Emporio Armani presented Spring 2015 menswear during the Milan Fashion Week.

When the stripes disappeared, grid patterns took over, covering quilted leather toppers; boxy, hooded jackets, and even Bermuda shorts. Armani said he thought hard about this collection, and was careful not to tread into clownish territory.

The collection was called Avant Garde for no discernible reason other than it had a stark, monochrome quality that might once have been associated with edginess. But really it was more of Emporio's urban same: bombers, bikers, the shorter blazer, the cropped pants, the thick-soled athletic slip-on. Armani had some optical fun with the lines, making diagonal slashes on some jackets, creating wide stripes of black and white leather on others. The most attractive pieces in the collection were the sheer shirts and shiny shorts that closed the show.

Let's look at the masterpieces:

Photos: fashionising.com