FashionBy:

Aaron WiegardMegan Ritchie

Lizzie KellFiona Newton

Mens Fashion;Facts

The global men's fashion industry is expected to exceed $402 billion by 2014

industry has expanded by 14% during 5 year period China is the fastest growing market, expected to be around $78,000

million by end of 2014 Americas represents almost 35% of global market The largest share of market consists of clothing and footwear specialists

(60%)

Men's Fashion;Sports Clothing

Sports Clothing within Men's Fashion has always made up a large percentage of sales revenue, due to high participation rates and interest levels in sport

Team jerseys, tennis wear, athletic apparel, fashionable sneakers etc are high commodities with major brands like Nike, Adidas and Puma

The American hip-hop industry is well renowned for making hoodies and sweatshirts big business in the late 1990's

jdsports.co.uk

Men’s Fashion;Casual Wear

Men's casual wear flourished due to relaxed standards of dress at work. In 1997 studies in America found that 52% of respondents were able to dress casually every day of the working week, with that figure increasing yearly.

Casual wear has been affected by the rise in sports wear, with jeans sales down 6% in America in 2014 with sports wear rising 7%.

esquire.com

Men’s Fashion;Evening Wear

Men's evening wear comprises of apparel worn to dinners, formals, charity events, weddings or other social events.

Men's evening wear is largely put on display at Melbourne's spring racing carnival. Fashion houses dedicate vast amounts to dressing celebrities in the latest styles, with the birdcage marquee being viewed by millions nationwide.

Menfash.us

References

Men’s Clothing Industry Market Research & Statistics. Retrieved 23 Jan 2015 from http://www.reportlinker.com/ci02122/Men-s-Clothing.html

American fashion embraces the casual and comfortable retrieved 22 January 2015 from http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/public-perspective/ppscan/.../85058.pdf

Jeans face an uncertain future amid yoga wear rage retrieved 23 January 2015 from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-2745518