“What’s a designer’s job?” asked a friend who nebulously understands fashion. I said, “To mirror the season, the times we live in and add a pinch of feelings to it before, somehow, turning it into an item people can actually buy.”

It’s a highly creative process. Isn’t it? To design a product that reflects people’s emotions and state of mind while making their lives easier, requires top-level skills.

And to provide them with a taste of what’s to come is even more ingenious—that’s what trend reports do.

There’s, of course, no one way to tell men how to dress right now. But we had to, these are the exhilarating men’s fashion trends we’ll place our bets on for the summer of 2023.

The Hottest Men’s Fashion Trends In 2023

1. The Time Traveller’s Trick

With timepieces, what's working is how the newer launches are designed keeping in mind that nobody wants to compromise on the classiness a timeless watch brings to the wrist. But you also can’t live with the features of the ‘90s in a world where smartwatches are measuring your BP and heart rate.

Case in point, Fastrack’s latest Fastrack Automatics. The design features a premium leather strap that you might have seen before on your favourite actor at the latest Cannes Film Festival. The watch boasts a high-quality, self-winding proprietary Titan automatic movement, colourful approach and multi-layered skeletal dial.

2. The Dopamine Hit


Since the WHO declared that COVID-19 is not a global pandemic anymore, the world is expressing itself in different colours and light. The dull, stay-at-home vibe is fading. Designers are back in business. And their collections are full of bright colours, rather technicolour hues like acid yellow, neon pink and lucid orange. Does your wardrobe feature the neons?

3. The Baggy Fit


There’s no better time to test a baggy item than in summer. Though a trend mostly seen in women in India, baggy jeans are back up on the shelves for men too. The catch is that young celebs like Kartik Aaryan, Justin Bieber and Pete Davidson have already pushed baggy jeans for the best part of 2022. Now, the biggest brands are billowing denim and making it mad comfy for you to survive the scorching heatwave.

4. V-Neck It Up


You have to have a lot of gumption to recreate what you see on the runway, but some trends require more courage than others. Case in point, the V-necks. The high fashion silhouette has been disapproved of many times by men as the first layer of clothing for being too feminine. But looks like how you carry is the strategy that makes a difference.

It just so happens that the cut-out shape works well with the relaxed fit and accessories. According to what luxury brands like Loewe, Ami, Dolce and Gabbana, Etro, Kenzo and even Armani displayed on their recent runway appearances, a deep V-neck is a change men need this summer.

5. Dainty Footwear


“I hate the office; it cuts in on my social life, ” Ms Dorothy Parker, an American poet once wrote. And I can think of at least twenty people around me who would say “Amen” to that. So the designers stepped in to change the vibe.

After years of Oxford obsession, the footwear silhouette has been made more poised, less formal, a little bit slim and a little bit delicate. The slip-ons are back on the fashion radar for men who passionately enjoy the style.