Milan

"CLASSICS," designer Tom Ford said, looking out over his showroom. "We make classic menswear. That's what I like on men."

Directly in front on him was a display of evening jackets: one in a Pucci-esque swirl of psychedelic greens, another in an electric shade of pink. A few models were circling the room, some outfitted for evening, one in an animal-print swimsuit small enough to ball up in your fist. It was 9am.