The city of love is showing us new consumer goods again. Paris Fashion Week is coming up…
In a few weeks it will be that time again. In mid-January we will be shown again in Paris how we can spend our saved Christmas money. The Menswear Fall/Winter 2024 collections will be presented to us in Paris from January 16th to January 21st, and we'll show you the most important show dates:
Tuesday 16/01
4:30 p.m. - Burc Akyol
We are starting with a young fashion brand. In 2019, Burc Akyol founded his label of the same name and will exhibit his clothing for the first time in Paris in the summer of 2023. The Paris-trained designer shows us packaged eroticism in classic couture silhouettes. His language is sexiness, which is expressed in the minimalist clothes that are "attached" to the body in the foreground. So we're excited to see what a fall look from the Turkish designer looks like and are looking forward to his second show.
8:00 p.m. - Louis Vuitton
The first relatively relaxed day then ends with a new show by Pharrell Williams for Louis Vuitton . After his first, in our opinion, mediocre show, we are now excited to see whether Pharrell manages to present something new in January. While his new take on the LV Monogram was nice, expectations are higher than just being Virgil 's successor.
Wednesday 17/01
10:00 a.m. - Botter
The young fashion label has never disappointed us in the last few sessions. Different cultures are repeatedly shown to us by Rushemy Botter and Lisi Herrebrugh and united with today's globalized world. Botter repeatedly shows himself to be playful, but at the same time critical of the digital and capitalist world. Expectations are once again high, but we are confident that Botter will meet, if not exceed, them.
1:00 p.m. - Egonlab
The young company's last fall/winter collection managed to integrate perfectly into the market. The denim looks satisfied the exact needs of the market that Diesel came up with a few months earlier. Egonlab shows us gender-neutral clothing that represents the subculture of punk. It shows us a "new masculinity" without being vulgar. In previous years, Egonlab managed to meet the needs of the community, but at the same time also pack couture-like looks into their show. In January we hope to be able to look at a further connection between art and consumption.
2:30 p.m. - Givenchy
After the sudden departure of Matthew M. Williams, everyone is now looking forward to the future of the fashion label. After three years, Williams is leaving the fashion house, which is part of LVMH , and is now concentrating on his own fashion label 1017 Alyx 9SM . At Givenchy , his main aim was to grow the brand on social networks. Williams brought a new breath to the fashion house by combining his designs with streetwear elements. The successor has not yet been published. The fashion house only told the public that the in-house team would take over the next collections for the time being.
4:00 p.m. - Walter van Beirendonck
We don't have to say much more about the Belgian designer. Walter always manages to impress us with his extravagant clothing, which takes place in the fetish and dream world. In 2022 he said goodbye to the fashion academy in Antwerp, but still showed us playful and friendly collections in the months that followed. Walter isn't over yet, and we're all happy about that.
Thursday 18/01
10:00am - Rick Owens
Wednesday starts early in the morning with our ever-popular Rick . Let's see if we're served the same thing as the last collections again. We're starting to have to say that Rick Owens always shows what's expected of him, and that's anything but bad, but now it seems too repetitive. It doesn't seem new and therefore doesn't seem exciting. We're still happy to be blasted by techno music with tired eyes and a coffee in our hands.
12:30pm - Issey Miyake
After the death of Issey Miyake, Satoshi Kondo took over the role of creative director at the fashion label. Despite the mourning for the fashion icon, Kondo managed to continue the brand in a very interesting way. He succeeds in integrating Issey Miyake 's ideas into the new world. His looks are respectful, but at the same time something new and exciting. It's a brand that brings us color and beauty and is something to look forward to, especially after a dark Rick Owens show.
5:30 p.m. - Yohji Yamamoto
Yohji's menswear shows are always unique, and the last spring/summer show in particular felt "back to the roots" again. Clothes for real people, not just the skinny model figure. The collection featured the old Yamamoto and his original ideas and designs. There's nothing more to say about the fashion icon and the outstanding show other than that we're happy to see him again.
7:00 p.m. - Dries van Noten
The second Belgian fashion designer on our list. Last summer , Dries van Noten showed us a new, but still impressive show. He worked with new elements from the sportswear sector and merged them with his well-known couture-worthy garments. Now he's coming back to Paris and we're excited to see his interpretation of his new looks for fall.
Friday 19/01
10:00 a.m. - Junya Watanabe
Junya Watanabe 's collection always assures us that we will also see couture-like fashion during a ready-to-wear fashion week. It is not for nothing that the Japanese fashion designer also plays an important role in the Comme des Garcons universe. But through his own show we always get to see unusual and breathtaking looks. And the Spring 24 show in particular showed even more of the brand's impressive avant-garde design language compared to the Fall 23 show. So hopefully Friday starts with something extraordinary before you have to look at Kim Jones' Dior ...
2:30 p.m. - Dior
Dior ... A topic in itself... The last collections were... well... Kim Jones' Dior seems lost, without character, without individuality. Although we didn't like the last spring/summer collection that much, the identity was missing again. It was a nice collection, with very strong looks, but "Dior" was missing. So we're curious to see whether Kim Jones will follow up on the last collection and create a new Dior character, or whether a completely new vision will come this January that doesn't fit again.
5:00 p.m. - Comme des Garcons Homme Plus
At a time when trends are increasingly moving towards minimalism, one might think that "loud" houses like Comme des Garcons will no longer receive the same recognition as they did in the era of avant-gardism. But if you're honest, you know that Rei Kawakubo will forever play a central role in the fashion world. This is exactly what Comme des Garcons will remind us of in January. Kawakubo has long since shown us that Kawakubo will forever have an impact in the fashion world, and yet the new collection will undoubtedly be one of the best of this Fashion Week.
Saturday 20/01
12:00 p.m. - Loewe
The weekend then begins with the menswear show by Designer of the Year 2023, Jonathan Anderson for Loewe . It's not for nothing that Anderson won this award for his work at Loewe and his own brand. The native of Northern Ireland managed to inspire the audience from show to show. With his surrealistic but at the same time ironic designs, Jonathan Anderson not only introduced the latest trends, but also managed to give the catwalk new excitement. No show is watched with such anticipation every time, and yet Anderson continues to create a happy audience time and time again. Let's see what Loewe can do to make us smile this time.
6:00 p.m. - Valentino
Romantic, poetic, rose garden. These are exactly the expectations for the upcoming Valentino menswear show. Last summer , Pierre Paolo Piccoli showed us his poetic art once again. Valentino is convincing, even if it's not for everyone, it has to be said that Valentino is more present than ever (not just because of the Barbie film 2023). Sure, the Valentino Spring shows are more authentic when it's not cold and gray outside than the winter shows, but that's exactly the summer flower garden we'll need in January.
Sunday 21/02
5:30 p.m. - Doublet
A year ago , Masayuki Ino made the Parisian fashion audience laugh with his show. At the beginning of January he had an outdoor circus perform and reflected in a humorous but at the same time critical way the problem behind small circuses that abuse animals. Ki was then made the theme for the Spring/Summer 24 show. Masayuki Ino points out topics without wanting to force an opinion on the viewer. He presents a possible problem in a humorous way, but leaves the viewer to his or her own thoughts. We don't yet know what dilemma will be presented to us this year, but we are still looking forward to a humorous farewell to Fashion Week.
7:00 p.m. - GmbH
After the tough week, the Berlin fashion label can then end Menswear Week. From the industrial, rather harder design language, GmbH has now come to a reinterpretation of "masculinity". GmbH shows a new men's look, which includes free shoulders, silk scarves or non-existent trousers. However, the diverse men's look differs from the other new creations from other brands. You still notice and see Berlin in the design language. This creates a fascinating combination of chic classicism and diverse freedom. That's exactly what we hope for from the next collection.
Now we have listed what we think are the upcoming shows for you. In January we will report live from Paris about our thoughts on the runways, so please check back in two weeks.
Now the question is: Have we forgotten any shows that you are looking forward to? And what are your expectations of the fashion houses? Feel free to tell us your thoughts and opinions.
