A little bird told me it’s never too late to write about fashion, even 3 days after the Day 1 of the Menswear fashion shows started in Milan. Enough days to contemplate the best and highlights of the first day of what could be the trends in menswear this fall. So noticeable that it’s hard to not speak about it, designers are surfing on the wave started by Alexander McQueen, expect a lot of live streaming during the upcoming two weeks to virtually feel like seating next to the best fashionable people in the world. Alright, let’s get started!

Costume National

Classic and minimalist, the Italian designer, Ennio Capasa, designed a collection for an army of bikers wearing dark suits. A tribute to the modern Italian suit mixed with the highly-recognizable “Japanese” signature Capasa learnt under Yamamoto. Classic-cut pants and modern long jackets (women will love it), no shirts and ties, but the turtleneck is the collection’s prominent trend.  I like the casual vibe of the whole collection but suitable for the working-guy attire. Surprised by the fuzzy texture on sleeves and bust, not sure this will make the final design. Overall, cool and rock’n'roll like the previous collections.

Emporio Armani

Giorgio always has the ingredient to surprise. Start a fashion show with guys in snowboarding suit. While some may have thought they entered the wrong show, this was really Armani. So what’s the link? Well I guess, Armani is starting up a new sportswear collection, because otherwise I don’t see. Nevertheless, pleasant show with a lot of high-brows. The Armani man is still fashionable, and ready for the jet-set. The ecclectic collection included almost more than 50 suits all amazingly Armani-esque. Great tailoring, perfect combinations, and love the highlighter colors on some of the items.

Burberry Prorsum

A jaw dropping show. After seeing a show like this one, you just want to stay on a high note and avoid being disappointed by what could come the next day. I can’t tell how much I was excited to watch the show live from my bed (not too mention it was early morning in NYC). As usual Burberry has the best looking coats, but this collection was, from what I’ve seen before, Burberry’s Bailey at its best. An orgy of eye-candy coats that made me chew my lips so hard I could have been bleeding of joy. Christopher Baily, is a genius and delivered what I call a revolution of the coat. Double-breasted trench with Russian front, double-collared leather Royal Air Force jackets, complete white-wool coat, “A la” Celine light brown trench coat and double-breast coast with buttons forming a V from top to bottom. The collection felt like the Great Britain during World War 1 meeting modern shapes. Smartly designed to be utilitarian with a military look, love it, love it and love it (I’ve learnt Fashion Editors are not allowed to use the word ‘love’). Now I can’t stop that song from The Cures “Without You” blasting in my mind.

You can still watch the runway film at this link.