Kicking off the Paris Fashion Week on 18th January, Mugler revealed their out of this world theme for men’s autumn/winter 2012-13 style. The new collection featured sharply tailored, heavily textured capes and layered suits. It focused on shades of maroon, navy blue and rich dark green, together with black, white and grey.

Fashion-conscious men should seek out navy blue and deep burgundy items to team with dark grey outfits, ready for the coming autumn season. You can find these colours on the high street for a slice of the designer price, such as this burgundy hoody http://www.bankfashion.co.uk/men/brand/jack-and-jones/ amongst other well-tailored yet wallet friendly men’s clothing at BANK Fashion.

In Mugler’s collection, organic materials and fabrics were given a plastic, rubber or lacquered coating for a glossy finish and most of the pieces had a metallic high shine, reflecting the outer space-inspired style, although this aspect of the clothing is a statement on the catwalk, it is unlikely to filter through to everyday wear.

Renowned as Lady Gaga’s stylist, Nicola Formichetti – creative director of the French fashion house – wanted to explore the idea of male heroes, using padding and tailoring giving the models a “superhuman” aspect in their appearance and proportions.

Formichetti explained: “It is that exaggerated, heroic silhouette, hyper-masculine and formal that we were interested in, and how it transforms men.”