Fall Menswear 2026: Top Trends from Milan & Paris

We’re right in the middle of the fall/winter 2026 menswear shows in Milan and Paris, so it’s only right that GQ’s global fashion correspondent, Samuel Hine, joined us on The Run-Through! Sam is a fixture on the menswear scene and writes the popular GQ newsletter Show Notes. He shared all the trends, red carpet looks, and shows he’s most excited about just before heading to Milan. “Ralph’s business has never been bigger than it is right now,” Hine told Nicole Phelps, discussing Ralph Lauren’s first menswear runway show in two decades. “In recent years, the culture has firmly swung back in Mr. Lauren’s direction and now Ralph is everywhere.” Other highlights on the Milan schedule included Prada, Zegna, and Armani; and then there were the 2025 LVMH Prize winner Soshi Otsuki and designer Shinya Kozuka, who showed at Pitti Uomo in Florence. Next, in Paris, all eyes are once again on Jonathan Anderson’s Dior. “The reason we all can’t stop talking about him, thinking about him, talking to him, writing about him, is because he is very, very good at keeping people guessing,” Hine said. He expects to see more of the “preppy classicism” we saw in Anderson’s Dior Men’s debut in June. Another milestone of the menswear shows will be Véronique Nichanian’s final show for Hermès after 37 years as artistic director. Hine also shared a bit about what’s next for GQ, now that Will Welch, the title’s global editorial director, will be departing the magazine on February 15—and hinted at what to expect from this year’s GQ Bowl.