Best. Gay. Week. Ever. (June 27, 2008)

HERE IS WHAT YOU'LL BE WEARING NEXT FALL. SNICKER, SNICKER.
Normally, I have about as much to do with fashion as I do Playboy magazine. But part of my preparation for the TCA involved going to Nordstroms to buy some actual fashionable clothing as one does not interview David Hyde Pierce in lounge pants and a hooded sweatshirt (or at least unless doing it over the phone). So off I went last weekend to Nordstroms to put myself in the capable hands of a personal shopper (otherwise I grab stuff for fifteen minutes, pay for it and rush out the store).

Consequently, I found myself slightly more fashion aware this week. So when I came across photos of something known as Milan Fashion Week on Getty Images, I took some time to peruse what the designers have deemed will "fashionable" for Spring 2009. Apparently "fashionable" mostly means ludicrous, skimpy, and very, very white.

For starters, check out what the fashionable fellow will be sporting as headwear next year.

I can at least see the right guy wearing the purple number, but unless the second fellow won the French Open and decided to wear the trophy on his head, that look is a no go. And don't even get me started on the tiger skin. I hope that fellow got paid double to wear that ridiculous outfit.

Now check out these looks:

We've got school boy geek with a giant lunch pail, the Ted Kaczynski Unabomber style and banana-yellow pants which can only be worn by a guy with a body like that so no one is even noticing what he is wearing. I mean, come on!

The other look for next summer is apparently the next-to-nothing look. I just love the speedo with the backpack. That's stylin'. (Yes, I realize the others are underwear, but I'm not about to let facts ruin my joke!)

Which isn't to say everything at Milan Fashion Week looked like something from a Simpsons' parody. I especially love the guy's outfit on the left, the fellow in the center is very stylish, and that purple (or whatever fancy "eggplant" color the designer wants to call it) is fun.

This grey combo is very hip (not to mention form-fitting), the white look is a fun retro and does Tom Ford ever look bad?

Tom Ford, far right

But was Milan a white place this year. I found only a couple of models of color anywhere except at the DSquared show hosted by Tyson Beckford. I don't know if white is the new black or what, but next year's shows could use a serious shot of diversity.

Tyson Beckford, left

Finally, Getty had some behind-the-scenes shots I thought would be fun to share!

All pictures courtesy Getty Images/Vittorio Zunino Celotto

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