熟男熟女如何打理衣橱：款式还是时尚

　　Style Vs. Fashion

　　款式还是时尚

　　Once you get into stratospheric price levels, it makes sense to ask yourself whether you're making an investment or buying a fashion item. Both have their pluses and minuses. While an immaculately rendered and classically tailored suit may last ten or 20 years and never go out of style, it'll hardly get you noticed in a crowd. Meanwhile, slick fashion suits will have you looking like a rock star, but only for a couple of years.

　　如果西装的价格高得惊人，就有必要问问自己究竟是在投资还是花钱赶时髦。当然两者各有利弊。一套无可挑剔的传统西装也许能穿10年20年也不过时，但它却很难让你在人群中凸显出来。而一套华而不实的服装能让你俨然一副摇滚明星的派头，但只能流行几年。

　　"The choice between fashion and longevity is a very personal one," says Michael Bastian, men's fashion director in New York. "The best strategy is to play with them."

　　纽约的男士时尚顾问迈克尔·巴斯蒂安说：“要时髦还是要持久完全是个人的事，最好的办法就是别太当回事儿。”

　　Indeed, playfulness is one of the defining characteristics of the latest generation of suit buyers. "Suits are definitely back, but in a more personal way," says Bastian. "The younger guys are treating suits more as an integrated part of their wardrobe--pairing jackets or pants with less traditional elements for distinctly personal looks. If they wear a tie now it's because they want to, not because their suit needs one."

　　的确，最新一代西装购买者最显著的一个特点就是抱着玩的心态。巴斯蒂安说：“西装的确又开始流行了，但更个性化。年轻一代更多地是把西装当作衣橱里的必要部分，为了突出个性他们会把夹克或裤子和不那么传统的元素配着穿。如今他们打领带是因为他们想打，而不是需要与西装配套。”

　　That same philosophy is gradually making its way into corporate culture. When it comes to a wardrobe, there's no longer the same emphasis on distinguishing between going to work and socializing. Your business wardrobe shouldn't be just navy and gray suits anymore, and your social wardrobe shouldn't be just corduroys. Wherever you're going these days, you're doing business, and you need to feel good about what you're wearing at any given moment.

　　这种理念也逐渐渗入了公司文化。说到衣橱里的衣服，人们已不再强调职业装和便装之间的区别。职业装不应只有蓝色、灰色西装，便装也不该只是灯芯绒的。如今你不管到哪儿都是在忙生意，所以随时需要对自己的衣着感觉良好。