Fashion Worlds for Men: From Savile Row to Selvedge Denim
If you love fashion, you love the stories behind it: six worlds from Sartoria Napoletana to raw denim to techwear – and how to find yours.
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Bespoke & tailoring: the supreme discipline
Bespoke tailoring is the craft behind elegance – and a worldview. London's Savile Row stands for structured shoulders and military precision; the Sartoria Napoletana for the opposite: the soft 'spalla camicia', unconstructed and featherlight. Connoisseurs read fabric labels like wine lists – Loro Piana, Dormeuil, Zegna or Vitale Barberis Canonico, from Super 150s wool to summery Solaro. And on the ground: Goodyear-welted shoes from John Lobb, Crockett & Jones or Gaziano & Girling that last for decades.
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Japanese denim: character instead of washes
Selvedge denim is woven on old shuttle looms, for instance in Kojima, Okayama – recognisable by the clean self-edge in the cuff. Wearing raw denim means buying a promise, not a finished look: over months, individual fades emerge that tell your own story. Brands like Momotaro, Iron Heart or Pure Blue Japan are the reference, and repair techniques like sashiko or boro turn wear into ornament. Denim as craft – the opposite of fast fashion.
«Seasonal goods for some, an early indicator for connoisseurs: what walks the runways of Paris, Milan, London and Tokyo shapes menswear for years to come.»
— Mira Mirror Magazine
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High fashion & runway: fashion as an art form
Seasonal goods for some, an early indicator for connoisseurs: what walks the runways of Paris, Milan, London and Tokyo shapes menswear for years to come. The fascinating part is watching creative directors reinvent heritage houses – from Kim Jones to Jonathan Anderson to Anthony Vaccarello. And if you want to see silhouettes questioned, you end up with the avant-garde: Rick Owens, Maison Margiela, Yohji Yamamoto or Dries Van Noten deconstruct conventions long before the mainstream quotes them.
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Vintage & archival: hunting the originals
The market for rare collector's pieces is booming: archival fashion means collecting legendary runway pieces from past decades – Helmut Lang from the 90s, Raf Simons spring/summer 2002. Alongside it, the second great source: military and workwear vintage, from the M-65 field jacket and the OG-107 to the French bleu de travail, whose cuts still inspire modern menswear. The hunt happens on Grailed, Vestiaire Collective and in curated vintage boutiques – patience is part of the pleasure.
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High-end streetwear & techwear: street meets luxury
The fusion of street culture, sportswear and luxury has changed the male wardrobe for good. Sneaker culture lives on limited editions and collaborations – from Bape to Off-White to Travis Scott – and on icons like the Air Jordan 1 or New Balance Made in USA/UK. At the other end: techwear, highly functional clothing with extreme weatherproofing and futuristic design, from Acronym, Arc'teryx Veilance or Stone Island Shadow Project. What unites both: zero compromise on material and detail.
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Slow fashion & textile innovation – and your honest check
The future belongs to bio-based fabrics: recycled wool, mushroom leather from mycelium, yarns from ocean plastic. 'Quiet sustainability' is the calm answer to throwaway culture – clothing that convinces through durability, repairable construction and timeless design. Which fashion world is yours? In the end, the mirror decides: with the Mira app you check by photo, lovingly honestly, whether the Neapolitan cut, the raw-denim silhouette or techwear layering works on you – and the try-on feature shows you new pieces via AI before you invest. Free on the App Store and Google Play.
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