A man can find clothes that are very fashionable and also plug into the greater trends rolling through fashion.
Ralph Lauren and Jil Sander houses also delivered exceedingly wearable collections.
Dolce & Gabbana's 19th-century military fantasia dreamt of a time when war was romantic.
However, given the prices that men's wear now commands, a man has to be hardheaded, avoiding clothes that will look outdated and make little impression now.
Jil Sander had introduced men's collection a decade ago that figured out a novel way to let men look fashionable without being a sufferer.
Raf Simons's first collection took rebel ideas about cut, proportion and where zippers should go and tamed and tailored them to the fashionable customer.
Ralph Lauren proved in his fall runway show by showing his many lines - Polo, Black Label, Purple Label, and RRL separately, Mr. Lauren mixed them all together: patchwork-tweed sports coats, Western jeans, and bankerly suits.
Collection presented not about how modern man should dress but about how he does dress.
Men who like all-American classics but prefer them executed with a continental, even unusual cut are buzzing about Michael Bastian's new line.
Plokhov of Cloak took the slim-fitting; early-80's styles of Brit bands like the Clash and hit them with a jolt of tweed.
What emerged is a cross between Manchester, England and Manchester, New England.
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