Fashion for men is one of the most rapidly expanding trends within recent years.

Among high school students, this trend is especially prevalent.

Throguhout the student body, there are many  students that are examples of the  different  forms of fashion acceptable among males.

Carson Kline, sophomore, is known among his peers as one of the most fashionable.

“I really care about my appearance and the first impressions that I make,” Kline said.

As it is with many young students, older role models can act as influential figures, fashion included.

“My older brother influences me a lot. I really look up to him, so I wear a lot of the stuff that he recommends,” Kline said.

Fashion by definition is meant to impress people and instill confidence in the person wearing the clothes.

“I definitely think that some people notice what I wear. I also know, though, that there are some people that just don’t really care,” Kline said.

As for the opposite sex, Kline admitted to caring about what girls wear as well.

“Yeah, I really notice what girls wear. It influences the way that I think about girls.”

“It can tell me what kind of person that they are,” Kline said.

Kline’s budget is also a major contributing factor to the level of excellence in his wardrobe.

”I spend around $100-$200 a month on clothes. I really like dress shoes and watches. I’m also really into ties and tie clips,” Kline said.

While there is definitely a niche for the more dressy style, there still remains a popular “athlete” type of dress.

“I have a pretty laid-back style. I wear Nike products and other regular athletic clothes,” Dillon Bruning, junior, said.

This style remains a staple for many teenage boys, being both easy to maintain and yet passably fashionable among the masses.

“I understand that what I wear isn’t very flashy, but it’s a comfortable way to dress so that I can be presentable at school,” Bruning said.

“I also notice what girls wear. It can really shape the way that I look at them.”

“If they’re dressed up consistently, I consider them to be harder workers,” Bruning said, echoing similar sentiments to Kline.

One other aspect of style that is vastly different between Kline and Bruning is the price tag.

“I would estimate that I spend around $200 a year,” Bruning said, a mere fraction of Kline’s costs.

Somewhere in between the two ends of the spectrum is a quasi-dressy, and yet casual style, popular among the more hipster crowd.

“I care about fashion because I enjoy wearing things that other people admire,” Jacob Horn, junior, said.

“But my favorite types of clothing are cool hoodies and jackets,” Horn said, exemplifying this casually fashionable style.

“I don’t really care about what girls wear,” Horn said, differing from the opinions of his two peers.

“I spend about $100 dollars on clothes per season,” he said, placing himself right in the median between Bruning and Kline.

Men’s fashion has become very broad, encompassing many styles.

The number of styles that are deemed acceptable is ever growing, accepting more groups of people frequently.

Kline, Bruning and Horn are prime examples of this phenomenon. Each of them is fashionable in his own right, accomplishing their own personal idea of what fashion is to them.