London Fashion Week Men's: next season's trends from bus driver bodywarmers to crochet sleeves and tracksuits

Emma and Karen round-up the trends from the menswear showcase
Craig Green at London Fashion Week Men's AW17
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Emma McCarthy|Karen Dacre10 January 2017

1. Oversized coats

The menswear catwalks were a veritable wonderland for those who like their outerwear to come with its own personality. Kicking off proceedings was Topman, which went big in both print and form.

Born out of an obsession with pub dwellers of the Nineties, the chain presented carpet coats in heavy-duty wool and flannel.

Stellar outerwear options also came to the fore at Agi & Sam.

Topman at LFWM
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2. Crochet

“Granny knows best” was the mantra at Jonathan Anderson’s latest show, as the designer took a break from looking to the future in favour of a stroll down memory lane. The result was a collection that was anything but retrospective, with crochet scarves, skirts and sleeves plus supersized you’ll-grow-into-them-one-day jumpers woven with Anderson’s threads of brilliance.

J.W.Anderson at LFWM
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3. Bodywarmers

London’s bus drivers emerged as heroes of both the roads and the catwalk this weekend as Martine Rose returned to form and favour with a collection which placed the working man at the centre of everything. Staged in an indoor market in Seven Sisters - just as the Tube strike got under way - the designer offered up bodywarmers, crêpe- soled trainers and banker-boy ties as options for next winter.

Martine Rose at LFWM
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4. The genderless suit

Returning to the London catwalk with a showcase which brought with it mens and womenswear, the capital’s own` Vivienne Westwood gave us a power suit for both sexes. Cut loose to flatter both body types, this two piece combines a slightly cropped jacket style with a flat fronted trouser. For memorable effect, opt for a two piece in a rich shade such as tomato red or deep midnight and team with a fluid silk shirt.

Vivienne Westwood at LFWM
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5. Natty knits

Images of scarecrows by Leeds photographer Peter Mitchell informed Patrick Grant’s latest collection for modern-day tailor E Tautz. Key to the look - sadly not straw - is the sort of comforting, hand-me-down jumper favoured by well-off-country-boy-turned-Oxbridge-scholar types. See Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything. Team with a floppy mop, skew-whiff shirt collar and a substantial trust fund.

E Tautz at LFWM
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6. Gym class heroes

The fact that LFWM collided with yesterday’s Tube strike is of particular significance to the act of commuting, and what to wear to do so something of a recurring theme for next season. Cottweiler’s acclaimed showcase saw models in tracksuits dragging bumbags, a change of shoes and bike locks down the catwalk, as if en route from the office to the gym. Forget athlesiure, next season you must stop all the niceties and wear your tracksuit to work. This is the modern way.

Cottweiler at LFWM
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7. Join the tartan army

Plaid’s got its groove back. But next season the print is less Uncle Hamish at a wedding, more off-duty Action Man. Check out Oliver Spencer, who clad models head-to-toe in an oversized tartan motif for an outdoorsy answer to a suit. YMC and Alex Mullins also indulged in more than a passing fling with the Highlands’ finest. This trend is for everyone but squares - wear it with atitude and preferably a buzz cut.

Oliver Spencer at LFWM
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8. Rainy day dressing

Dressing for dank, dreary days is what Brits do best. For next autumn Londoner Craig Green has taken weatherproofing up a notch with ankle-grazing raincoats complete with matching Sou’westers, in shades of charcoal, navy and mauve. Those with a sunny outlook on life can also find shelter beneath one of Topman’s neon colour-block anoraks.

Craig Green at LFWM
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9. Bright sparks

While there may have been some serious military vibes in Christopher Raeburn’s latest offering, there was nothing stealthy or understated about it. Largely because many of the clothes in his collection were peppered with an eye-watering shade of neon yellow, which proved to be just the thing to perk up a spot of camouflage. Neon hues also played a starring role in collections by Blood Brother and Bobby Abley.

Christopher Raeburn at LFWM
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10. Logos for life

Thanks to our enduring obsession with the Nineties - a fascination which threatens to be as keen now as it was during the decade itself - we find ourselves in the grip of a full-on logo love-in. If you don’t want to join the CK mainstream, opt instead for Christopher Shannon’s Constant Stress T-shirt — a motto which seems perfectly suited to Londoners. Because who doesn’t love a modern-day throwback?

Christopher Shannon at LFWM
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