This week, all the attention of the fashion world has been focused on the Milan menswear week as such prominent names in Italian fashion as Missoni, Gucci, Fendi and Ferre, with more than 50 labels in all, present best examples of their winter masculine couture in various venues of Italy’s fashion capital.

Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana impressed the audience with their new collection that offers a 24-hour wardrobe from boxer sweatshorts, to the pre-office workout, to the impeccable three-piece pinstriped banker suit, to the velvet silk, embroidered tuxedo jacket. But the most remarkable was the duo’s collection of sexy, distressed and bejeweled low-riding jeans, instantly dubbed the “pubic pants“ for their blush-causing waistline, presented by muscular, tattooed models.

Donatella Versace presented a range of motorcycle leather jackets, leather pants and matching driving gloves, as well as a collection of grey and black shaded tight-fitting men’s suits.

Miuccia Prada, known for her womenswear minimalist look, has chosen a similar approach in the case of men’s fashion, delivering a collection of traditional overcoats, tweed or leather blazers, patterned cashmere pullovers, casual slacks, and ties in preppie wool or striped silk, adding some zest with the haphazard knit and leather caps.

“It’s time to put the avant-garde behind, and analyze what men really want from fashion,“ the designer told AP after her Monday preview presentation.

“Let’s face it, men are conservative at heart.“

Roberto Cavalli’s show of winter menswear delighted the audience with its extravaganza, presenting a selection of black mink coats with ostrich feather trim, padded jackets with fur lining, hunter’s shirts in tough skins, jackets in gray wolf, bomber jackets in crocodile, pants in hefty loden wool and Tyrolean jackets in leather. The week of men-devoted festivities in Milan ends Thursday with designer Giorgio Armani’s show in the theater located in his Milan headquarters.