Here's an interesting piece of marketing fluff, from today's Guardian no less. The headline promises an article on the resurgence of bespoke for men, when actually it is all about brands:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/fashion/2013/jan/06/new-dandies-mens-fashion
There was something I read somewhere that said young men no longer had a role as being seen as providers to young females, as apparently women could now look to exceed the earning of their male peers, and what women now looked for in men was just physical attractiveness, over their possessions, income and ability to provide.
I wonder if this is why we see a rise in this type of thing?