While Milan men’s week had a leaner schedule due to several major brands showing off-calendar or taking time off from the runway, Paris men’s week only continues to grow, functioning as a creative hub for international brands and rising to position menswear and design beyond the binary as a distinct fashion force of its own. While this season’s dichotomy meant most of our favorite best shows came from the runways of Paris, both cities saw creative directors respond to the luxury slowdown with a mixture of sensible sophistication and textural experimentation.
Even as (faux) fur surprisingly emerged as a notable trend, many of the collections saw creative directors wrestle with how to bring personality and individual expression into investment pieces that will remain wearable for a lifetime.
Clothing for “real life” has been a major idea that fashion and menswear in particular has been pivoting back to in the face of the luxury slowdown, but Lemaire has been doing it all along. The brand served up another beautifully layered set for the movements of everyday life.
Mike Amiri met the bleak state of the world with an optimistic and nostalgic look back to 60s nightlife in his home of Hollywood, glamming up some retro suiting for the contemporary lounge lizard.
Most emblematic of the season’s competing themes of sensible semi-formalism and instinctual experimentation was Prada, which crafted a collection that saw animalistic energy side-by-side with slick menswear classics.
Dior takes home the top spot thanks to Kim Jones’ collection that drew on 50’s silhouettes from the brand’s women’s archive to arrive at a pared-back, angularly elegant vision of modern menswear.
Here are The Impression’s picks for the best men’s runway shows of the Fall 2025 season as selected by our Editor-in-Chief, Kenneth Richard.
10 – Amiri
9 – Ssstein
8 – Hed Mayner
7 – Sacai
6 – Zegna
5 – Lemaire
4 – Louis Vuitton
3 – Rick Owens
2 – Prada
1 – Dior Men
