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# Foreshore Fall Fashions
The Latest Issue of 'Man About Town' Features a Groomed James Smith

By Kamal Musharbash | Published 2010-10-12 | Fashion
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/man-about-town
References: [homotography.blogspot](http://homotography.blogspot.com/2010/10/james-smith-by-paul-wetherell-beach.html) & [manabouttown](http://www.manabouttown.tv/)

A groomed and clean-cut James Smith graces the pages of 'Man About Town.' The latest issue of this magazine features photos by Paul Wetherell entitled 'Beach Combing,' and lays out [Fall fashions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/galilee-by-sea) in a leisurely way. As a collection of mostly black and white photographs, this shoot is set on a sandy beach, showing a sophisticated smart-looking Smith.

'Man About Town' celebrates fashion and lifestyles trends of the [classic stylish man](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/luxury-menswear-campaign). The [high-waisted pants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/west-coast-ivy-collection) (like Smith's pair in these photos) are strolling back into contemporary men's fashion as a handsome revival of the 1950s.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 3.8/10
- Popularity: 60% | Activity: 45% | 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

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **High-waisted Pants Revival:** Opportunity to explore the production, marketing, and sales of high-waisted pants for men's fashion in the upcoming Fall season and beyond.
- **Sophisticated Smart-looking Style:** Innovation opportunities around producing and showcasing elegant, clean-cut fashion styles for men, featuring black and white photographs in lifestyle and fashion magazines and campaigns.
- **Leisurely Beach Combing Fashions:** Exploring the production, marketing, and promotion of beach and leisurewear featuring dark, smart, and sophisticated fashion for men in upcoming campaigns and collections.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Men's Fashion:** Opportunity to capitalize on growing interest in vintage-inspired, classic fashion styles of the 1950s for men.
- **Fashion Photography:** Innovation around sophisticated, black and white fashion photography shoots, especially on beaches and other leisurely settings, to showcase upcoming fashion trends.
- **Lifestyle Magazine:** Opportunity to tap into the growing demand for classic and stylish men's fashion and lifestyle trends among readers of lifestyle and fashion magazines.

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