Jackets and sleeves have lengthened, and burgeon with new volumes, especially at the shoulders. The lines are cinched at the waist and often padded to create imposing shoulders, or else entirely destructured, while some jackets sport innovative rounded shapes. Trousers too feature inventive solutions in terms of fastenings, creases and darts, as well as in their cuts, for example with arched legs.

2- Skirt suits 

Tunic dresses and maxi skirts have ben making frequent appearances in menswear collections for a number of seasons, and are no longer taboo. The same goes for jewellery, which has become a must-have accessory for any man’s everyday look. A lengthy journey towards a complete absence of gender differentiation, whose only missing steps were the wedding dress and the skirt suit. This season, the journey has been completed.

A wedding dress cropped up in the last collection designed by Virgil Abloh for Louis VuittonDolce & GabbanaMoschinoMiguel Vieira

 
3- Joggers breakthrough 

Joggers are the new gold standard in trousers. They have jettisoned the strictly snug, slouching-in-the-lounge register of old, to morph into an uber-chic, essential menswear item, worn in suits with matching jackets. Often with a practical drawstring fastening, they acquire new status especially with a straight-leg cut and a crease at the front. Whether stretching down to the ground, tapered or cinched at the ankle, joggers lend themselves to countless variations. They are slashed at Sankuanz, corkscrew-cut at Y/Project, ultra-classy in ochre-coloured knit at RhudeBrioni

 
4- Yeti looks 

Fur, which is gradually being banned by most labels, has never appeared so frequently on the runways as this season, made with new types of material. It featured notably in ample fur collars and lapels, and even in muffs worn mid-arm. Fur coats, and especially shaggy jackets, often in pop hues like sky blue as at Dries Van Noten

5- Shearling jackets

Outerwear is very much centre stage next season. Alongside fur jackets, a number of traditional outdoor garments were the genuine highlights of post-pandemic menswear collections. Like aviator jackets, a classic that comes in all shapes and sizes, like colourful extra-large down jackets and three-quarter length parkas. Above all, shearling and bouclé wool jackets were ubiquitous, sometimes reinterpreted and destructured as at Y/Project, or entirely transformed as at Jonathan Anderson, both for LoeweHermès showcased jackets with blue fur lining.
 

 
6- The throw

Protection is an enduring theme. It is apparent chiefly in the layering of multi-collar clothes and jackets, in the hybridisation of fabrics, and notably in the number of throws and stoles latched on to garments. Blankets are leaving the bedroom and going out into the fresh air.

Whether striped or in signature tartan checks, they are worn like a longline tunic at Rick OwensKenzo

7- Quilted down garments

Quilted down garments are still going strong and are to be found in most of next winter’s collections, beyond the classic down jackets and overcoats. They feature as hoods/head coverings and gigantic blanket-like scarves, almost like sleeping bags enveloping the body, neck and head (at Justin GallHed Mayner

In many instances, they are worn as life-jacket-style gilets or bullet-proof vests, looking very much like futuristic armour (at Rick Owens and A-Cold-Wall). Not to mention the bulky Michelin ManSpyder

 
8- Hoods

Face masks for Covid protection have made an impact, and will feature in people’s minds for some time. On the runways, this translated into a systematic covering of faces, notably with hoods, which are becoming next winter’s signature accessory. Paul SmithSulvammaison’s renowned monogram. In the guise of LycraWalter Van Beirendonck

In general, hats and head coverings have become key items for defining the new men’s looks.  They are omni-present, from berets to Peruvian-style bonnets to felt and ten-gallon hats.

9- Thigh-high boots

This season, men are appropriating another symbol of femininity, an accessory that in the distant past used to be a menswear staple: thigh-high boots. GmbHSean SuenAcne Studios

10- Strapped shoes

This season, designers put a great deal of effort into creating original shoes, like DiorBirkenstockFendiWales Bonner