Three Menswear Collections Redefine the Classics At Fashion Week Asia Day 1
The first day brought a fresh perspective to menswear through seasonal tailoring, embellished streetwear, and experimental silhouettes
- Kelvin Morales reworks classic tailoring for warmer weather, balancing formal structure with a lighter feel.
- Maison Ignacio x New Era Philippines and IQOS x Monohomme Studios push streetwear and contemporary dressing in new directions
Menswear takes a new shape
Day 1 of Fashion WeekFashion WeekA multi-day event held in major cities such as Milan, Paris, London, and New York, where designers present upcoming collections to buyers, press, and celebrities. Menswear fashion weeks set trendsGo to Fashion Week Glossary Asia 2026 brought three distinct takes on contemporary menswear, with designers reworking familiar wardrobe staples through shifts in silhouette, texture, and detail.
Kelvin Morales adapted classic tailoring for warmer weather, Maison Ignacio and New Era Philippines gave streetwearStreetwearCasual fashion rooted in skate, hip-hop, and urban youth culture, characterized by graphic tees, hoodies, sneakers, and limited-edition releases. Streetwear has grown into a major global influence on luxury menswear,Go to Streetwear Glossary a bedazzled makeover, and Monohomme Studios explored the space between relaxed tailoring, denim, and artful draping.
Each collection reimagined menswear, moving beyond tradition by adapting formalwear for the season, elevating streetwearStreetwearCasual fashion rooted in skate, hip-hop, and urban youth culture, characterized by graphic tees, hoodies, sneakers, and limited-edition releases. Streetwear has grown into a major global influence on luxury menswear,Go to Streetwear Glossary with expressive finishes, and reshaping staples through fresh proportions and color.
Kelvin Morales
Kelvin Morales gave classic tailoring a summer holiday without leaving its formal credentials behind. Long coats and menswear cummerbunds led the collection, moving through black, brown, blue, and stripes.
The silhouettes balanced structure with a lighter sensibility, retaining the sharpness of occasionwear while responding to warmer weather. The result was tailoring that felt suited to the season without losing its authority.
The collection’s strength lay in its cuts, which allowed formal pieces to feel less rigid without sacrificing their shape. Morales offered a fresh take on seasonal menswear, showing how traditional dressing can adapt without losing its edge.
Maison Ignacio x New Era Philippines
Maison Ignacio and New Era Philippines turned up the shine at Fashion Week Asia 2026, giving streetwear a bedazzled makeover. Signature caps and street-ready silhouettes came loaded with glitzy embellishments.
The contrast between familiar streetwearStreetwearCasual fashion rooted in skate, hip-hop, and urban youth culture, characterized by graphic tees, hoodies, sneakers, and limited-edition releases. Streetwear has grown into a major global influence on luxury menswear,Go to Streetwear Glossary codes and high-impact details gave the collaboration its defining character. Rather than replacing the foundations of the category, the embellishments pushed its visual language in a bolder direction.
The collection showed how accessories and surface treatments can change the attitude of everyday staples. Beneath the sparkle, the streetwearStreetwearCasual fashion rooted in skate, hip-hop, and urban youth culture, characterized by graphic tees, hoodies, sneakers, and limited-edition releases. Streetwear has grown into a major global influence on luxury menswear,Go to Streetwear Glossary DNA remained intact, keeping the looks grounded in the style’s original edge.
Monohomme Studios x IQOS
Monohomme Studios brought a fresh perspective to menswear with a collection inspired by IQOS, bringing together denim, relaxed tailoring, and artful draping. Sharp suits loosened up, silhouettes took on unexpected shapes, and denim moved beyond its usual off-duty role.
The collection played with proportion, finding new possibilities in familiar wardrobe staples. Relaxed tailoring and sculptural draping softened traditional structures, while denim became part of a broader conversation about contemporary dressing.
Discreet hits of IQOS turquoise appeared throughout the looks, serving as the collection’s signature color. These finishing touches tied the presentation together, giving its mix of experimentation and everyday pieces a consistent visual thread.
Photography Cloyde Godoy
Frequently Asked Questions
The day featured Kelvin Morales’s seasonal tailoring, Maison Ignacio x New Era Philippines’s embellished streetwear, and IQOS x Monohomme Studios’s mix of denim, relaxed tailoring, and draping.
Long coats, menswear cummerbunds, and a palette of black, brown, blue, and stripes gave classic tailoring a lighter, summer-ready direction.
The collaboration paired signature caps and streetwear silhouettes with glitzy embellishments while preserving the category’s urban edge.
The collection combined denim, relaxed tailoring, and artful draping, with unexpected proportions and discreet accents of IQOS turquoise.
The collections reworked familiar menswear staples through new cuts, decorative details, and shifts in proportion while retaining their core design identities.
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