Dress your man this New Year

As we wind down to the party of the year - after all, it's the last, and biggest, bash of 2009 - we tell you what your man should be wearing on New Year's Eve. What's more, we even got a guy (see picture) to model and demonstrate!
Style check
After a survey of menswear for Fall/Winter '09, and listening to advice from GQ magazine stylist Natasha Chib, we came up with a list of essential trends your man could pick from:

• Anything purple is hot, hot, hot! Wear them as stripes, micro stripes, solid colours…
• If he won't wear purple, jewel-toned shirts or even monochromes are hot
• You (well, actually he) can't go wrong with some subtle sequin or a little bling, provided he's comfortable with it
• If he's angling for a more formal look, single-button suits are the way to go.
• Depending on where you're going, loafers, boat shoes or even funky sneakers are A-Ok!
• Wear jeans with tapering legs for a more tailored look
• Slip into slip-on boat shoes etc for an edgier party look

Picking the right stuff Aadhitya Lahoti, 25, (he bravely agreed to model for us), who describes his personal style as casual even when he hits the clubs, said he was looking to go more formal, "but not too formal" this New Year's Eve, and wanted help.
That's when Chib stepped in and helped him pick out a couple of very interesting options at The Collective, a menswear store at Phoenix Mills, Mumbai.
Look 1:

Jeans: Armani
Price: Rs9,000
Shirt: Richard James
Price: Rs12,000
Jacket: Etro
Price:Rs73,000
The jeans and star-patterned shirt ('Richard James make the coolest shirts,' said Chib) adhere to the 'not too formal' diktat, the textured midnight blue jacket adds a polished formality to the look.
Look 2:

Jeans: Eams Sewn
Price: Rs9,000
Shirt: The Collective
Price: Rs4,500
Shoes: Car shoes
Price: Rs12,000
"If you want to avoid the jacket, wear a tux shirt. It's still formal enough," said Chib, who paired the purple tux shirt with tapering jeans. 'They're another hot trend this season. They create a more tailored, put-together look," she added.
"Just remember a little bit goes a long way," said Chib, "after all, men like to be comfortable in what they're wearing."

source:idiva