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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Priya Elan

Men’s fashion microtrend: the break-up look

Brad Pitt on GQ cover

Before we ask “What is the break-up look?”, we need only turn to Brad Pitt, whose spread in GQ Style screamed under the warmth of a homemade fire, “This is it!” Deep Vs mixed with pastel colours and Hawaiian shirts, it was a mise en scene straight out of a painting of clown Pierrot (sad, puffy eyes included, with added millennial pinks). It’s the sartorial equivalent of scrunched-up Kleenex on the floor after listing to your secret Adele playlist. No better way to say, “Here’s a whole new me”, than by dressing up like a flower, it seems.

Peachy, £22, next.co.uk
Peachy, £22, next.co.uk
Red flower, £7.99, newlook.com.
Red flower, £7.99, newlook.com.
Pastel grey, £85, allsaints.com.
Pastel grey, £85, allsaints.com.
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