# Test Garments Young Meagher's Cutting Edge Menswear By lourdes sanchez bayas | Published 2008-03-10 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hip-fashion-young-meaghers-test-garments References: [interiordesignroom.blogspot](http://interiordesignroom.blogspot.com/2008/03/confederate-motorcycles-backalley.html) & [youngmeagher](http://www.youngmeagher.com/) The Amsterdam-based Young Meagher creates "test garments" as opposed to seasonal collections. Their product is a mixture of art, fashion, and history that mixes motor sports, work wear and militaristic influences in cutting edge new styles and fabrications. [Modernizing menswear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soft-touch-by-bugatchi) with the use of English wool, Dutch silk, Italian rubberized natural canvases and poplins, tightly woven cotton gabardines along with [waffle-knit thermal underwear qualities](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apresse-2026), Young Meagher's designers Liam and Jennifer Maher are strongly influenced by the Military Guild of Rural Tailors Standards and Ethics of 1880. I really don't know what that Military Guild is but Young Meagher's line of clothing is definitely very slick, cool and very well-tailored and if I were a dude, I'd be totally into it. No doubt. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.0/10 - Popularity: 52% | Activity: 31% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Hip Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/hipfashion) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Test Garments:** The trend of creating test garments instead of seasonal collections offers a disruptive opportunity to create unique and innovative designs. - **Mixing History and Fashion:** The trend of mixing historical influences with fashion offers an opportunity for creating new and unique styles - **Fabric Innovation:** The trend of using unconventional fabrics, such as waffle-knit thermal underwear qualities, for menswear is an opportunity for creating unique and differentiated products. ### Where This Applies - **Fashion Design:** Fashion designers can leverage the trend of creating test garments to develop new and unique designs - **Textile Manufacturing:** The trend of using unconventional fabrics creates new opportunities for textile manufacturers to develop and supply innovative materials to the fashion industry - **Military-inspired Fashion:** The trend of military-influenced fashion presents an opportunity for companies to create niche products targeted at this market segment ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Functional Rugged Menswear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/menswear-brand-kestin.md) - [Active-Minded Refreshing Streetwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/october-collection.md) - [Avant-Garde High Streetwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hm-x-glenn-martens.md) - [Elevated Menswear Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soft-touch-by-bugatchi.md) - [Collaborative Workwear Tailoring](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/engineered-garments-x-brooks-brothers.md) - [Refined Vintage Militaristic Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/studio-nicholson-fw25.md) - [Dynamic Athleisure Menswear Ranges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/red-run-menswear-collection.md) - [Refined Utility Tailoring](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apresse-2026.md) - [Reconstructive Streetwear Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ys-for-men-x-masses.md)