohji Yamamoto and Thom Browne all featured men skirts in their collections.

Fashion Discussion: Will You Buy the Chris Brown x Rihanna Black Pyramid tee?

If the recent lovey dovey photos and the suggestive duet "Nobody's Business" don't prove that Rihanna and Brown are an official item, then this new fashion statement sure does. Chris recently took to his Instagram to reveal a mockup of a t-shirt he designed for his Black Pyramid clothing line, featuring a picture of the rumored on-again couple.