RUNWAY: Tommy Hilfiger FW13

American designer Tommy Hilfiger's formula for success has brought him much of it. He's been doing American sportswear for a long time so it's not surprising that he sticks with the same formula season after season; after it, it did bring him fame, notoriety and fortune. For FW13, the designer opted for traditional English patterns to dress up his tailoring, with help from British designer Simon Spur who's still head of the men's team at Hilfiger. Prince of Wales and classic houndstooth were expertly threaded into much of the thirty-nine looks. From start to finish, strong, masculine tailoring connected each look, even though the ubiquity of the patterns for two-thirds of the show were too overbearing.