Men’s designers are ditching the subtly of quiet luxury for brasher denim designs.
The Fall/Winter 2025-2026 collections showcased during men’s fashion weeks mark a bold resurgence of the vibrant washes, material mixing, and streetwear-infused styling that defined the pre-pandemic runway. After years of prioritizing classic, versatile investment pieces, these collections bring back the statement-making looks that once dominated the scene.
Baggy and loose-fitting styles persisted with labels like Willy Chavarria, Auralee, MSGM and Jordanluca showing jeans with wide and puddled legs.
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PDF’s homage to streetwear delivered baggy jeans with coated snake prints, seam details and sandblasted effects. Contrasting colors and scratched techniques emphasized the shape of Pronounce’s big fits. Ballon-shaped legs added volume to Hed Mayner’s collection, with styles decorated with bleach effects and zipper details.
Boot-cut jeans—a style favored by Louis Vuitton Men’s creative director Pharrell Williams, emerged as a key fit to watch in the French label’s collection and in others. Acne Studios applied prints, zippers and dirty washes, giving boot cut jeans a rock ‘n’ roll vibe. A slight bowed leg gave Grossi’s roomy jeans a unique shape, not to mention flocking and leather-like coatings splashed onto the bottoms of jeans. The young label also revived the pre-pandemic trend of denim and jersey hybrid constructions.
Designers found various ways to add texture to denim. Floral embroidered covered Dhruv Kapoor’s paneled jeans and boxy jackets. 424 presented distressed slim and relaxed fit jeans. Frayed denim cascaded across Federico Cina’s jeans, making them a focal point. Cracked surfaces and high-low color added dimension to Just Cavalli’s denim range.
Prints packed personality. Bluemarble gave jeans a tattoo effect through laser. Kidsuper revamped camo in shades of blue. Louis Vuitton kept the leopard print trend going for another season in a collection that also featured sashiko stitching and patchwork.
Other designers contorted their denim into unconventional silhouettes like Doublet’s skewed jumpsuit and Sankuanz’s twisted jean jacket. Denim peeled away from the body in Juun.J’s collection. EgonLab went viral on social media for its jean that doubles as a scarf.
However, there was still room for traditional looks. Brunello Cucinelli kept denim neat with straight fit jeans and a minimalist take on a Trucker jacket. Jacob Cohen showed a spectrum of clean and vivid washes. Bianca Saunders’s opted for simple, monochromatic denim jackets and jeans. Isabel Marant updated a classic workwear jacket with exaggerated pockets.
