AP - The French menswear collections ended on Sunday in a sea of sequins, silk and all things pink, challenging the adage that boys will be boys.

Fashion Wire Daily - An elegiac series of images Saturday afternoon by Ann Demeulemeester dedicated to the ability to age gracefully made for easily the best fashion moment so far in the French season.

Fashion Wire Daily - Will a lot of guys wear jump suits cut with shorts here on planet earth? Do you expect men to don pleated mini pants with jackets coated in imitation white chocolate flakes when they return from space travel? These were the questions one asked one's self, exiting the latest thought-provoking runway outing by men's fashion single most influential player Raf Simons.

AP - As world financial markets wobble and bonuses shrink, the macho male is going out of fashion.

Fashion Wire Daily - There was absolutely nobody from the world of work in Friday night's John Galliano Homme show, which is precisely one of the reasons it was so great.

Fashion Wire Daily - One sure could not fault Riccardo Tisci for failing to have a go in his debut collection for Givenchy, a take no prisoners collection of Gothic romanticism that was intriguing as it was commercially quirky.

AP - A trio of newcomers breathed new life into Paris menswear on Friday, with displays that ran the gamut from sober minimalism to Gothic excess.

AP - VATICAN CITY (AP) — The devil may wear Prada — but the pope does not. According to the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, the bright red loafers that Pope Benedict XVI wears are not designed by the Milanese fashion house, as has long been rumored.

Fashion Wire Daily - Making clothes that manage to look rather proper yet also seriously hip is a delicate balancing act, but one managed with aplomb and panache by Dries Van Noten on Thursday in Paris, the opening day of the spring 2009 men's shows.

Fashion Wire Daily - There's a fine line between understated and dull, a narrow gap twixt quiet elegance and predictable formulism, and one cleverly negotiated – happily on the right side - at Louis Vuitton on Thursday in Paris when it presented its latest men's collection.

AP - The devil may wear Prada — but the pope does not.

Reuters - Italian designers showed that next summer will be all about chilling out for men, with slim-look tops and loose trousers epitomizing a relaxed feel to collections.

Reuters - East will meet West next summer for Giorgio Armani male fans with Asian inspired long shirts, shantung trousers and fitted jackets, the Italian designer suggested in his menswear show, which won him loud applause.

Reuters - On a gloriously sunny afternoon at Wimbledon, Serena Williams strode onto court in a trenchcoat.

Fashion Wire Daily - Gucci took off on a rock and roll tour Monday in Milan with a men's collection where the models looked like Flower Power guitarists or arty bassists checking into a faintly louche hotel after their latest gig.