When a woman loves a man

It's no surprise that the designer behind Alexander McQueen's stellar men's collection is a woman. A woman designing menswear has a unique point of view, and it's just as much about the viewer as the wearer.

The color blocking and exaggerated collar are genius. Refined yet very masculine.

The Sargeant Pepper jacket is suddenly refreshing and formal against all white.

Beautiful layering. Beautiful contrasts.

Ah... perfect. Just perfect. The shearling collar makes a double breasted pinstripe suit look modern and fresh.

Wonderful, classic, with a twist.

The mix of colors here is sheer genius.

Layer upon layer

I'm all about men dressing up in the old school Italian way, so when I started looking through Balmain's Fall 2011 collection, I was a bit underwhelmed. It just looked like Abercrombie and Fitch done with a slight French flair. Nothing that exciting to look at. But around Look #9, when the layering kicks in, I suddenly had to pay attention. And what followed just got better and better. It's layering and absolute nonchalant cool done right, and I couldn't help but think that if a man dressed as such came into the bar or restaurant, I would definitely let my eyes linger on him just a little bit longer... (Doesn't hurt that the model here is just soo my type.)

Christophe Decarnin, you make clothes I want to wear. And now you make clothes that I want my man to wear. It's too good to be true.

White jackets are incredibly cool.