We’ve all heard that age-old saying that ‘real men wear pink’, but how many of you actually enforce it?

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The runway that broke the internetthis seas was definitely Jacquemus’ S/S20, 10th anniversry catwalk.

This season we’re advocating you leave your outdated gender stereotypes by the door and lean into a rosier shaded hue that will leave both yourself and your wardrobe firmly in the pink.

Washing over head-to-toe tailoring at Alexander McQueen and adorning both the walls and silk lapels of Dior, the sherbet shade’s reach was far and wide at the S/S20 shows, and now it’s time for it to make its way into your wardrobe, too. Let’s unbox this trend together, shall we?

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A$AP Rocky attends the Grammy Awards in Blush Dior

Whether you’re already a full-throttled fan of fuchsia or a more cautious will-experiment-with-salmon-socks type, make sure you’re sticking to a one shade per look ratio. Paler blush-hues such as champagne or rose can be pared with other pastel shades such as daffodil or pistachio, while bolder shades of magenta needs no competition – pair cautiously with light-wash denim and dark, textural pieces like a leather jacket so your fit says ‘making a statement’ as opposed to ‘making a mistake’.

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Paul Smith A/W20

Whether it’s a carnation colourway in Prada at Farfetch’s school-boy shorts or a balls out statement in AMI Paris’s high-waisted conversation starts, rethink pink and discover Esquire’s 5 essential rosy items below.

menswear, fashion, style, hues, colour coding, pink, esquire, 2020Alexander McQueen at Matches Fashion, Blazer, AED5,293

menswear, fashion, style, hues, colour coding, pink, esquire, 2020AMI Paris, Trousers, AED1,555

menswear, fashion, style, hues, colour coding, pink, esquire, 2020Equipment at Mr Porter, Shirt, AED 1,184

menswear, fashion, style, hues, colour coding, pink, esquire, 2020Off-White at Farfetch, Socks, AED231

menswear, fashion, style, hues, colour coding, pink, esquire, 2020Prada at Farfetch, Shorts, AED2,393


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