After seasons of gray, gray and more gray, bright color is making a comeback. Menswear designers are showing a rainbow of colors on the runways of Europe for spring 2000.
Men have a complicated relationship with color.
We want to stand out in a crowd, but there is a niggling and unspoken fear at the back of our minds that a rainbow of peacock colors denotes high camp rather than high fashion. We want designs we can get excited about, but we're not sure we want them in our personal wardrobes. In sum, most of us like the theory, but shun the practice. Half-finished suits line the bespoke room in Westbourne House, Paul Smith's west London store. Here, customers can order fabrics in any color under the sun, although the rails remain dominated by navy blue, gray and black.