{"id":372140,"date":"2024-09-19T16:26:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T15:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/?p=372140"},"modified":"2024-10-22T16:38:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T15:38:17","slug":"queer-male-fashion-lfw-ss-25-olly-shinder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/fashion\/queer-male-fashion-lfw-ss-25-olly-shinder\/","title":{"rendered":"Forget ‘babygirl’ boys, it\u2019s going to be a dom top summer 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

If the straight boys are exploring a softer masculinity, queer fashion is embracing kinky leathers.<\/span><\/p>\n

WORDS TOM GEORGE<\/strong>\r\nIMAGES COURTESY OF FASHION EAST<\/strong><\/pre>\n
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Every September, around the same time that coffee shops fight to be the first to drop a PSL and <\/span>Caitlin Covington awakens from her slumber<\/span><\/a>, TikTok and Instagram gays signal that it\u2019s going to be a <\/span>\u2018femme top fall\u2019<\/span><\/a>. It\u2019s not; according to <\/span>Google Trends<\/span><\/a> at least. Perhaps the queer desire for femme top recognition is a response to the recent universal fawning over straight-identifying <\/span>\u2018babygirl boys\u2019<\/span><\/a> such as Jacob Elordi, Paul Mescal and Timothee Chalamet. Or, the rise of softer masculine expressions among straight men \u2013 Pleasing pastel nail varnishes, cutesy broccoli perms and preppy sweater vests, all on the biggest DL fuckbois you\u2019ve ever met. Or perhaps, it’s a desperate attempt by influencers to gain cultural capital by coining a viral seasonal aesthetic. One thing is clear though, in reality many designers have been leaning far from femme energy in their most recent menswear offerings \u2013 think more: wipe-clean leathers, whip-like belts and harnesses over oiled up pecs. Spring Summer 2025 is giving dom top.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Berghain was clearly on the minds of designers this year. For his final collection under the Fashion East programme, Olly Shinder continued to subvert the power dynamics of uniform. The splicing together of 50s boy scout hats with prison guard attire, whips made out of plaited hair, latex finger gloves and leathers with an oil-like gleen, all twisted with the archetypes of porn and fantasy. The characters became increasingly indecipherable from each other. The Berlin nightlife energy was most evident in a look that saw loose cutout panelled shorts merely held up by the straps you\u2019d see on a worker\u2019s overalls, fashioned to allude to a harness. Get you an outfit that goes seamlessly from the building site to the sex club!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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Olly Shinder at Fashion East ss25<\/em><\/p>
\"Get you an outfit that goes seamlessly from the building site to the sex club!\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>
In a similar vein, Maria Koch told <\/span>Vogue<\/span><\/i><\/a> that her menswear collection for SS24 was inspired by the moment at \u201cBerghain the shutters go up when the sun begins to rise\u201d. Outfits among Maria\u2019s walk of shame \u2013 alongside the guys wearing just office shirts and oversized hoodies, their trousers lost in last night’s debauchery \u2013 were leather vests, jackets and overclothes with the same easy-clean sheen of the well-trodden mattresses of a dark room floor. New York designer Elena Velez also played with hides in her collection inspired by Americana and old timey Rust Belt gender stereotypes \u2013 the first look of the collection saw a cowboy in leathers less reminiscent of cow hide so much as the ones you\u2019d find in Prowler.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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