Starting the new year off with a bang, designers are well into Men’s Fashion Month for fall 2023. In other words, as the weather is still cooling, we’re already looking forward to the brisk winds of next year. Included in the high-fashion lineup in Milan this past week were Gucci, Fendi, Prada, Maison Margiela, and Saint Laurent, to name a few. And now the fun continues in Paris.
This season, most designers used their menswear collections to explore the conversation between what garments are considered “traditionally” for men and “traditionally” for women. Many of the shows were quite gender-inclusive, leaving the viewer to question why the sartorial gender binary exists in the first place.
“I really want them to be almost one person,” Saint Laurent artistic director Anthony Vaccarello said of his customers. “So women could be the men, and the men could be the women. No difference.” Saint Laurent showed knit dresses and pussy-bow blouses, Prada included tank tops and pastel mohair cardigans, and Acne Studios crafted a collection of eyelet jackets, corset tops, and more.
Louis-Gabriel Nouchi’s collection centered around tailored suits nipped at the waist, sheer fabrics wrapped around the bodice, and sleek knee-high boots. Along with the impeccable designs, he presented models of varying shapes and sizes and even tapped some famous faces for the cast, including “Emily in Paris“‘s Lucas Bravo.
Ahead, check out the top shows from Men’s Fashion Week 2023, inspiring your cold-weather wardrobe no matter your personal style. With tailored suiting and ’90s-inspired details, these historic fashion houses have presented runway collections for fall that challenge not only your wardrobe, but the way you think about clothing in general.
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