Fall 2009 New York Fashion Week: Gray stoked

The waves of gray that flooded the European men’s runways earlier this season are now lapping at our shores, and the result is a steely crop of men’s suits and sportswear. But that hardly meant dull. Labels including Diesel Black Gold, Calvin Klein, G-Star Raw (pictured) and Monarchy Collection served up Prince of Wales checks, herringbones and color-blocked shades of charcoal, iron and smoke.

Band of Outsiders matched its shades-of-gray patchwork suit with color-blocked gray wool flannel boat shoes, its newest collaboration with Sperry Top-Sider.

— Adam Tschorn

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  (Jonas Gustavsson and Peter Stigter / For The Times)