Racing Away This Season Is The Biker Jeans For Men
The moto biker jeans for men have long been considered a key player in every bike rider casual arsenal. And given the effortless cool that these jeans lend to an outfit, it’s not hard to validate. But rather than going down the traditional biker route, cut a contemporary path and wear yours over a casual shirt, some distressed/ripped biker jeans and a pair of heavy, no-nonsense boots.
French designer Pierre Balmain has been credited with popularising the “biker jeans” trend back in the days when the style was in effect inspired by the motorcycling sport itself. The gussets and patches at the knee were meant to secure the rider on his motorbike. It was also meant to hide knee pads.
Social Media Trend
The next validation of this trend for fashionable jeans of men comes from social media. Pinterest shows the way for the top 3 pins scored a whopping 35.6k re-pins which averages to around 12k re-pins per image, now isn’t that something worth noticing!
Instagram lovers also gave a huge thumbs up to these jeans, with the top likes accounting for a cumulative total of 30k altogether.
Celebrity Sightings
As for celebrities, Justin Bieber, David Beckham, Lewis Hamilton, John Legend and Kayne West have been seen donning the latest fashion update of biker jeans in varied versions. In 2015, David Beckham even sported the hat of a lead actor in the short film “Outlaws” by Belstaff, wearing his biker jean. His association with Belstaff biker jeans goes a long way. In 2014, he was seen adorning this favourite look at his book signing event.
Instagram’er Ranbir Kapoor has almost made the biker jean his favourite uniform, albeit in different styles and colors. He recently sported the biker jean trend on two occasions, both of which garnered him interest spanning up to thousands and comments all up to 200’s. And the colours he sported were hues of grey and blue.
Consumer Loving Biker Jeans
According to Stylumia ranking using AI for fashion & real-time visual analytics here’s a look at the Top 10 trends for Biker Jeans
Stylumia’s lens has caught the above as top-ranked biker jeans for the season’s Summer 2016 and Autumn 2016. Brands covered are Zara, Asos, Wrangler, Roadster & Jack & Jones only.. to name a few based on the above images, drawing comparisons between Indian and International street-style biker jean trends.
Global Search Trend
If google trends are anything to go by, then the biker jean is here to remain. There is a sky-rocketing demand for the trend in the US. The biker jean trend has witnessed a 5X growth in consumer interest in America.
And how about consumer search? Turns out, the biker jean trend is high on the interest of consumer search worldwide. In the 6 months period between May to October 2015, there has been an 80% spike in the search rates for this trend following which it has sustained a 50% growth in the timeframe between October 2015 and October 2016. This is a good measure of which category of jeans brands and retailers should buy into.
Retailers like ASOS and Nordstrom based on fashion intelligence are already seen favouring the biker jean through their brands G-Star Raw, Diesel, Dsquared2, True Religion, River Island and Pull & Bear. Even designers like Versace and Just Cavalli are seen endorsing it.
India Search Trend
In India too, there has been a 3.5X growth in consumer search between the 12 months period of October 2015-2016.
Indian retailers have bought into this trend through their brands G-Star, Jack & Jones and Wrangler.
refer trend graph below.
Biker Jeans, have been constantly searched for the last two years and is at their peak this winter 2016, which is a clear validation of consumer intent
In Summary
Biker Jeans are for motorcycle lovers & for fellow enthusiasts and if anyone else who appreciates well-made, denim motorcycle jeans that reduce uncomfortable bunching around your thighs and seat. Whether you’re on your bike, in your car or on the couch, you’ll appreciate the freedom from the pull-and-tug adjustments every time you stand up.
The biker jeans fashion trend insight is a definite promise in its category and also seen are similar trends like ripped jeans, camo & bomber jackets that have been accepted as mainstream fashion in the US & UK markets, so brands and retailers looking to occupy a share in the consumer’s fashion leadership barometer must take notice.
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