Here’s everything that went down at Milan Fashion Week, this Autumn/Winter 2025 menswear season.
And just like that, another Fashion Week has come and gone. This season’s Men’s Fashion Week kicked off in the Italian fashion capital, Milan, with legacy brands like Dolce & Gabbana and Giorgio Armani putting on a flashy event, as per usual. We also saw an increase of up-and-coming designers, such as the London-native Saul Nash and last year’s Pitti Uomo guest designer Luca Magliano, keeping Fashion Week fresh with their unconventional design aesthetics.
Keep reading to get caught up on everything you might have missed during Men’s Milan Fashion Week.
Getting Papped at Dolce & Gabbana
The Italian design duo upped the ante this season, with a collection titled “Paparazzi” which, you might have guessed, featured a herd of camera-ready paparazzi. The flashy show embraced the frenzied and chaotic nature of high-profile celebrity appearances, something Fashion Week has become more than familiar with these past few years. And what were these mock-celebrities wearing? Full length fur coats paired with denim trousers, a leather-trimmed velvet three-piece suit, and a sequined double-breasted blazer. To finish it all off, supermodel Leon Dame closed the ordeal, in a classic black bow-tie look, accompanied by a luxurious brooch on the wide lapels.
A Wedding at JordanLuca
Love was particularly in the air at JordanLuca’s AW25 show, as the pair behind the brand, Jordan Bowen and Luca Marchetto, exchanged vows in front of their closest friends and family… and camera-ready press. Their usual kink-inspired and punk-adjacent aesthetic was softened by this season’s festivity, where lace-trimmed sheer tops and pinstriped suits were mixed in with platform pumps and the tongue-in-cheek slogan “I hate love” plastered across tops. Here’s to the newlyweds!
Lucky Blue Smith Closes for Dunhill
The it model of the mid 2010s Lucky Blue Smith is slowly but surely making his return to the runway this season, as he closed the show for Dunhill. Parting ways with the more casual outfits we’re used to seeing him in as he and his partner Nara Smith shows us their takeaway order, Smith donned a classically elegant black suit and bow-tie with hints of burgundy, emulating the overall sophistication carried throughout the collection.
Saul Nash Debuts in Milan
With Men’s Fashion Week opting out of a pit stop in London this season, the British designer Saul Nash took to Milan to show his latest collection, titled “Metamorphosis.” As the name may hint to, it wasn’t just the location that evolved this season, so did the designer. While sports and movement remained a key source of inspiration, this collection leaned into a much more sombre colour palette than usual, and deconstructionism was played with in the form of perforated blazers and jersey tops fitted in one arm but slung over the other. Over on the footwear side of things, Saul Nash teamed up with REFERENC Studios for a series of classic clobbers.
Casual Chic Reigned at Giorgio Armani
“Elegance to live in” are not just words to live by, but how Giorgio Armani describes its latest collection. A largely monochromatic wardrobe kicked off the show, where hats came back as if they’d never left, and slouchy suits were given a leisurely break from their business standings. Halfway through the show, models stomped out in mountain-ready attires, where metallic puffers met with ski goggles. The collection ended in a series of colourful après-ski looks – think puffy corduroy jackets and a wooly tie-scarf.
A Walk on the Beach With Magliano
The sandy runway was a blast from the past for designer Luca Magliano, inspired by his home on the Adriatic Riviera. Although, it wasn’t the typical beachy symbolism that was on show this season. Rather, Magliano opted for a more tense and mysterious atmosphere, where fog and water seem to blend into one at the dark hours of winter nights. It’s the type of script-flipping that results in Magliano-branded underwear being draped over handbags and a belt fitted on the lower hemline of a dress.
ZEGNA Went on a Quest for Excellence
The distinguished Italian flair finds itself atop the green hills of Australia at ZEGNA, which turned to its Wool Trophy Awards for inspiration. Established by founder Ermenegildo Zegna in 1963, the competitive event held down under celebrates some of the most exquisite woolgrowers, crowning them with the Vellus Aureum jewel, which also happens to be this collection’s name. Embarking on a quest to excellence, ZEGNA’s AW25 collection blends innovation and tradition, where full-length wool coats enveloped models and blousons are constructed with stand-up collars – a wardrobe fit for a victor.
Words by Juliette Eleuterio