Paris Fashion Week’s Fall 2026 menswear season has officially wrapped, and after an onslaught of shows, presentations, and late-night receptions, it’s time to take stock. Not everything demands revisiting, but a handful of moments definitely stood out. Below, our rundown of the 9 highlights that defined the week.
Louis Vuitton Fall 2026 Menswear
Pharrell Williams unveiled his seventh Louis Vuitton menswear collection inside the iconic Maison’s 16th-arrondissement headquarters, trading his usual citywide spectacles for a far more controlled and exclusive setting. Guests navigated rain, crowds, and a celebrity-packed entrance before stepping into a meticulously staged domestic set, complete with gospel choirs and unreleased tracks. Titled Timeless Textiles, the 80-look show blended heritage, performance, and futurism, proposing a wardrobe built on longevity, novelty, and a modern sense of utility.
Balenciaga Fall 2026 Menswear
This season marked Pierpaolo Piccioli’s first Balenciaga menswear outing, a collection that fused chunky sneakers, track suits, leather, sculptural tailoring, and couture-level drama with high-performance fabrics built to survive real workouts. Collaborations with Manolo Blahnik and the NBA injected a sharper edge into the house’s usual collaboration playbook.
Suez PFW Pop-Up
For the first time, London-based Egyptian-Iraqi label Suez hosted a pop-up during menswear, at FCC Café, unveiling pieces from its latest collection Desired Paths — previously available only online — and marking the moment with a reception party. For the soundtrack, they tapped London-based Nigerian selector Nosa and Paris-based Moroccan collective Warmer Together to take care of the energy.
ON Running
Spread across three floors, Swiss athletic ON Running brand mapped out its present and its future with a kind of clean, surgical clarity: the current collection, the next wave of releases, and the broader direction they’re steering toward. One of the headline moments was the announcement of a collaboration with Zendaya, spanning trainers and athletic clothing, a move that signals just how mainstream their performance aesthetic has become. They also previewed new tech — materials, cushioning systems, and construction tweaks — all presented with minimal theatrics, more lab demo than fashion spectacle.
John Lobb Fall 2026
John Lobb’s Fall 2026 collection brings classic English menswear cues into sharper, more contemporary focus without ever slipping into costume. Signature models return with new twists — from aviation-inspired WILLIAM boots to patchwork leathers, tuxedo-leaning evening shoes, and creeper-soled derbies. The lineup expands into rugged territory with mountain and rain-boot interpretations built on technical welts and durable soles. Even the accessories get an upgrade, with cashmere-lined leather gloves finished in true Lobb precision.
Celine Fall 2026 Menswear
Michael Rider reframes CELINE menswear with Fall 2026, stripping away the fuss and focusing on clothes with purpose. The presentation — calm pieces hung on pegs — sets the tone: this is dressing, not costume. Tailoring sharpens, outerwear leads, and a touch of American ease softens the Parisian rigor. The result is a wardrobe that looks better the less you think about it.
ISISDÜNYA Pop-Up
For this fashion week season, Algerian-Turkish label ISISDÜNYA staged a pop-up in Paris in collaboration with US brand JREID. The two labels used the gathering to shoot a new campaign and offer select pieces for sale, including JREID’s latest eyewear drop and DUNYA’s newest tees — the AFCON-inspired Morocco and Senegal shirts, a nod to the two nations that faced off in the tournament’s final.
Véronique Nichanian’s Final Hermès Collection
Creative director Véronique Nichanian bid farewell to Hermès after 37 years with a restrained, exquisitely calibrated final menswear collection at Palais Brongniart, closing her tenure with authority and an unexpected performance by The Jam. Celebrities from Kano to Bayou and Usher braved the rain to see how she would conclude a career defined by rare constancy, and looking back on it all, what she leaves behind is a blueprint of restraint, rigor, and elegance that won’t be replicated anytime soon.
Jaden Smith’s Christian Louboutin Debut
Jaden Smith introduced his first collection as men’s creative director of Christian Louboutin through an immersive, red-lit presentation that leaned into fashion as spectacle. Referencing “working men across centuries” and “lost epochs of time,” the collection treated footwear as something malleable: loafers morphed into sandals, tactical boots hinted at astronaut gear, and classic forms appeared warped, perforated, or stretched to extremes—most notably in towering silver cowboy boots and a pair entirely shrouded in red hair. Leather bags arrived with cargo-style compartments labeled “coins,” “keys,” and “charger,” alongside a greyscale printed handbag inspired by 19th-century photographic imagery.