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Fashion: Menswear: Comme Des Femmes.(Buyers guide)

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Byline: Sameer Reddy

Menswear is typically about sober suits, structured tailoring and starched shirts. But this season and next, designers are showing a softer side.

Y-3 by Yohji Yamamoto, a line distinguished by its high-tech sportswear, features a lush fall coat with a red velvet floral pattern ($2,250; y-3.com), the perfect piece for an urban explorer on a romantic journey. Alber Elbaz and Lucas Ossendrijver, the designers who mastermind Lanvin's men's line, are showing belted cashmere cardigan coats ($2,330; lanvin.com) that exude sensual elegance. Their spring collection features a provocative nude cotton blouson ($680) and slim pant ($1,288). At YSL, Stefano Pilati builds a spring collection around ...

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