You won’t hear me saying in a couple of years from now how fab Men’s Fall Winter 2012 was.

I tried hard to get inspired, but those bifabric jackets (leather sleeves and woolen torso), cropped pants or oversized coats have not blown me away. Honestly, if my boyfriend puts that on, I’d walk 10′ behind under the radar.  Lucky me, I’m appointed official fashion stylist of the house and those will never hang up in our closet. Although I’m hopeless that he’ll never wear those shirt like jackets sigh.

I was expecting more color block and more prints (I mean wearable nice prints). Sometimes an unsurprising collection is better than a disappointing one, don’t you think?

After those meaningful comments, let’s check the few ones I loved

Pictures courtesy of NY Times 

You know I was browsing the shows on WWD and Vogue and I was feeling sympathetic with those poor attendants who should have been yawning hard. They looked boring. Period. I appreciate that men haven’t Haute Couture runways to showcase “concept” clothes. I assume that RTW stuffs it all. But honestly, I barely liked a couple of piece out of every show … except Roland Mouret’s.

They are the kind I’d like my boyfriend or my father or my brother to have on. And oddly enough, I’d bet that they’d agree to do so! Additional evidence, if it was needed, that the show was great. Let’s break it down in small pieces.

This Men’s collection was not my favorite of all. From the Givenchy’s skirts (Rick Owens’ was no surprise), to Sacai girly espadrilles to Comme des Garcons’s fushia suit, I don’t think that most trends fitted everyday outfit, which should qualify a Ready To Wear collection in my view.

But (because there’s always a but, and when one searches, one finds …)

There’s something with this greenish trend men’s runways have sorted out.

This is not the most flattering color. But this is certainly the newest shade. Is it a yerk? Or is it a no?

Hermès managed to deliver an immediate to wear RTW collection. Most of the collections is easy enough to get picked up and worn right after the runway.

Let’s point out the cardigans,

Unlike Raf Simons, Dior got it darker and less structured.
Figures are way manly and lines look like they’re flying around. 

Raf Simons introduced an utterly feminine Men’s RTW collection last week in Paris. Evidences are the boot large cut pants, fitted tops, above the knees straight bermudas and shorts.

The androgynous figure of the models added even more confusion about whom this collection was intended for.

I seriously love the whole collection. I’d get it all for myself. Though I’m not sure I’m ready to cross guys dressing that way in the streets.

I purposefully selected only the very hermaphrodite outfits.