Cross Your Tees
But retail style trends come and go, and just when you think they're gone for good, come back again. Baggy pants, for example—skinny jeans and slim fits all but killed them off, but GQ recently reported that loose-fitting men's pants are again making the rounds in European fashion.
The baggy look has yet to return to the T-shirt market, where slim profiles still rule, but there are plenty of other changes to watch for. "The biggest change, in my opinion, over the last few years is the weight," explained Nathan Lucrisia, MBA, marketing director for Atlantic Coast Cotton, Gainesville, Va. "Heavier-weight shirts were desirable in the past, but now people want lighter, softer and better-cut T-shirts. Shirts that are heavy and make your body look like a box are a thing of the past—a more fitted shirt is the present. Tri-blends, ringspun cotton and V-necks are big today."