Men’s Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2023-24: The Best Collections
After the end of the menswear fashion weeks, here is a highlight of the fall 2023 menswear collections.
The Men’s Fashion Weeks have concluded for another season, giving way to a series of some of the biggest names in Italian fashion and their haute couture presentations. Among them were brands such as Dior, Louis Vuitton, Saint Laurent, Givenchy and Prada.
The fall/winter 2023 collections featured 47 physical runway shows. Of these, 22 shows included both men’s and women’s proposals, despite being held as part of the menswear presentations.
The international runways displayed the season’s hottest trends, making the most popular combinations, colours, textures, and designs go viral and spread to street style. The essence of Dolce & Gabbana came in sensual tailoring, much of it crossed and slightly cinched at the waist, corsetry-inspired sashes and moments of transparency and exposure in a celebration of the body, while Prada’s 60s-inspired tailoring stuck to classic styles, with timeless pieces and extraordinary silhouettes.
Other designers, such as Saint Laurent and Fendi opted for the return of the 80’s silhouette with square blazers, sharp shoulders and narrow waists.
Below, let’s take a look at the best runway shows from Men’s Fashion Week 2023.
PRADA
Held at the Fondazione Prada Warehouse, creative directors Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons presented the collection titled ‘Let’s talk about clothes’. The collection was an ode to the 1960s with a strong focus on boxy tailoring, as well as pieces such as suede jackets and bomber jackets.
The collection showcased assertive and extreme silhouettes to create a unique and fresh finish, in which simplicity, minimization, comfort and amplification took center stage. There was a range of military-inspired outerwear: fitted officer coats, jackets, parkas and flight jackets. Oversize collars and cardigans were also present throughout the collection.
SAINT LAURENT
Creative director Anthony Vaccarello took a classic approach with Saint Laurent’s Fall/Winter 2023 collection. A palette of black, white, nude, navy and silver took centre stage throughout the collection. However, the focus was on the boldness of form and texture rather than colour.
The Fall-Winter 2023.24 collection also mixed masculine and feminine motifs. Fluidity was one of its hallmarks, and clean garments were the main focus. There were floor-hugging coats, hooded pieces with ultra-sharp shoulders, knitted tunics with elongated collars and much more.
FENDI
Fendi presented its latest Fall-Winter 2023.24 collection, highlighting the power of textures. The pieces were imbued with a languid glamour that Fendi called ‘classicism subverted’ in blanket coats and ponchos, cashmere tracksuits, oversize vests, flowing pants, mohair scarves and blankets.
The brand also went for classicism and traditional masculine silhouettes. There were asymmetrical sartorial classics and deconstructed shirts that revealed flashes of skin. The Baguette bag itself appeared in numerous forms, from those emulating a vintage brown leather satchel to technical black leather iterations.
DOLCE & GABBANA
Designers Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana unveiled their latest Dolce & Gabbana Fall Winter 2023/24 collection, exploring the essence of the brand. The show was held on January 14th, during the Milano Fashion Week.
The collection also explored the purity of the volumes, the innovative proportions, the tailored cut, the Italian fabrics and silks, and the handmade craftsmanship. Reviving elements of the FW 1999/00 collection, the Italian luxury fashion brand showed off micro-shirts, double-waist trousers, and superstructures of girdles, corsets and bands. “This has nothing to do with minimalism, but rather with simplicity,” they stated. Dark pieces were what this season’s collection was about. “These are our codes – which span from black to black, to eighty per cent black,” they joked.
GIVENCHY
Givenchy unveiled its latest Fall-Winter Menswear 2023.24 collection, re-evaluating and re-valuing the “archetypes of menswear through the eyes of contemporary masculinities.” Creative Director Matthew M. Williams also “identified an instinctive evolution of sartorial virtues reflected in his own relationship with clothes,”.
Matthew M. Williams also blended formal business with casual. A monochromatic colour palette was emphasized throughout the collection, with splashes of vibrant pinks, greens, and purples. There were lashings of tailoring, cargo trousers transformed into skirts over sweatpants, and tartan kilts that collided with artfully distressed knits.
