Style Trendhumper: Cropped Trousers

The fashion world just can’t find a happy medium with pants. The tough choice of baggy, fitted, or tight is getting tougher with ankle-length trousers becoming more popular. Take a look around'down to be exact'most of the fancy boys showing off their exposed ankles are prancing around your city, not just the runway.

This new formal look is best put together with suit jackets, a pair of pointy leather shoes with no socks on. Sounds pretty absurd if you ask us, what with the potential of sweating out your best (and probably only pair) of hard-bottoms you save for weddings and funerals. But at least your naked ankles are prepared in case SoHo is ground zero for another Katrina. Will you be preparing for the flood with cropped trousers this season? “HUMP” or “DUMP” this budding trend after the jump.

Style Brand Profile: Maiden Noir

Maiden Noir is a worldly brand. Taking the bold graphics of California’s T-shirt culture and combining them with Japan’s clean, minimal design, founder Nin Truong, Toshiyuki Suto and Eric Green bridge a major gap in fashion. Based in Seattle, WA, their skateboarding meets grown-man cut & sew approach has everyone under the streetwear umbrella covered. Check out what they have in-store for this Spring after the jump.

Style Tip Of The Week: Go Tuck Yourself

Illustration by Brosmind Studio

There’s a right way and wrong way to everything. But when shirts fall under into that ambiguous zone of tuck, or un-tuck, just follow these simple steps…