Based on the four major fashion week shows in Spring/Summer 2023, POP Fashion digs into the trend analysis of styles, materials and item proportions. Futuristic Cool is the most uptrending style; jacket is the staple item; influenced by the seasons, leather and vegan skin are increasing; besides, surface textures and tanning are also noteworthy.

For S/S 2023, Balenciaga launched 'The Mud Show' with a lost wallet as invitation. Opening with Kanye wearing a full security rig, models (including Bella Hadid) followed with full force and a desire to power on, splashing through the thick mud and water with determination. Elsewhere, babies were strapped to chests in Balenciaga harnesses, tops were glittery and others were made in latex displaying a 404 Error code. Demna’s viral bag of Lays chips was turned into a pochette, while teddy bears became handheld accessories and another bag was turned into a wearable in the form of a glove.

The comprehensive analysis of Spring/Summer 2023 men’s runway show will introduce you the detail designs on those key positions: collars, shoulders, plackets, hemlines, waists and leg openings. Besides, laced-up design, buckles, patchwork and pockets are also the noteworthy details.

POP Fashion digs into the Spring/Summer 2023 men’s runway shows and figures out the most important crafts. Embossed effect, folk braiding, fine carving, 3D flowers, bead embroidery, gorgeous matrix, textured applique and broken patterns are the key points. Fringed edges and faded surface are the recommended fabric techniques. Besides, irregular pleating, overlapping, metallic eyelets, curved cuts and romantic elements are also eye-catching.

From September 23 to 28, S/S 2023 Shanghai Fashion Week released the fashion trend about kidswear. The KIDS WEAR show displayed the international kidswear trends, supported Chinese original designer brands, and also reflected the unique creativity and attitude of Chinese fashion. Functional technology, active, styling, mini-me, collaboration, social, fashion teens, highlight moments, trendy outfits and environmental protection are the ten main directions for S/S 2023.

Sunnei Spring/Summer 2023 collection found inspirations from 1990s and provided a utilitarian daily wardrobe. Tartans, vests, low-rise pants and leather jackets drove the Y2K aesthetic to be mature and practical. Activewear shared the stage with evening designs, including a charming halter-neck dress with sequins peeking from a slit, and sparkly and roomy overalls.

It was in the lush garden of a bourgeois high school that Glenn Martens unveiled Y/Project‘s collection, which features the brand’s signature elements, from asymmetrical tops cleverly structured by pressure plays to tank tops (and draped dresses) suspended from invisible nylon threads, to extremely large creations with sculptural and ironic shapes, between drapes, undulations and strange blisters. There are also trompe-l’oeil prints, initiated during Glenn Martens’ successful collaboration with Jean-Paul Gaultier.

LVMH Prize semi-finalist and upcoming Pierre Bergé prize nominee, Anthony Alvarez, has been making strong headway within the international menswear space. For Spring/Summer 2023 his Bluemarble label presented sophisticated leisure that put soft fabrications and rich colorways at the forefront. Alvarez’s collection included matching sets of half-zip short-sleeved sweaters and shorts, fitted jackets, exterior pocket trousers and relaxed denim.

POP Fashion keeps eyes on Spring/Summer 2023 runway shows and digs into the latest fashion trends. The theme ‘Tear the Matrix’ is divided into four styles: Futurism, Avant-garde Orient, Sporty Streetwear and Restless Summer.

To evoke a world of endless possibilities and childlike wonder, Mike Amiri chose the beautiful Jardin des Plantes in Paris to unveil his Spring/Summer 2023 collection that once again demonstrates his sense of showmanship and affection for handcrafting. Always a cross between West Coast casual and European chic – his collection is now made between the U.S. and Italy – his suits look so light, helped by the weight and grace of jersey, while the blazers are deconstructed and cut casually – their seams removed to free up traditional shapes and create flouncy volumes inspired as much by sportswear as by stagewear.

Presented in the cobblestone courtyard of the historic Via Gesù home of the fashion house’s founder, Gianni Versace, in Milan, the Versace Spring/Summer 2023 collection was full of color and verve. Donatella Versace dug into the archives and pulled out prints her brother Gianni created for La Scala productions in the 90s, a logo from the early 2000s or the frozen-in-lava death masks of Pompeii, all of these revisited archival motifs splashed across t-shirts, silk shirts and pants, alongside stripes, diamond-shaped cut from leather made in eco-sustainable latex and powerfully colorful python prints. The latter, now replacing exotic skins, with fluorescent accents appeared on trench coats or pants. These new eco-friendly fabrics definitely marked the brand’s entry into the era of sustainability.

Taking to Milan, the Caten duo Dean and Dan have showcased DSQUARED2’s vibrant Spring/Summer 2023 Menswear collection. Paying homage to the Bob Marley Foundation, the collection features everything from 70s-inspired outerwear to the symbolic use of colours in the Jamaican flag (yellow, black and green). In an additional collaboration with Honda motorcycles, Dsquared2 combine their Marley inspiration with two starkly contrasting personas; the relaxed surfer and the rambunctious biker. And while a junction between the musical legend and the motorcycle company may seem a little odd at first, there’s actually a deep-rooted vein that joins the two together in perfect harmony – the designers aimed to symbolise both the vibe and rebellion of Marley’s time, surf culture, and 1970s Jamaica.

This report focuses on the patterns on men’s runway shows. According to the proportion charts in S/S 2022 and S/S 2023, plants and badges are the most popular elements. Human figures and badges show the biggest increase in 2023. Plaid/stripe and plant/flower trend upward as well. Textured patterns and ethnic motifs drop a little bit, while chinoiserie motifs present a four-percentage decrease.

This report focuses on the patterns on men’s runway shows. According to the proportion charts in S/S 2022 and S/S 2023, plants and badges are the most popular elements. Human figures and badges show the biggest increase in 2023. Plaid/stripe and plant/flower trend upward as well. Textured patterns and ethnic motifs drop a little bit, while chinoiserie motifs present a four-percentage decrease.

This report focuses on the patterns on men’s runway shows. According to the proportion charts in S/S 2022 and S/S 2023, plants and badges are the most popular elements. Human figures and badges show the biggest increase in 2023. Plaid/stripe and plant/flower trend upward as well. Textured patterns and ethnic motifs drop a little bit, while chinoiserie motifs present a four-percentage decrease.

On the second day of Paris Fashion Week, Matthew M Williams staged his first-ever standalone menswear show for Givenchy. The Spring/Summer 2023 collection was inspired by the people closest to Williams, including the artists, designers and musicians who inspire him, acting as a both the modern day menswear world and Givenchy’s artisanal heritage.

For the KENZO Spring/Summer 2023 collection, artistic director Nigo dips into the archives with silhouettes and motifs that allude to the designer’s discovery of the brand and the fashion landscape he was exposed to as a teen. Most of all, the collection showcases an array of de- and re-constructed pieces of the iconography of Kenzo Takada, and finds inspiration from the DC Brand Boom of 1980s Japan where colorful and cartoon-ish animal motifs meshed with the fashion culture of Paris—the spirit of SS23.

Spring/Summer 2023 Paris Fashion Week(June 21 to 26) included 84 exhibitors and 76 physical shows. Famous designers returned to the show and enlivened the Paris Fashion Week.

"MSGM boys are good natured boys, with not a soupçon of dark side. Or at least, they keep it well hidden under the cheerful, über-positive designs concocted by Massimo Giorgetti, an equally sunny-side-up kind of guy. " Designer said that reading Michel Houellebecq’s dystopian and rather cynical novel The Possibility Of An Island made him think about the tension between the natural and the virtual, humanity and technology. To amplify his message, the location he choose for the show was a brand new glass and cement building located in an up-and-coming industrial area of Milan.

Spring/Summer 2023 Paris Fashion Week(June 21 to 26) included 84 exhibitors and 76 physical shows. Famous designers returned to the show and enlivened the Paris Fashion Week. Notably, the former designer of Dior Men and Saint Laurent - Hedi Slimane - took his new collection back with Celine to close the fashion show.

Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring/Summer 2023 collection, named Strange Math, is set on pure imagination, which is at the heart of the Maison’s ethos. It explores the relationship between imagination and reality and brings together creative minds into the ecosystem that welcomed Virgil Abloh back in 2018, and that strives for creatorship, craftsmanship and showmanship.