The Paris Fashion Week Men’s calendar is out, with a farewell runway, two important sophomore shows and some absentees.
The schedule, which runs from January 20 to 25, features 35 shows and 32 presentations, versus January 2025’s 37 shows and 30 presentations. Shows to watch include the last by Hermès’s Véronique Nichanian, who is stepping down after 37 years; the second men’s show of Jonathan Anderson at Dior, and of Julian Klausner at Dries Van Noten; plus those of Louis Vuitton, Rick Owens, Willy Chavarria and Sacai. Patou will show off-schedule on January 25 at 3pm.
Kenzo is holding a presentation instead of a runway show. The collection will be revealed inside Kenzo Takada’s house in Paris, “a highly symbolic homecoming”, according to the brand. “As part of a Kenzo takeover, the house evolves into a multifaceted creative environment, blending fashion, design, architecture, gastronomy and music into an immersive experience curated by [creative director] Nigo,” the company said in a statement.
Loewe will skip the Fall/Winter 2026 menswear season. “Loewe will move to a co-ed format to present the first men’s collection of creative directors, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, in a unified approach with the women’s show during Paris Fashion Week in March 2026. Loewe will return with a dedicated men’s show in June 2026,” the house said in a statement.
Grace Wales Bonner, who was appointed creative director of menswear at Hermès in October, will continue her namesake brand alongside her Hermès role, but her label is skipping Paris Men’s Week this season. Another absentee is Paul Smith, who will show in Milan.
There are three new names on the official show calendar this season: Jeanne Friot, the designer behind the Joan of Arc costume worn by the character riding horseback down the Seine at the Paris 2024 opening ceremony, and Magliano, the winner of LVMH’s Karl Lagerfeld Prize in 2023.
Newcomers to the presentation schedule are Californian brand ERL, Saudi label KML, Spanish designer Sonia Carrasco and Japanese brand Ssstein.
Charles Jeffrey Loverboy by Scottish fashion designer Charles Jeffrey; Post Archive Faction (PAF), a Korean menswear brand based in South Korea that was a semi-finalist of the LVMH Prize in 2021; and Maison Kitsuné each return to the presentation schedule.
After years of showing outside the fashion calendar, Simon Porte Jacquemus is presenting his co-ed collection Le Palmier at the tail end of Paris Fashion Week Men’s for the third season in a row, a time slot that seems to suit the designer and feels like a perfect transition into couture.
