Paris Men’s Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026 has wrapped and let’s just say, there’s a lot to talk about. Every summer, the French capital turns into a style playground as designers showcase their latest menswear drops. But this season, the buzz was louder than ever. The fashion crowd landed in Paris clutching their invites to Jonathan Anderson’s highly-anticipated debut at Dior.
With Anderson pressing reset at Dior, Saint Laurent and Dries Van Noten making their menswear comebacks, and Jacquemus hosting a dreamy spectacle at the Château de Versailles, the week delivered no shortage of headline moments.
Didn’t catch it all? Scroll down for the biggest highlights from Paris Men’s Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026.
LOUIS VUITTON: PHARRELL’S GRAND INDIAN SUMMER
This season Pharrell Williams went beyond designing a collection; he created an entire world. And then turned it into a game of Snakes and Ladders at the Centre Pompidou. Inspired by Indian sartorial traditions and the sensory overload of subcontinental summers, his latest menswear outing for Louis Vuitton was part travel diary, part glamping fantasy. Sun-bleached silks, scarf-wrapped tailoring, and mountaineering chic walked hand-in-hand with The Darjeeling Limited-inspired luggage and gemstone-studded bum bags.
DIOR: JONATHAN ANDERSON UNPACKS THE ARCHIVES
Jonathan Anderson’s Dior debut was less about reinventing the wheel and more about dressing it in Donegal tweed and sending it off in pleated cargo shorts. Held at Hôtel des Invalides but styled like a Berlin museum, the show ping-ponged between normcore minimalism, museum-grade embroidery, and theatrical cuts straight from Dior’s archives. The Bar jacket came reimagined, denim got scholarly, and frockcoats flirted with fisherman sandals. It was camp and it was clever.
SAINT LAURENT: AFTERNOON DELIGHT WITH VACCARELLO
Anthony Vaccarello ditched the night for a different kind of drama—one drenched in daylight. His Saint Laurent Spring/Summer 2026 menswear show felt like a love letter to quiet elegance: floaty silks, cinched waists, sculpted shoulders, and a whisper of nostalgia. Everything was subtle, sensual, and precisely offbeat. No sparkle, no spectacle—just desire in designer form. Also, a reminder that sometimes the most powerful look is one that doesn’t try too hard to explain itself.
DRIES VAN NOTEN: CUMMERBUNDS AND CHAOS
Julian Klausner’s first menswear show for Dries Van Noten was a masterclass in poetic dishevelment. Opera coats clashed with biker shorts. Sequins shared the stage with jersey. Cummerbunds came in every flavor. The vibe? End-of-the-night prom meets beach-at-sunrise, with a touch of off-duty ballet dancer thrown in. It was weird, romantic, and very, very Dries with enough print and texture to keep the fantasy alive long after the final walk.
RICK OWENS: DRENCHED IN DRAMA (LITERALLY)
Rick Owens embraced existential dread and made it fashion. Again. Models stomped (then sloshed) through water in towering boots, climbed down ladders, and strapped themselves to scaffolding because of course, they did. The collection revisited Owens’ classics like fetish jackets, deconstructed knits, and Dracula collars. As always, Owens’ collection sat somewhere between absurdity and artistry.
HERMÈS: EASE WITH AN EDGE
Véronique Nichanian served up Hermès minimalism with a twist—literally. Pleats twisted in silk, leather got latticed, and the tailoring was so relaxed it practically exhaled. The palette stayed rooted in earthy neutrals and the silhouettes floated between utility and elegance. It was luxury for the laid-back, with enough tactile cleverness to keep even the snobbiest fabric nerds entertained.
KENZO: BOWLING BALLS AND BUNNY EARS
At Kenzo, Nigo leaned into chaos (and hot dogs). Inspired by bowling nights and childhood nostalgia, the Spring 2026 collection veered from sleek tuxedo tailoring to tiger-eared hoodies and bubble-hem bloomers. There was a playful defiance that, while confusing at times, made sure no one left bored.
JACQUEMUS: VERSAILLES, BUT MAKE IT COUNTRYSIDE
Simon Porte Jacquemus transported the fashion pack to the Orangerie at Château de Versailles for ‘Le Paysan,’ a collection that was half French pastoral fantasy, half modern-day sculpture. The references were rural but the execution was anything but rustic—elegant minimalism wrapped in painterly layers, architectural silhouettes, and theatrical volume. There were nods to peasant life, sure, but dressed up with the polish of a brand that knows how to make wheat fields feel couture.
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN: CRAFT AND POLISH AT THE CRILLON
At the Hôtel de Crillon, Christian Louboutin unveiled its Sartorial line, proving that sharp style is all about the details. The presentation focused on three signature techniques: Patine, where layers of dye create rich, textured color; Glaçage, a high-shine polish that makes the leather gleam; and Broderie, a mix of leather, crystals, and pearls made with embroidery experts Lesage. The ‘Chambeliss’ shoe line stole the spotlight, laid out on a billiard-style table—a nod to classic men’s clubs. Each pair featured a sleek metal pin inspired by cufflinks, matched with shirts that had collar pins to echo the same look. It was luxury without the loudness. Just clean lines, perfect finish, and serious craftsmanship.
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