
The essential men's trainers guide. We show you how to wear trainers as a modern day fashionable male, what trainer styles you should have in your wardrobe and provide look books for a variety of occasions...

The latest men's fashion & clothing pattern trends for 2011. We break down all the key patterns you should have in your wardrobe this year. Includes floral prints, psychedelic prints, geometric print...

Suede Footwear – New Essentials? I know we keep saying it here at FashionBeans, but it is true (or at least we hope it is), summer IS hiding just around the corner. Let us not forget after all that British…

An Outerwear Icon Steve McQueen. As a style icon and all round man’s man there is probably no better advertisement for the Harrington jacket, unless you choose to include Elvis Presley, James Dean, Frank Sinatra, Clint Eastwood, Joe Strummer and…

Introduction I’m sure that all you fashionable gents will know all to well the complex relationship that exists between fashion and debate. We here at FashionBeans are big fans of a good debate, it broadens the mind; encourages deeper consideration…

On Your Bike You might well be wondering to yourself just how much of a new trend this one actually is. It’s been hanging around for a while now, so why all the sudden interest? A correct observation, inasmuch as…

Introduction I’m fairly certain that everyone who reads this article has been asked at some point in their lives, by a disgruntled parent, irate teacher or responsible adult of any kind – “So if they jumped off a cliff would…

The Essential Brogue As a student, I am often faced with a serious dilemma; food or clothes. Sadly, staying alive has to take priority so I am forced to browse, but not touch, wish but not have – unfortunately touching…

Introduction To the regular readers of FashionBeans, our apparent obsession with Chunky knitwear of all shapes and sizes will be all too obvious. If your new to the site, have a quick browse through the archive and you’ll see what…

Solving The Footwear Dilemma Following on from one of my previous articles; ‘Skinny Jeans – The Great Debate’ I wanted to address one of the issues brought up but some of our readers, namely what footwear to pair with skinny…

Cargo Trousers Introduction As a chap, I understand full well all the very manly and difficult questions and problems that we, as gents, must answer and face everyday. Questions such as – How many press ups, squats and sit ups…

Key Trend – Avant Ski/Sport Luxe With Halloween passing, and the clocks going back, there can be absolutely no doubt that the seasons have changed. Summer is but a distant memory, pushed too forcefully to the darkest recesses of our…

The New Check My first order of business is to apologise profusely for the appalling main title I managed to spew from my horrible pun filled brain. I shall be trying my very best not to do it in future…

Introduction What is life without a good debate? Whether it is an in-depth political discussion, a consideration of important social questions and conventions, deeply concerning environmental issues regarding the plight of squirrels or just a big argument with your mates…

A Fair Isle Fancy As with the inevitable changing of the seasons, we – the fashion conscious public – face the inevitable, albeit exciting, changing of our wardrobes. Autumn is upon us, and it is with a sad heart that…