Is there a prize for the stupidest outfit at Men's Fashion Week in London...? If so one of these must be the winner



The three day fashion event started in London on Monday

British Fashion Council member and model David Gandy vowed to make London the 'menswear capital of the world'

Designers such as Vivienne Westwood and Hardie Amies show, alongside lesser known labels

Odd looks have included plank hats, models with vampire fangs and giant mittens

Enormous knitted mittens, bizarre hats made out of wooden planks, models with 'blacked out' faces, and men sashaying down the catwalk in frilly dresses.



This year's Men's Fashion Week has been nothing if not outlandish.



The three-day event, which started at the MAN show on Monday with the aforementioned plank hats and blacked-up faces, has seen designers from Vivienne Westwood to J.W. Anderson via MAN, Topman and Shaun Samson seemingly compete to out-crazy each other on the catwalk.



The London event, sponsored by Topman, sees 60 menswear designers showcase their wares for autumn/winter 2013 in front of assembled press and buyers from over 45 countries - and is a showcase for what is a £6.5bn fashion industry.

Skirting the issue: J.W. Anderson looks determined to make the male skirt a strong look for 2013

These boots were made for walking! Frilled knee-length boots on the J.W. Anderson catwalk

Are you sure that's not womenswear? A model on the catwalk during the Katie Eary show



Earlier on in the week, MAN, a collaboration between Topman and Fashion East, kicked off the craziness with models wearing lengths of splintered four-by-two across their faces. And things never recovered from there.



Martine Rose's A/W 2013 collection took inspiration from the traditional pub with garments made out of beer mats and bar towels.



Sibling, a collaboration between designers Joe Bates, Sid Bryan and Cozette McCreery described as being 'all for one and one for all', sent out embarrassed-looking models clad in enormous, loose-knit jumpers and mittens, complete with snoods that pulled up over their heads. Many of the models would no doubt have preferred the garments to cover their faces too.



Looking good: Men in dresses at the J.W. Anderson show

Prints charming: A model on the catwalk at the Katie Eary show

Purple reign: Prints, purple, latex - this look has lots going on

Think pink! Eary has been paying attention to Diana Vreeland



Fangtastic: Along with floral print, models at the Katie Eary show also sported creepy vampire-style canines

Work it! The key with carrying off these looks is all in the personality - perhaps these models failed to get the memo?

A few wore knitted jumpers with 'Please Kill Me' spelled out in flowers on the front - echoing the thoughts of the beleaguered models wearing them, perhaps?

Sibling's design crew may have had good intentions, but in the real world, those looks were more for one than for all.



At J.W. Anderson the humiliation of the models was made truly complete, as the designer sent out his clan of put-upon male beauties wearing frilly shorts, leather dresses and frill-trimmed knee-length boots.



One blond looked so down in the dumps it's a wonder he didn't tear the offending garment off and run for the hills.

Then again, in those shoes, he would have had a job.



Model David Gandy, who is a British Fashion Council member as well as an ambassador for Men's Fashion Week (known as London Collections: Men - said at the beginning of the event he wanted London to become the number one menswear fashion destination in the world.

One thing is for sure: it would be a lot easier for it to become weirdest.



Stars who gathered to take in the sartorial circus included rapper Tinie Tempah, rocker Ronnie Wood, model Oliver Cheshire and actor Benedict Cumberbatch - all who seemed able to watch an entire show without crumpling into fits of giggles.

Whether any of them will be calling in any of the outrageous outfits to wear for their next red carpet event is another matter altogether.



Somehow, with those knobbly knees Ronnie Wood has, you just can't imagine him in a pair of frilly shorts.



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At least he won't catch a cold: A model wearing a large pink knitted jumper with match hat during the Sibling show at the London Collections

The whole collection: Sibling is a collaboration between designers Joe Bates, Sid Bryan and Cozette McCreery

Two models wear super-sized knitted hats - so big their faces are barely visible - paired with matching large gloves on the catwalk during the Sibling show held at the Hospital Club

Giant hands: A model wears huge knitted gloves several times the size of his actual hands during the show

Another knitwit: A model wears a baby and dark blue knitted hat with a matching furry baby blue jumper

In rehearsals: Designers Joe Bates, left, and Sid Bryan watch a rehearsal for their Sibling catwalk show

A heavy handshake: Models wear huge gloves during the Sibling shows. The designers describe the Sibling brand as 'knitwear for men with a very English humour'

'Please Kill Me': One model's super-sized scarf is teamed with a black and red leopard print top, left, while another has a jumper with 'Please Kill Me' sewn out of flowers on his jumper, pictured right

Wood you? Strange facial contraptions made using splintered wood at the MAN show



Carpentry chic: Four by twos made for unusual accessories at MAN - but could you get through airport security wearing these?

Bizarre: Models seen backstage during the MAN show at the London Collections

Bin liner chic: MAN again, with more outlandish designs Baggy trousers: Parkas and Doc Martens at Topman, and RIGHT, tailored shorts at Topman White out: A model at Topman Lou Dalton's AW13 collection at the 'London Collections: Men' menswear fashion event in London had a grungy 1990s feel to it with elements of tartan, wool knitwear, welded toe-capped boots and slim-fitting tailoring

Fashion week fans: Tinie Tempah at the Topman show at the London Collections earlier today, and RIGHT: Model and BFC council member David Gandy, left, and fellow model Oliver Cheshire at the MAN show



Guests: Benedict Cumberbatch attends the BALLY Celebrates 60 Years of Conquering Everest event at Bedford Square Gardens in London; RIGHT: Ronnie Wood took new wife Sally Humphreys to the Topman show



Jolly good show: Tinie Tempah (left) and Ronnie Wood and his wife Sally Humphreys pictured enjoying the colourful display yesterday

Victoria Pendleton sits next to Holly Johnson at the Lou Dalton AW13 fashion show

Take a bow! Designer Katie Eary appears on stage at the end of her A/W13 show