What’s Hot (26.1.26)

January 26, 2026 | Design & Culture by Ed

GET THE LOOK:

KHAITE Jane Ostrich Leather Flats

SAINT LAURENT Belted Silk-crepe Coat

Stella McCartney Satin Wide-leg Pants

Erdem Bloom Mini Leather Shoulder Bag

Charvet Silk Bow Tie

Decadence. Magliano AW26

January 25, 2026 | Design & Culture by Ed

Luca Magliano’s move from Milan to Paris provided the French capital with a much-needed counterweight to this season’s near-perfect menswear consensus, dominated by ideas of “good taste” and proper style. Magliano has always sought beauty in chaos and imperfection, and that ethos remained central. What the designer has long described as an “elegance of the provinces” – a defining signature of the brand – was reimagined here beyond geography, recast as a state of mind, a posture, and a way of seeing fashion.

The collection was rooted in Magliano’s characteristically slouchy tailoring but brought to life through gesture and movement. One of its guiding impulses was the desire to arrest cinematic motion within the garment itself: coats sliced with organza at face level that, when worn, looked unfamiliar, yet absolutely real. This tension between structure and fluidity embodied what Magliano has described as tailoring at its most romantic. His ongoing method of softening formality for those uneasy with it remained intact, as did the brand’s enduring proposition: classic, yet unapologetically queer.

Beyond delivering one of the strongest menswear collections of the autumn–winter 2026 season, the Italian designer also presented one of its most compelling castings, assembling a diverse array of real faces to model his patinated, decadently chic garments.

ED’s SELECTION:

Magliano Men’s Pinstripe Wool-Blend Two-Button Jacket

Magliano Men’s Lyocell Peoples Pleated Wide-Leg Pants

Magliano Men’s Lungomare Double-Breasted Overcoat

Magliano Men’s Signature Wool Double-Pleat Pants

Magliano Men’s Graphic-Print Long-Sleeve Button-Front Shirt

Collage by Edward Kanarecki.
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Black Hole. Comme Des Garçons Homme Plus AW26

January 25, 2026 | Design & Culture by Ed

Not that Rei Kawakubo needs any introduction, but her name has been louder than usual this fashion week. Jonathan Anderson’s incredible sophomore men’s collection for Dior took many cues from Comme des Garçons Homme Plus, especially in its distorted, tweaked tailoring – pure Rei at its core. And the collection she presented yesterday was nothing short of powerful. Kept strictly in black and white, it was beautifully solemn and somewhat disturbing (the Hannibal Lecter masks and demonic wigs!). The way she shredded lace and tweed for her jackets is beyond words; the flower-imitating knots and draped coats are as poetic as ever. READ MY FULL REVIEW HERE.

ED’s SELECTION:

Comme Des Garçons Flap Pocket Wool-Blend Blazer

Comme Des Garçons x PHILEO Melted Derby Shoes

Comme Des Garçons Checked Wool Jacket

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Unpressed. Auralee AW26

January 25, 2026 | Design & Culture by Ed

For a more restrained vision of masculinity, lets turn to the Japanese label Auralee. Ryota Iwai, together with the talented stylist and art director Charlotte Collet, is clearly hot on the heels of Parisian minimalists such as Christophe Lemaire. Yet he has no interest in rehashing what’s “good taste.” Quite the opposite: he pairs colors that supposedly shouldn’t go together, deliberately disrupts proportions, and leaves both suits and jeans unpressed. READ MY FULL REVIEW HERE.