The biggest Spring/Summer 2026 menswear moments from Paris Fashion Week

After Milan Fashion Week, it was Paris's turn. Paris Fashion Week boasted the likes of Dior, where Jonathan Anderson made his debut following his appointment at the brand in January, Louis Vuitton, Lemaire and newbie, but no less impressive, brands Wales Bonner and Auralee.

Below are the highlight collections from Paris Fashion Week.

For his debut collection at Dior, Jonathan Anderson (previously Loewe), decoded and recoded what we know the brand as. In this collection he wanted to express "joy in the art of dressing: a spontaneous, empathetic collusion of then and now, of relics of the past, things rediscovered in the archives, classic tropes of class, and pieces that have endured the test of time."

The collection comrpised a reconstruction of formality, with Donegal tweeds and regimental neckties, as well as the Bar jacket, the tailcoat and 18-19th century waistcoats. Roses and other little embroideries, such as Diorette charms with a rococo feel to them, were used across the collection, because Christian Dior was in love with the era. Anderson also looked to the iconic pieces in Dior's heritage, such as the Delft, Caprice and La Cigale dresses. Cargo shorts were given the volume of La Cigale, which Anderson described as his favourite dress in history, as well a ruffled construction inspired by an archival gown by Dior.

Japanese designer Ryota Iwai’s collection for Auralee was inspired by that time of the year when the day might come with glimmers of warmth, but the nights can still be cold. "It leads to days where people end up mixing pieces into this off-beat styling that is very charming," the designer said backstage.

The collection imbued the effortless nature of Auralee with soft tailoring sitting alongside breezy shirting and cropped shorts. Silhouettes are loose in design, while even leather was presented in a softer construction, utilised on pillowy outerwear.

Louis Vuitton pulled the likes of Beyoncé and Jay-Z to its Centre Pompidou-located show, where Pharrell Williams unveiled his latest collection for the French Maison. On a floor that was emblazoned with giant snakes and ladders, Williams sent out models in a collection that paid homage to India.

"We are a house of travel", Williams said post-show, nodding certainly to the brand's history as a luggage creator. He worked with Studio Mumbai on the show’s set, while he presented a take on the Louis Vuitton luggage originally created by Marc Jacobs for Wes Anderson’s India-located 2007 movie, The Darjeeling Limited.

The Louis Vuitton Spring-Summer 2026 Men’s Collection illuminates the influence of modern Indian sartorialism on the global contemporary wardrobe, and reflects it in the dandyism that sits at the core of Williams' collections. He explored different takes on the travelling dandy, whether using fine cloths that appear sun-faded or brushed to evoke the weather and timeworn dandy sensibility, or a nod to the mountaineering culture of India, with shell jackets, refined fleece-like blousons and hiking boots dandy-fied.

Known for its understated elegance and eschewing of trends, Lemaire has become a favourite for men who want to look good, but don't want to look like they're trying too hard. A muted palette, with splashes of magenta, stayed true to the ethos of the brand, while historical codes of menswear came in the form of oversized pilot bomber jackets and classic trench coats.

Trousers that billowed poetically with movement were paired with super-tight henley T-shirts, and suiting came oversized, but still designed in the characteristic Lemaire way with ease and precision.

For Spring/Summer 2026 South Korean label Wooyoungmi "challenges the elements of the classic sartorial wardrobe from a perspective of lightness." The codes of menswear are all there, with tailcoats – the epitome of formal dressing – woven in super-light silk viscose and shrunken in fit for a dressed-up, but barely-dressed sensibility. Dress shirts come with detachable collars, while the old school gentleman's swim suits of the 1920s are transformed into striped tops, shorts and bodies.

Anthony Vaccarello's collection was inspired by an imaginary trip from Paris to Fire Island, "where escape becomes elegance, and desire becomes a language." The designer looked to the queer artists - "[Larry] Stanton, [Patrick] Angus, [Darrel] Ellis" of New York City, who in the 1970s and found sexual liberation among the dunes of the famous Fire Island. The location and time reflected that, taking place in the middle of the day at the breezy Bourse De Commerce (his usual showspace), with the work of Céleste Boursier-Mougeno - a shallow pool filled with ceramic bowls - at the centre it.

Vaccarello's take on officewear was much lighter than had been seen in recent collections, but the 19870s and 1980s of it all was still there. Colourwise, he added pops of orange, mint and red, juxtaposed against his usual hues of dark brown and sand.

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