For Arena Homme +’s latest issue there is a meeting of some of fashion’s greatest minds: Willy Vanderperre as photographer and Olivier Rizzo as stylist.

Joining together, models Kim Dall Armi, Raf Decuyper, Robby Bream, and Yannick Abrath (all coming from Storm Models) are located in an artists’ warehouse, smoking and wearing some of Fall 2010′s most interesting pieces including a hot pink knit sweater, a geometric jacket from Prada, feathers from Ann Demulemeester, and vintage star-spangled pants.

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For Fall 2010 Lucas Ossendrijver teamed up with Lanvin’s womenswear designer, Alber Elbaz, to make a beautiful collection that was all about the line between polished and edgy.

The collection focused on the Lanvin man that wanted to look chic and well put together and still look youthful and edgy. The show was comprised of many suits that were soft and comfortable while still remaining sculptural and edgy. Another staple of the collection were the polished, boiled wool coats, perfect to keep you warm on the chill autumn nights. On the edgy side of the spectrum, the show had some very cool street gear including metallic gold pants, a graphic tee, and a few backpacks.

It seems that when it comes down to it, the collection was a mixture of the personalities of the designers. Alber Elbaz bringing in the soft, Lucas Ossendrijver bringing in the edgy, and both bringing in the luxurious and cool. The combination provided a blockbuster collection that will be in the closets of every fashionable man.

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Once again aiming their lens in the Givenchy direction, photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott shoot the house’s Fall 2010 advertising campaign.

In a similar group set up as seen in last season’s campaign, with the Givenchy name now branded in white lace, a fresh crop of faces sprinkled with regulars, Simon Nessman and Mariacarla Boscono, now carry the torch of representing Tisci’s fall turn to extreme delicacy and simplicity.

Leaving us without print this season, the men all mesh together wearing fitted fleece wool trousers and shirts that feature pleated fronts, in both semi-transparent and opaque cottons.

As simple as it may seem, the erotic and homosexual undertones leave me speechless. Thus far the best campaign of the season.

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Simply describing her latest collection for Hermès as ‘essential pieces tailored in very beautiful fabrics’, designer Véronique Nichanian ruffs up the house’s image a bit, injecting beautifully tailored pieces with a fresh breath of edge.

Always known to produce among one of the season’s most perfectly precise and tailored collections with a typically relaxed fit, Nichanian expands her idea of ‘a chic man who goes into a seedy, slummy area’, transforming the concept into 47 looks in warm muted tones with pops of vibrant hues.

On a perfect crop of fresh faces, the almost instinctual method of layering for warmth takes center stage. A huge trend this season, to make it appear as sweaters were paired one over the other, mutant tops were seen. For example, on sweaters you will now come to find a wider heavy ribbed knit or cashmere turtleneck collar at top, though as you look lower, you will encounter a deep-V continuing on in contrast cashmere and un-ribbed knit.

Though it played an almost vital roll in the collection, layering was kept light and effortless by the overall vibe that slightly dipped into rocker territory with trousers featuring belts with a thick chain, While scarves gained fringed edges.

The house’s noted bags are this season mixed with leather and suede, much like the contrast suits and perfectly cut jackets that were seen when luxurious silk/cashmere blends weren’t seen.

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