Here Are 5 Shows That Stood Out At Men's Fashion Week Paris - Forbes

While the Fall/Winter 2019 menswear shows have officially ended with the Paris collections closing out the season, there are some shows we're still talking about. With a handful of important moments from Jonathan Anderson's debut menswear collection for Loewe to Virgil Abloh's Off-White  "Public Television"extravaganza, the world's fashion capital brought some exciting moments on the runway.

Here are the top 5 most memorable shows that stood out.

Dior Homme's conveyor belt runway 

Models present creations by Dior during the men's Fall/Winter 2019/2020 collection fashion show in Paris on January 18, 2019. (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP) (Photo credit should read FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images)Getty

In Kim Jones’ third collection for the brand, he expanded on his streetwear sensibility with another offering of menswear combining utility, technology with the romantic draping techniques central to Dior's DNA. Fresh off of his astounding Pre-Fall collection, featuring a larger-than-life robot showered in lasers at the Tokyo show. This season, the designer collaborated with artist, Raymond Pettibon, on yet another over the top experience.  Fusing together the historical elements of the fashion house with his own modern sensibility, Jones presented his collection on a 250 foot conveyer belt, where models posed, gliding down the runway and into the future.  

Simon Porte Jacquemus' French countryside breakfast  

PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 20: Models pose during the Jacquemus Menswear Fall/Winter 2019-2020 presentation as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 20, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)Getty

For his second menswear collection,  Simon Porte Jacquemus made a sharp departure from the warm beaches of Marseille and took his audience homebound for a look at the rural life of Montpellier. Playing out like a scene from a movie, the models arrived in front of Paris' famed Palais de Tokyo piled into a white truck. As if commuting en masse from the countryside of his youth, the Jacquemus boys then gathered inside around a wooden table for Sunday breakfast. The collection nodded to the traditional occupations of rural life: bakers, farmers and electricians. So much that the designer sent out loaves of bread as invites to the collection he called, "The Miller." 

Louis Vuitton's retro "Billie Jean" set 

PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 17: Models walk the runway during the Louis Vuitton Menswear Fall Winter 2019/2020 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 17, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)Getty

Since Virgil Abloh's appointment as Artistic Director of Louis Vuitton's menswear in March of 2018, the brand has signified a cultural turning point in the world of luxury fashion. Not just  in the literal sense- Abloh's luxury streetwear label, Off-White is the stuff of cult-following with enthusiasts worldwide. Following up on his Spring 2019 debut, which featured a 650 foot rainbow runway, the multi-hyphenate creative showcased his Fall/Winter 2019 collection on a stage replicating the New York City street in Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" music video. Paying homage to the king of pop's influence on menswear while referencing Vuitton's legacy of travel, Abloh put on a show for the books with an original soundtrack composed by Dev Hynes (Blood Orange). It's been noted that the show's invitation was a single white glove- iconic.

Thom Browne's bubble wrap runway 

PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 19: A model walks the runway during the Thom Browne Menswear Fall/Winter 2019-2020 fashion show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 19, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)Getty

As one of the premiere showman designers of the times, Thom Browne put on a Fall 2019 mens's runway show that was typical only in that it defied expectation. With a relentlessly novel aesthetic that plays with proportions and otherworldly  tailoring, Browne's Paris show was no exception to the designer's rule. Adhering to his ever-playful and absurd theatricality,  much of the set was covered in bubble wrap. The show was prefaced by a command of models in bubble wrap outfits marching past a row of (also wrapped) packages down the length of the entire runway. What followed was a series of looks in conventionally feminine silhouettes and expert tailoring.

Junya Watanabe's cast of older gents  

A model presents a creation by Junya Watanabe Man during the men's Fall/Winter 2019/2020 collection fashion show in Paris on January 18, 2019. (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)Getty

As a master of avant-garde design, it should come as no surprise that Watanabe's direction this season would express some serious invention. Take this for a concept: middle-aged male models on the runway. In the aptly titled, "Silver Swagger" show, the designer presented a strong collection of lived-in staples with a signature twist.  Casting a group of sometimes silver-haired, bearded, and always mature men brought an antidotal perspective to the youth-obsessed landscape of fashion modeling.

Let's block ads! (Why?)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/roytelmontero/2019/01/22/here-are-5-shows-that-stood-out-at-mens-fashion-week-paris/