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As the fashion industry gets ready for men’s fashion week in New York starting July 10, retailers and style arbiters are focusing on a new type of male customer: Call him post-trend.

After several years when many fashionable men impulsively chased popular runway fads, the industry is now recognizing a new breed of consumer who gravitates toward independent labels that specialize in classics, craftsmanship and quality.