What Men Will Be Wearing Next Year: The Key Trends from Spring 2026

Fashion month always arrives in a full-blown roar. Across Milan and Paris, the Spring 2026 shows felt like a collective reset. Between buzzy debuts and long-awaited creative returns, designers seemed preoccupied with the same question: What does menswear look like after years of understatement? The answer was both serious and playful, steeped in nostalgia yet conscious of irony.

Even in a womenswear-heavy season, the menswear moments stood out for their confidence and contradiction. From the layered chaos of city life to rebellious prep uniforms, revived military jackets, and logo-heavy belts that caught the light, one thing was clear: men are dressing with feeling again.

1. Layers upon layers

Despite the heat, designers across fashion capitals made a strong case for piling it on. Shirts over shirts, collars on collars, skirts over pants, even pants over pants have taken layering to new extremes. What began as a social media experiment has evolved into a fully realized runway movement.

Eckhaus Latta led the charge, sending out looks that felt like a wardrobe mid-argument: long sleeves, tanks, and tees stacked with intentional imbalance. At Issey Miyake, layers came alive through fabric and movement, crinkled and improvised, evoking a world that values resilience over polish. It was practical, performative, and perfectly of its time, a style for those who build their identity one layer at a time.

2. The rebellious prep

Call it the revenge of the uniform. After years of collegiate minimalism, the preppy archetype is back, but this time it’s misbehaving. Shirts are half-tucked, ties are undone, and sweaters are wrapped around necks with studied carelessness.

At Celine, Michael Rider riffed on private-school polish with collars and cuffs left just undone enough to feel irreverent. Marco Falcioni at Boss explored slouchy silhouettes that suggested a long lunch break, while Haider Ackermann at Tom Ford turned the classic prep sweater into a performance piece. This new prep revels in disorder and the subtle thrill of breaking rules you already know by heart.

3. The return of the military jacket

Ann Demeulemeester set the tone this season, reviving the military jacket with poetic play. Her Spring/Summer 2026 show featured both men and women in epaulet-trimmed jackets that felt like a militant and melancholic confession. The look has since spread across niche corners of fashion social media, where vintage military pieces are being styled with delicate jewelry and soft fabrics. The uniform is back, but it has been rewritten.

4. The new age of sleaze

There is something uncanny about seeing spirituality reimagined through sequins, beads, and nightclub lighting. At Lacoste and Coach, models wore talismanic necklaces that felt part sacred and part streetwear. But that is exactly what sleazy revival offered this season: a combination of mysticism and mischief.

5. The big belt renaissance

If quiet luxury was about understatement, this season was about reasserting the statement. Big, shiny belts that once screamed “new money” are making a comeback. The new iterations, however, feel less brash and more knowing.

At Gucci, Demna revived the house’s horsebit buckle while reintroducing the classic double G logo with a touch of irony. Burberry’s belt featured its knight insignia, triumphant and gleaming, while Miu Miu went maximalist, turning belts into jewelry for the waist. The message was clear: the era of subtlety is over, and men are ready to be seen again.