NEW YORK — As the baseball season grinds toward the World Series and another football season rears its helmeted head, a man's thoughts turn to fashion.

Of course, that man is undoubtedly a designer, photographer, model or anyone else affiliated with the menswear shows at New York Fashion Week.

Designers exhibiting their 2010 spring collections might be oblivious to the wide world of sports, but they are cognizant of the world outside the runway. Many wove concerns about the jittery economy into their clothing. Some reduced price tags; most stressed the "upbeat" and "optimistic" elements of their designs.

On the runways, unsmiling young men moved about in double-breasted jackets or pleated bucket shorts or even something that appeared to be part skirt, part trouser. And those who watched cheered.

THOM BROWNE

There are those who expect Thom Browne to deliver jaw-dropping designs every fashion season. And they are never disappointed.

For spring 2010, Browne presented an edgy array of menswear, ranging from a topcoat with large polka-dot holes cut in its gray fabric to long pants sporting a crotch dropped so low as to make them look like dresses.

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