After the success of the first-ever London men’s Fashion Week last summer, the whole production returned to the British capital again this season with a new polish. With an expanded roster and a growing calendar of parties, presentations, and openings, London Fashion Week is poised to take its rightful place next to Milan and Paris, serving as the young upstart counterpoint to the established heavy-hitters of the two continental cities, as demonstrated by The Last Magazine fashion director Alastair McKimm’s top five looks. London will probably never have international powerhouses like Prada or Louis Vuitton, but it did score a coup with the return of local favorite Alexander McQueen, where Sarah Burton sent out a polished collection that added a menacing flourish to Savile Row tradition. London’s two biggest up-and-comers, Lou Dalton and JW Anderson, perhaps best reflected the dichotomy of style in the city, with the former sending out sleek suiting with a punk edge, and the latter offering up wavy dresses and women’s coats in his continuing exploration of the boundaries of gender. New designer Craig Green went for stark black and white with a sculptural (literally, in the case of some of the headpieces) bent, while Sibling toyed with proportions and shapes in their playful knitwear.