The unveiling of Jean-Paul Gaultier's latest Yakuza tattoo-inspired design in Paris showed that vivid mens shirts are set to be among the in vogue looks next winter
Paris's Autumn/Winter menswear shows have a long-established reputation for providing up-to-the-minute fashionistas with a glimpse of tomorrow's designs today.
The past week's events proved no different, with a variety of fabulous outfits from some of the premier male garment designers in the world.
Catwalk shows came littered with inspiration for the discerning gentlemen too, with the usual mix of innovation and sophistication on display in the French capital.
One man always likely to turn heads is Jean-Paul Gaultier and the past week proved no different with the French designer making the headlines after turning his attention to men's shirts.
Taking the simple sophistication of cotton shirts as a canvass, Gaultier's latest design incorporated Yakuza-inspired tattoo designs into a truly magnificent and incredibly vivid shirt.
GQ associate editor Robert Johnston was full of praise for the "Yakuza tattoo-print shirts and trousers harking back to classic 80s Gaultier".]
The shirt evidently left an impression with the fashion magazine and soon had rumours spreading of a new trend in men's fashion for vivid shirts.
After all, with the market becoming increasingly crowded with garment types of an increasingly original variety, there is something reassuring about finding such striking clothing in the world of shirts.
Those quick off the mark could take advantage of the new penchant with a purchase from Eton Shirts latest Autumn/Winter collection too, which includes a fine range of vivid delights for the vivacious youngster within us all.
Eton's pink floral design blue pixel shirt is one to watch. Presenting a flower-based design filtered through a retro-gaming perspective, the shirt offers a moderate cutaway collar with removable bones for adjustment.
Available in contemporary, slim fit or single cuff shirt varieties, the garment takes the Gaultier principle of the vivid to a whole new level.
Equally impressive is the violet and purple striped printed poplin cutaway collar design that adopts contrasting design motifs and succeeds in blending them into a mens shirt that could have you standing out from the crowd.
In both instances, these vivid designs come from the first part of Eton Shirts Autumn/Winter collection and with designs this daring they could prove a valuable investment for many seasons to come.
