Menswear: A sign of the times at Fashion Week

Paul McLauchlan looks at the trends from men’s fashion week

As the menswear shows bounced from London to Florence and Milan before concluding in Paris on Sunday, January 19, the headlines were as chaotic as ever — from rumblings of World War III to US president Trump’s impeachment amidst the global outcry following the devastating bushfires in Australia, the latest in Brexit and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s abdication of royalty. Closer to home, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar called yesterday’s election.

While the 2020s commenced with a litany of problems, men’s fashion week took place anyway. Designers have to sell clothes, ultimately. They also reflect the times but less chaotic were the collections than the clarity they exuded — men’s fashion is well and truly in flux. Sit back and pay attention to the top five trends.