As I sit here staring out at snow covered hills in a house whose central heating is cranked up to she-cannae-take it-Captain levels, I confess I thought twice about broaching the subject of the Spring/Summer menswear fashions.

But as my mental drone made a third mental flyover, I thought "Yes. Why not? It might cheer people up. It might even warm them up."

I'll kick off with the Pantone Fashion Colour Report. Now of all the websites I'll admit to looking at, this is easily my favourite. This coming season's cool colours, it says, "emphasize the need for uncontrived hues, where natural tones are interspersed with deep, foundational colours for an unassuming and sophisticated Top 10."

Among that "sophisticated" Top 10 you'll find Dusk Blue, Glacier Gray, Woodbine (the plant, not the fags) and the tapas-tastic pair of Toasted Almond and Marsala. Personally I'd like to see Light Amber in there are well, but only if it came in a pint glass with a head of froth.

There is one called Treetop, however, which is a bit confusing because all the treetops round me have thuggish-looking pigeons sitting in them and Greggs bags snagged in them and I'm not quite sure what sort of colour that conjures up. But the arboreal displays around Chateau Pantone must be pigeon- and Greggs-free because they have it as a pure matt khaki. For some reason it reminds me of Airfix paints, but there you go.

"In a world that has become increasingly chaotic," adds executive director Leatrice Eiseman, "the nostalgic blues enables us to retreat into a safe place of quiet calm while harmonious greens from nature offer a reassuring presence". Got that?

To be fair, you will find clothes in these colours as you peruse the SS15 fashions though clearly colour alone isn't going to sway would be purchasers. I mean I don't care what colour crop top you try to sell me, I'm not buying it. Yes, they are going to be a thing for men this year, with JW Anderson leading the charge. Some of them look like gym wear. Some of them look like the sort of thing Suzi Quatro might have worn on her 1974 Devil Gate Drive tour. All of them put more belly on display than is really necessary.

If, like me, your wardrobe changes at a glacial pace, you'll be pleased to know you can dig out your old 1990s rave gear again because the designers have given up trying to sell us a grunge revival and broadened the scope of their retro-inspired lines to include the whole decade.

Hang on though, because the 1970s are also back, as shown by a range of designers at London Men's Fashion Week, among them the influential Topman Design. Think Partridge Family as styled by Quentin Crisp. Other less threatening trends include all-white, and black and white. That's an unusual look for summer, admittedly, but one most men can achieve without trying too hard - which, let's face it, is the sort of look we like.