The pandemic and lockdown have impacted numerous aspects of our life, why would clothing be any different. Suddenly we didn’t have a use for our extensive office wear, or any of our black-tie garments. All we needed was comfortable loungewear while we spent our days and nights indoors. Consumer spending and behaviour patterns have changed in the due course of this year giving birth to new trends that have captured the imagination of the fashion industry and its patrons.

On International Men’s Day, fashion influencer Nikhil Rana shares his mantras on what men should consider if they need to stay in tune with the latest trends, “Staying on or ahead of trends can be a real headache for most men. Where do you look? How do you know what trends to follow? Are you too old to follow them? These are all just a handful of questions which haunt most men when the subject of trends is brought up”. Below, he shares with us five styling tips to effortlessly keep up with the latest fads.