8 of the best street style trends from the menswear spring/summer 2020 season
While the women’s ready-to-wear collections in February and September have technically laid claim to the term ‘fashion month’, June’s busy schedule of menswear presentations and resort shows have proven that June is a definitive chapter in street style. From head-turning tailoring on the streets of Florence, to the slick sportswear that’s dominating the scene in Paris – here’s ’s roundup of this month’s best fashion moments.
Club culture reborn
At London Fashion Week Mens, sheer rash vests took the lead from long-sleeved skate T-shirts. One look in particular shone – not just because of the diamanté glasses, but also for its masterclass in modern layering. Our advice? If you own Asai’s high-neck mesh top, the cult hit of last summer, revise the look for 2019 with a crochet vest on top.
The accessories fix
Milan Fashion Week Mens saw a stream of Bottega Veneta’s covetable new accessories pave the way for a mood of polished minimalism in Italy’s chief fashion city. Influential Dutch fashion figure, Linda Tol, stayed one step ahead, embracing Daniel Lee’s sky blue pouch in the midsummer heat, while keeping the rest of her look (including The Row’s barely-there sandals) in the freshest shades of off-white.
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The greens
Day two of Milan Fashion Week Mens wasn’t messing around when it came to intelligent colour pairings (and vertiginous footwear). There’s at least three different layers to this moss green and lime ensemble that reads as an ode to texture play, thanks to a mix of clashing lightweight knits. Have the confidence to invest in unexpected hues, and if in doubt add white, whether that’s a pair of sky-high flatform sandals or optic sneakers.
Out of office
The elegant tailoring-by-day dress code in Milan has seen the boardroom’s summer look revived: a fine pinstripe office shirt and immaculately cut slacks are now the signature of the youthful fashion movement that’s parting ways with the last vestiges of athleisure.
Unisex vintage
While Paris Fashion Week Mens reinforced 2019’s emphasis on environmentally in-touch clothing – think upcycled fabrics and innovative yarns – it also offered a truly unisex wardrobe of ideas for how to dress now. A vintage jacquard trouser and cotton utility jacket, guaranteed to improve with age, feels like a good place to start.
The bold shoulder
The trend for oversized Eighties suit blazers shows no signs of slowing down, with Virgil Abloh’s Louis Vuitton and Dries Van Noten delivering ultra-sharp silhouettes. The message from Paris’s streets was twofold: unearth a Seventies shirt and tie for a clash of the decades, or opt into a single eye-popping colour.
Head-to-toe silk
Day two of Paris Fashion Week Mens presented a novel approach to heat-proofing your summer wardrobe. The laid-back style saw a contrasting silk shirt paired with roomy flares, sturdy Western boots and Dior’s signature saddle bag.
The return of the bandeau top
Although this could be a still from a 1999 episode, it’s actually the street where guests gathered outside the Louis Vuitton Mens show in Paris. The revival of the turn-of-the-millennium scarf top (note also the Noughties three-quarter up-do) feels refreshingly relaxed, 20 years on.