There’s a worrying male fashion trend taking over Hollywood and it needs to be stopped

There’s a new trend that famous men like Justin Bieber are embracing and it needs to stop immediately because it is starting to influence all men.

Famous men need to step up their fashion game. Source: Backgrid and Netflix/Getty Images

OPINION.

When did famous men completely give up on fashion?

Suddenly, they’ve traded pants and a nice shirt for oversized jumpers and track pants, and we’ve decided to still drool over them.

We’ve got to raise our standards; we can’t be a Khloe Kardashian and accept the cooked behaviour of the men we love.

Famous men dressing poorly is becoming an epidemic and Karl Lagerfeld isn’t here to put a stop to it and I don’t think his cat is up to the job either.

Hailey Bieber and her husband, Justin Bieber, were recently spotted heading out for the day. She was in a white see-through slip dress with thong underwear, and he was wearing a ridiculously baggy jumper and loose jeans.

She accessorised by wearing a gold necklace, hoop earrings and a cute black handbag, and he accessorised by turning his hat backwards.

Hailey looked like a ’90s ‘it’ girl, and Justin looked like he was off to eat dry cereal out of the box in his parent’s kitchen.

In recent years, Justin’s fashion has morphed from cute popster to a man that looks like he lives on the lounge and knows far to much about the plot of Days Of Our Lives.

The young star’s uniform has become oversized, ill-fitted and with no effort. Not effortless, just clearly no effort.

His new low-key look starkly contrasts with what his influencer wife wears.

He’ll be in sweats, she’ll be in a dress, and they’ll be clearly going to the same place.

Justin doesn’t bother to try and look glam anymore. Picture: Backgrid

Hailey is giving it her all! Justin is giving the least. Picture: Backgrid

This trend has been around for a while now – since Pete Davidson and pop star Ariana Grande took over 2018 by becoming an unlikely power couple.

The two were constantly snapped together, and often Pete would wear a sweatsuit while Ariana would wear her signature knee-high boots, paired with a baggy T-shirt and a face full of make-up.

She looked glam, and he looked like he’d consider flavoured milk a whole food group.

We’ve seen this syndrome at play this month because Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler have been on a press tour to promote their latest Netflix film Murder Mystery 2.

Jennifer is dressed to the nines, and Adam constantly looks like he just had to pop out to the shops at 9pm to buy milk for tomorrow’s breakfast.

He is wearing oversized jumpers while she’s wearing skin-tight dresses and heels.

Adam’s giving late night Woollies-run energy. Picture: Charley Gallay/Getty for Netflix

Even on the red carpet Pete didn’t step up, while Ariana did. Picture: Nicholas Hunt/Getty for MTV

I know it is obvious for me to point out, but women couldn’t get away with looking sloppy. If you were a female actor that rocked up to the premiere of your movie in a tracksuit, people would genuinely start making inquiries about your mental health.

It wouldn’t be seen as a quirky symptom of being famous or be labelled as cool not to care – it’d be seen as a cry for help.

Imagine the concern and outcry if Nicole Kidman rocked up to promote her next limited series in a matching tracksuit – Richard Wilkins would likely have to take a spa day to recover from the shock of it all.

Hailey rocking a skin tight dress, while Justin looks ready to rob a bank. Picture: Backgrid

Kim is giving hard core glam, and Pete is giving very relaxed. Picture: Backgrid

This trend isn’t just taking over Hollywood; I often see it in my neighbourhood. I live in Sydney’s inner city, and men are strolling around in track pants, getting coffees, attending brunches, and maybe even heading to work!

The juxtaposition is the women in my neighbourhood still teetering around in heels, in far more formal clothes.

Surely, there’s a middle ground here?

Men in Hollywood definitely used to care. Brad Pitt would saunter down red carpets looking suave, George Clooney is known for rocking the hell out of a suit, and even Mark Wahlberg would leave his white singlet top at home and dress up for around the town.

In fact, I’d say one of the things that made both Brad and George huge stars was that they dressed the part.

Gorgeous suits, big smiles, brushed hair.

George Clooney and Brad Pitt looking gorgeous. Picture: Gabriel Bouys/AFP

So why have men suddenly stopped trying? Have they finally fully digested the fact that the beauty of being a man is that you don’t have to try?

You can literally wander around like Pete and Justin in sweatsuits, and instead of people assuming you are unemployed, they’ll lord you as the modern-day sex symbols of our time.

Come on, men, get it together and set the right example.

We don’t expect you to be uncomfortable, but as my Nan would say, a little effort goes a long way.