Balenciaga
Starting with a black on black on black short, sharp suit, this was a strong collection of tailored pieces with great leather details and a loose but slim silhouette.
Haider Ackermann
A fantastically luxurious, evening wear inspired collection. Beautiful silk blazers and bombers, teamed with narrow, flattering trousers in wonderful jewel colours. I cannot wait for these trends to filter down, but this was a strong collection for Ackermann's first menswear show. The heel less slips on were a great new shoe too.
Valentino
There is a reason that Valentino is a power house - they know good clothes. Wide, horizontal stripes of colour blocks, boxier and looser than ever before and gorgeous printed trousers. As any big brand knows, accessories are key and here they were brilliant in oxblood and cement grey with flshes of fluorescents.
Alexander Wang
Oversize leather shorts, paired with lean poplin tops gave the models in this collection a feeling of being players in a lux basketball team. The leather touches will filter down the high street quickly and with success.
Balmain
Olivier Rousteing is a genius. Each season he shows us a small departure from his own aesthetic of cheekbones, skinny leather trousers and fantastic blazers. As with previous seasons, this was a strong showing for Balmain. Now the slip on flats have monk strap details, and nautical stripes and badges adorn the clothing. So French, so chic.
Louis Vuitton
A strong contender for show of the season, Kim Jones at Louis Vuitton focused on travelling in luxury. This show was the most stylish road trip there ever was with looks ranging from preppy and hippy. A great mix of bandana prints, and neckerchiefs worn with suits in an effortless and carefree style. Wonderful evening wear and shoes completed the look.
Dries Van Noten
Florals are not going anywhere fast. They have been all over the SS catwalks and were a strong feature of the Dries show. Tougher florals than seen elsewhere worn with surf shorts and macs gave the collection a rough, tough and eclectic air. The translucent, floral baseball vests and the contrast collar formal shirts were a highlight.
Junya Watanabe
A very different collection than seen elsewhere at the Paris shows. Models were dressed in checked shirts, pork pie hats and tough jackets and leather boots, none of which would look out of place at Glastonbury circa 1993.
Maison Martin Margiela
Fresh and desirable - inside out jackets, jumpsuits and reworked evening wear.
Acne Studios
Klimt was a big inspiration at the Acne show. A wonderfully rich colour palette of pink, yellow and blue were here mixed with tailored and masculine metallics.
Berluti
So rakish. This collection had it all and more. Boater hats, coloured suits, monk straps and leather luggage would make you one of the men of the Berluti gangs - that being the most stylish gang you will ever see. Beautifully vintage, grand and extravagant.
Givenchy
Techo tribal prints mashed up with stripes at Riccardo Tisci's show were a new look but the collection did not have the urgent and desperate quality of previous seasons.
Kenzo
Cool and streetwise, skater style unhemmed trousers and loose tops gave this collection a distinctly American feel.
Hermes
Two words perfectly sum of this amazing collection - effortless luxury. A fantastic mix of luxury fabrics (the suede T shirt and leather wrist wear) and wonderful double breasted evening wear, will keep the clients of this collection, with their heavy wallets, very happy indeed.
Lanvin
Whilst the rest of Paris showed off with florals, leather and metallics, Lanvin was surprisingly subdued. Post fall of the Berlin wall style models, all with neat hair and slim legs were dressed in short, sharp suits. The colour blocked shirts in lurid pinks and jade green were a welcome mix.
Paul Smith
The strong use of colour at the Paul Smith show gave the collection a vivid and bright, Summer feel. A gorgeous palette of pinks, peaches, navy and yellow on knits and on suiting.
Ami
A wearable collection of coloured knits and other great separates in a collection inspired by flying in the 60s.
Saint Laurent
Hedi Slimane has always championed the indie skinny rocker boy. His recent collection for Saint Laurent had so much swag it was unreal. 50% Bowie and 50% Jagger, here were the skinniest of jeans and shiniest of jackets. A fine finale to the end of the mens show season.
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