I run an inverted 60m stem with 760mm wide 'flat' nuke proof bars.
Don't knock it untill you've tried it, it feels wierd when you first throw a leg over it as the bars are even lower than a road bike. But as soon as you get onto some singletrack the extra weight on the front gives massively more grip and you really do stop noticeing the wierdness of it.
Guess you need long hamstrings though, I can get my palms flat on the foor without bending my knees, otherwise its a recipie for lower back problems. I'm ok on it for about 3-4 hours before I get any back pain, and thats probably as much due to a stiff frame as it is the riding position.
Try it, no need to wory about the fasion police, just remove spacers and invert your stem and see how it feels. I did and the next day ordered a shorter stem and flat bars and will probably never look back!