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Dandies, Deserts And Dresses: 7 Trends From London Men’s Fashion Week

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London Collections: Men is nothing if not eclectic. For next spring/summer, British designers showed a wide variety of looks, running the gamut from tracksuits and basketball shorts to Savile Row tailored suits and the most avant of the avant-garde.

Click through to see 7 trends for next spring according to London’s best and brightest.

How the West Was Stunned

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Hentsch and Topman Design had a fixation on cowboys — and who of us hasn’t? — but where Hentsch went to the hipster rodeo, Topman opted for something a bit more slick, effete and romantic.

The Great Dandy

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Hackett London took Jay Gatsby on holiday while Alexander McQueen took a trip through an English garden and Oliver Spencer channeled modern-day dandy, the late Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Leather Dandies

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Not a traditional summer fabric, Richard Nicoll, J.W. Anderson and Pringle of Scotland had different takes on making leather work. And occasionally werq.

Jock Jamz

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James Long made brilliant use of mesh, bold prints with even bolder colors and traditional sporty silhouettes — the basketball short never looked so chic. Rag & Bone was feeling very active, showcasing tracksuits and athletic-friendly fabrics. Meanwhile, this KTZ  kaftan cleverly referenced baseball jerseys and MAN rethought the hoodie.

Dorothy Zbornak

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Always a fan of a drop waist, a knee-length collared shirt, a blazer over a dress and pants so wide you’d easily mistake them for a skirt, Golden Girl Dorothy Zbornak provided some perhaps unintended influences on J.W. Anderson, E. Tautz, Spencer Hart and KTZ.

In Screaming Color

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Burberry returned to its love of dramatic primaries and Katie Eary turned up the dial to 11 with her wigged flamingo prints. Jonathan Saunders had a subtle balance. Not MAN, however — unable to decide on one color, they used them all.

Desert Warrior

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Lee Roach, Christopher Raeburn and KTZ  weren’t thinking about the beach but they certainly had some sand on the brain with these desert-ready designs.

KTZ, though, took it a step further, mixing influences from Lawrence of Arabia to Muammar Gaddafi and the Ninja Turtles for a serving of Mortal Kombat realness:

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Flawless victory.

Photos: The Fashionisto/Style.com…and Mortal Kombat

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