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Again, according to the Washington Post article, “Men no longer are handing over their fashion decisions to the women in their lives -- at least not as often as they did in the past.”

From a recent survey from the NPD Group, a marketing information company, men doing their own shopping have risen to 70% in 2002, up 5% from the year before, and a dramatic 22% increase from 1998 when only 48% of American men shopped for themselves.

So are the men in Capitol Hill ready for Helmut Lang and Hedi Slimane?

For Helmut Lang, his Fall 2004 collection that appeals to young up & coming executives can easily fit in the twenty-something and thirty-something White House and Capitol Hill staffers. His subtle tones of blues and grays is hip enough, yet conservative enough to pass muster in the halls.

Helmut Lang’s tuxedos where the color of the necktie matches the color of the lapel will be considered one of the best looking suits during those Embassy balls and political gala dinners.

As for Hedi Slimane, his men in skirts, be it tartan or otherwise might be too avant-garde to the still conservative dressers in the District of Columbia.

As for his rock & roll themed Fall 2004 collection, the teen-age children of the Embassy Row and Capitol Hill denizens will be its best bet.

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