English country classics fashioned from modern quilted jackets, tweed suits, leather boots and jodhpurs.  With nods to military and equestrian roots, these tailored designs represent some of the most wearable looks to descend the runway.  For an exemplary feminine menswear show, see Burberry Prorsum Fall 2012/Winter 2013.

Hunt the frugal fashion field & stream:

Fall 2012 released leather from its bondage to the bike and coupled it with ladylike restraint. While skins were presented in classic black, it also ran the catwalk in rich shades of hunter green, cobalt blue, and oxblood red.  No longer exclusive to rock stars and rebels, these well-mannered dresses, skirts, and trenches showed the decorum of a boardroom over a bar.  For an exemplary show in leather, see Valentino Fall 2012/Winter 2013.

Rebel on your conservative scale: