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FENDI’s Roman Statement
On July 9, 2026, FENDI did more than present its Fall/Winter 2026–2027 Couture collection. The Roman house transformed Maria Grazia Chiuri’s first couture presentation into a cultural statement, celebrating both a new creative chapter and the enduring legacy of Karl Lagerfeld, whose creative vision shaped FENDI for more than five decades. Placing Rome, not simply…
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Why Pitti Uomo 110 matters for the future of menswear
While global fashion attention often gravitates toward the spectacle of runways, Pitti Uomo continues to prove that some of menswear’s most meaningful shifts happen away from the catwalk. Held at Fortezza da Basso in Florence, the 110th edition of Pitti Uomo once again reinforced its singular position within the menswear ecosystem. More than a trade…
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Quiet displacement of tailoring – Soshiotsuki Paris SS27
Tailoring is often associated with certainty. It imposes structure, defines proportion, and gives the body a clear architectural logic. In SOSHIOTSUKI’s Spring/Summer 2027 collection, that certainty gradually began to shift. Under the direction of Soshi Otsuki, familiar menswear codes remained visible. Long coats, sharp shirting, structured jackets, wide trousers but none of them felt entirely…
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The aesthetics of chaos – KIDILL Paris SS27
At Paris Fashion Week Men’s, much of menswear moved within familiar territory. Soft tailoring, controlled silhouettes, muted palettes, and quiet luxury continued to dominate the season’s visual language. Even when collections experimented, they often did so within carefully calibrated boundaries while KIDILL offered the opposite. Its Spring/Summer 2027 collection, presented under the title “CHAOTIC,” rejected…
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Pharrell’s expanding vision at Louis Vuitton
At Paris Fashion Week Men’s, few shows attracted as much attention as Louis Vuitton. Under the creative direction of Pharrell Williams, the house has embraced a scale of presentation that extends far beyond the traditional runway. Each season, Louis Vuitton’s menswear show functions not merely as a collection reveal, but as a global cultural event—one…
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Three contradictions defining Milan Men’s Fashion Week SS27
Milan Fashion Week Men’s did not deliver a single dominant aesthetic. Instead, the Spring/Summer 2027 season revealed something more complex: a menswear landscape shaped by visible contradictions. Across runways, presentations, and industry conversations, Milan exposed the tensions currently defining luxury menswear, not as isolated creative choices, but as structural pressures affecting the entire market. This…