Dries Van Noten's fall/winter 2012 men's collection was inspired by none other than Oscar Wilde and Frank Zappa. An odd couple indeed, but we wouldn't expect anything less from the outre Belgian designer. To match the out-of-the-box muses, models walked to a narration of Wilde's The Happy Prince while artists painted a mural in the background that was a fusion of the Irish poet's phrases in retro font and the inside of Zappa's mind on an acid trip. But the collection itself was rather tame.

While there were certainly wild prints (we did love the jackets and trousers with zany patterns), there was nothing particularly "Wilde" about the range. Cathy Horyn of the Times said it best by noting that there was "little madness in Mr. Van Noten's method," which may be a relief for anyone looking to test the designer's looks in small, wearable doses. Silhouettes were rather conservative and, save for the aforementioned printed pants, men will easily be able to incorporate these style into their looks. In other words, there wasn't a skirt or pair of meggings in sight.

See the complete collection here.

Photo via Sartorialist