NEW TREND: THE `VILLAGE PEOPLE' LOOK

NEW TREND: THE `VILLAGE PEOPLE' LOOK

NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- Dressing like a member of The Village People might soon become high fashion, if some designers have their way. According to the National Association of Mens Sportswear Buyers, so-called "role-playing clothes" that make men look like a French sailor, a midnight cowboy or even a riverboat gambler is the latest "niche market" currently being explored by designers. One outfit consists of a striped T-shirt, white pants and a sailor hat. Another one features a sparkly western-style suit that resembles something out of "Bonanza." Other men's styles predicted to be hot for Spring 2000 include shorts worn with knee-high socks and sloppy, cropped pants tied at the waist with a rope which may make you look like Robinson Crusoe.