Patriots and blood

And then there were the men. To my complaint that the amount of time and concept that goes into a womens' collection so rarely goes into a line of menswear, a friend said to me: maybe the guys just don't care.

That may be true, as so many jeans and tees suggest, but for the few with the cash to buy high-minded design the options for the avant-garde are sadly slim.

Enter Dean and Dan Caten, two of Toronto's own, a team of bubbly brothers who sent blood splattered boys down the runway in Milan this week, ala another Canuck, Bruce La Bruce.

In between Adam Lambert looks like the wings belows; slick blazers, bow-ties, bondage black pants and chains, and another homage to home: two jerseys and a tee celebarting our national sport, hockey.

Satisfied someone (or some pair) has answered my complaint, I'll click on to see McQueen, D&G, Gamme Bleu. But first, another wish: that someone had had the inspiration and audacity to give these guys our Olympic line.