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Alexis Petridis on fashion

The Guardian's rock and pop critic offers a new take on men's fashion
  • Alexis Petridis: a fitting farewell

    'This is my last menswear column. It's been a five-year journey I'm enormously grateful I undertook'

  • Alexis Petridis: Lurex

    'Readers closer to Adrian Mole's age than mine might disagree about the value of the Lurex polo shirt'

  • Alexis Petridis: it's a fur cop

    Unless you fancy looking like a filthy-rich oligarch with no taste, steer clear of the new wave of designer furs

  • Alexis Petridis: Folk

    Alexis Petridis: the clothes I wear

    If I had to write about menswear I really love, I'd write about Folk

  • Alexis Petridis: worst-dressed fashion heroes

    Alexis Petridis: worst-dressed fashion heroes

    Don't sneer at ski goggles and sandals: they might just be a bold, subversive style statement

  • Alexis Petridis: a little courage goes a long way

    Well, make that a lot of courage if you want to go out looking like this

  • Alexis Petridis: Plaid

    Alexis Petridis: plaid suits

    'Plaid has a grand history, but I can't help but feel that ongoing attempts to revive the plaid suit might be dashed on the rocks of the mid-70s'
  • Alexis Petridis in velvet

    Alexis Petridis: the velvet revolution

    'The fact that every lady present started cooing appreciatively when I put the suit on helped'
  • Alexis Petridis: Hospital look

    Alexis Petridis: The hospital look

    People might feel a bit queasy about dressing in clothes associated with places of trauma and grief, says Alexis Petridis
  • Alexis petridis: big suits

    Alexis Petridis: the suits may be big, but they're not all that clever

    Big suits are back on the catwalk – but why didn't the designers spare a thought for the man of smaller stature

  • Alexis Petridis in sunglasses

    Alexis Petridis: The 1988 revival

    'This means that next year we'll presumably be in the grip of a 1989 revival: a swathe of hip new bands claiming the influence of Jive Bunny and Milli Vanilli'

  • Alexis Petridis in terrycloth

    Alexis Petridis: Terrycloth

    'It gives the wearer the air of a middle-aged, 1970s suburbanite'
  • Alexis Petridis: Book coverings

    Alexis Petridis: Book coverings

    Alexis Petridis: 'Gentlemen past a certain age are probably best advised to give a wide berth to the T-shirt featuring Lolita'
  • Alexis Petridis in belted suit

    Alexis Petridis: What a waist

    Time to get your midriffs out, lads, says Alexis Petridis, or bung a belt over your jacket
  • Alexis, July 9

    Alexis Petridis: Suede head

    Just what is refined suede, asks Alexis Petridis
  • Alexis Petridis: leather

    Alexis Petridis: Hell for leather

    What bright spark came up with the idea for all-over leather menswear, and in summer, too?
  • Alexis Petridis in tux

    Alexis Petridis: Hip tux

    Is it time to tinker with men's evening dress?
  • Alexis, June 18

    Alexis Petridis: Wide-leg trousers

    'David Bowie may have got away with them because he was a nonpareil genius'
  • Alexis 11 June fashion column

    Alexis Petridis: Giant footsteps

    Who are these people who, having read this column and seen the accompanying pictures, tell other people I'm a fashion expert?

  • Alexis Petridis in print suit

    Alexis Petridis: Print suits

    'This looks like something a minor 60s icon who overdid the mind-expansion might wear for a comeback gig at Northampton Roadmenders'

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