Fashion
Is Sports Luxe The New Smart?
It is difficult to imagine that the combination of sports and luxury can
fit so seamlessly together. The impact that the style has had on the fashion
industry is nothing short of revolutionary as major fashion brands have taken
on and adapted it. In recent years, sports luxe, or sports luxury has seen a
meteoric rise, with celebrities showcasing the new look on social channels
everywhere. It is a difficult style, or trend to grasp, but once you have the
fundamentals you will be able to experiment and cater to you. We’ve come up
with a sports luxe outfit for you.
Sweatpants or Joggers
No matter what you call them, they are one of these foundations of
a sports luxe outfit. It can be entirely casual, or it can be a pair of joggers
that have been modified to have a huge resemblance to trousers. Designers have
now began using lightweight and fitted materials to mirror trouser images in
order to take them away from traditional cuffed designs. If joggers, or
sweatpants aren’t your cup of tea, then you can use casual pairs of slim jeans,
as the whole sports luxe trend is based on comfort and luxury. There are a host
of different styles you could use for joggers, as high-street brands such as
Topman, River Island have created a various number of fitted sweat pant styles.
Experiment with them, as you will not entirely comfortable unless you find
something that truly suits you.
Footwear
Your
footwear with your choice of outfit is one of the most important decisions
you’ll make when it comes to this trend. Major labels have begun incorporating
formal shoes in order to push the style more towards luxury, whereas other have
used canvas, or sport styles to provide the ultimately comfort. No matter what
style you choose, your shoes have to have a balance of both. Shoes can often
dictate the direction your sports luxe outfit takes. Deciding whether you want
to look at a more casual, or luxury style is entirely down to you,you’re your
footwear is important. Think of brands, such as Timberland, All Saints are a
perfect example of mens boots. Think Nike, Vans, Adidas, Android Homme and Puma
for your canvas, or sports based trainers.
The Upper Wear
The jacket you choose to use will define what way your sports luxe
outfit goes down. If you want to cater more towards a formal look, you’ll tend
to look for oversized t-shirts, blazers,
tailored jackets, or for more casual occasions you’ll look for casual baseball jackets,
jumpers or hoodies.
People are
quick to forget that blazers were once called a ‘sports jacket’ and now the
sports luxe trend has arrived, designers such as Lanvin have adapted
accordingly. Lanvin have used lightweight materials, with shortened styles in
order to create a jacket that seamlessly fits into sports luxe. It is a smart,
yet contemporary look, but take sports luxe towards luxury. That is not to say
that you can’t look smart with a hoodie, or a baseball jacket, as many others
will take the comfort route. Use the hoodie, or jumper from any collection
of mens tracksuits and take advantage of the fitted style,
as sports luxe is a huge experiment. Casual can still look smart, so take
advantage of the different brands and styles that you have. Look at brands such
as The Couture Club, Gibson London, Topman and many more to see a variety of
casual and smart jackets.
These are only the foundations of a sports luxe outfit, so once
you have these fundamentals you can adapt it in any which way you’d like.
