Paris Men’s Fashion Week occupies a singular position on the global fashion calendar, intersecting seamlessly between Milan Men’s Fashion Week and Paris Haute Couture Week. While Paris has not always been viewed as a traditional menswear stronghold in the way Milan, London, or Florence are (cities famed for tailoring and sartorial rigour) fashion itself was born in Paris. As the home of legendary maisons and visionary couturiers, innovation here resonates louder than anywhere else, making Paris the stage where trailblazing menswear ideas are expected to emerge.

As the grandest of all fashion capitals, Paris was also the first to welcome international designers to establish ateliers and present collections, from Japan’s Kenzo and Issey Miyake to Lebanon’s Elie Saab and Zuhair Murad. This season once again reinforced Paris’s role as the creative epicentre, where French menswear, eyewear design, and celebrity style converge with unmistakable authority.

Dior

At Dior, Jonathan Anderson’s second menswear collection initially read as rebellious, with flashes of provocation such as models wearing long yellow hair, evoking a return from an exotic foreign journey. Yet upon closer inspection, the collection revealed a sophisticated embrace of subtle flamboyance. Anderson’s starting point was Paul Poiret, the legendary couturier celebrated for balloon silhouettes and ornamental references spanning East Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Dior’s iconic Bar jacket appeared shorter, more buttoned, and almost militaristic, while fringing epaulettes emerged not only on jackets but also cascading across polo shirts and shirt shoulders.

Our only disappointment? No eyewear on the runway.

Lewis Hamilton attended the show wearing Mektoub frames from Port Tanger rather than Dior eyewear (our second disappointment).

Actor Jack O’Connell, continuing his rise through awards season and fashion week alike, completed his pastel ensemble with black Dior CD Diamond S11U F0A0 sunglasses.

 The front row also included singer-songwriter Brent Faiyaz, who opted for glossy black DiorBlackSuit S16I 10A0.

Sam Nivola, who centred Jonathan Anderson’s Dior menswear debut, arrived wearing sunglasses from the Spring/Summer 2026 collection. A subtle preview worth watching, stay tuned!

Actor Jamie Dornan complemented his brown-beige coat with what appeared to be a new Dior beige sunglasses design, finished with warm brown lenses for a refined, tonal finish.

Christian Louboutin

Christian Louboutin’s presentation marked another notable moment, with Jaden Smith appointed as the brand’s first-ever men’s creative director since September 2025. Best known for its red-soled shoes, and later its divisive spikes, the house took a more introspective turn. Presented as an immersive exhibition rather than a traditional runway show, the collection expanded beyond footwear and leather goods into baseball caps and silver accessories. Under Smith’s direction, Louboutin’s aesthetic shifted from overtly studded and glossy to perforated, matte, and deeply personal. Notably, Louboutin’s recently launched eyewear line featured several statement sunglasses within the presentation.

Among the guests, Will Smith attended proudly wearing black Tom Ford Frances TF1081 01A sunglasses with grey photochromic lenses. 

While Jada Pinkett Smith turned heads in vintage Swarovski-studded Dior “Alek” R8Y shield sunglasses.

With French menswear once again pushing creative boundaries and eyewear playing an increasingly central role in defining off-runway style, Paris Men’s Fashion Week F/W 2026 delivered both vision and influence.

We’ll be covering Saint Laurent next, with much more to come... stay tuned as we look ahead to the next season!

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