Paris fashion week menswear: in pictures

A new take on the Hoxton fin? A model prepares backstage before the Miharayasuhiro menswear show Photograph: Franck Prevel/Getty Images

Nose rings and skirts: it's difficult to imagine Givenchy's latest looks making the transition to the high street Photograph: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage

A symphony of beige from the usually outlandish Maison Martin Margiela Photograph: Victor Boyko/Getty Images

It's all about shades and caps at Lanvin Photograph: Yoan Valat/EPA

Give your smart/casual look a boost with an interesting lapel, a la Bill Tornade Photograph: Antoine Antoniol/Getty Images

Baggy knitwear can work at the office, according to Krisvanassche Photograph: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage

There's always one, isn't there? This season's scary mask award goes to Walter Van Beirendonck Photograph: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage

Thierry Mugler turns the lens back on the cameras snapping at the end of the catwalk at the Mugler show. Nice steadicam rig Photograph: Kristy Sparow/Getty Images

A cape for a man of distinction at Mugler menswear. We can also see a tip for brace-wearers next season: down the middle is where it's at Photograph: Kristy Sparow/Getty Images

The classic parka gets a double-breasted make-over at Viktor & Rolf Monsieur Photograph: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage

It's all about the accessories at the Louis Vuitton menswear show Photograph: Julien Hekimian/Getty Images

A dramatic, crimson, quilted lining adds a touch of 'sleeping bag chic' to this Jean Paul Gaultier creation Photograph: Kristy Sparow/Getty Images

Snappy suiting from Italian designer Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP

A return to the high-waisted trouser is counterbalanced by the play of modern textures in this outfit from Yves Saint Laurent Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP

Stefano Pilati takes a bow Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP

The master of prints Dries Van Noten strikes again with this jacket that seems taken from a medieval tapestry Photograph: Richard Bord/Getty Images

It was all go on the catwalk at the Dries Van Noten show, with stagehands creating muted prints on the walls Photograph: Pierre Verdy/AFP/Getty Images