LFWM: Five key spring/summer 2020 trends from the men’s fashion shows
From bowling shirts to buttercup yellow, here’s what to expect next summer. But with all this inspiration, why wait?
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Your support makes all the difference.We might still be yet to experience the first official day of summer 2019 – it falls on Friday 21 June – but the fashion industry is already looking towards the next spring/summer season.
Over the weekend, the world’s fashion press, bloggers and buyers descended upon London to witness the new collections from the fashion industry’s biggest and most important names.
From sartorial stalwarts to up-and-coming labels, London – the second stop on the menswear fashion month calendar – has already delivered some of the best shows this season is sure to see.
Serving up some serious outfit inspiration, designers including Liam Hodges, Charles Jeffrey and Oliver Spencer graced London’s runways with their new wares.
For spring/summer 2020, louche, laid back shirts and silky fabrics look set to become casual go-tos, while the Nineties revival continues to thrive with baggy cargo trousers and acid brights.
Streetstyle themes also persisted this season with chunky trainers, graphic T-shirts and bomber jackets likely to dominate next year.
Of course, there is still a while to go until this stuff lands in stores but menswear obsessives everywhere are already working out what to fill their shopping baskets with.
So, to help you get your preparatory shopping basket sorted we’ve put together a list of the five best spring/summer 2020 trends to get on board with.
Not so mellow yellow
If your wardrobe has come to resemble a smorgasbord of grey over the winter months, you might be glad to hear that there’s a new colour code in town.
Sparking a return to bolder shades, this season’s shows have declared yellow the new hue in men’s fashion.
At the highlighter pen end of the scale, Italian brand Iceberg showcased the shade on everything from graphic knitwear and long-sleeve T-shirts to neon trousers and two-piece tracksuits.
Elsewhere, British designer Craig Green and Korean brand Munn both chose to present their take on acid brights with lightly-padded utilitarian jackets, while Chinese brand 8on8 delivered lemon-hued trench coats and co-ords.
Slinky satin
Satin has skyrocketed in popularity in womenswear over the last couple of seasons, and now it’s menswear’s turn.
A fabric that has become synonymous with bridesmaid dresses and Eighties-inspired eveningwear, London’s menswear designers breathed new life into the glossy material for spring/summer 2020.
The most compelling case for the trend came from self-proclaimed "club kid" Charles Jeffrey, who presented the slinky fabric on floor-sweeping capes, two-piece suits and jewel-toned dresses
British designer Edward Crutchley and Bulgarian brand Kiko Kostadinov also made a case for high-shine finishes with patterned shirts, head dresses and hammered jockey bombers.
Bowled over
The boxy bowling shirt has been tipped as the go-to top for this summer.
An old school classic that beckons The Big Lebowski vibes, the shirt offers a warm-weather solution to smart dressing thanks to its open neckline, billowing fit and short sleeves.
This season, designers such as Chalayan and Edward Crutchley all offered their own unique take on the All-American working class basic but a running theme saw them reimagined in summer-ready fabrics.
At Chalayan, boxy linen styles were paired with city shorts in a minimalistic palette of white, grey and burnt orange, while Crutchley opted for louche versions covered in floral prints.
Full transparency
From chunky sandals to pinstripes and vests, spring/summer 2020 looks set to be packed with a host of stylish trends but it seems that one of the hottest looks to hit the runway is the trend of wearing hardly anything at all.
This season, sheer coats, tracksuits and shirts that leave very little to the imagination are out to prove that it really is all about what lies beneath.
A trend that was tried and tested by Harry Styles at this year’s Met Gala when he turned up wearing a sheer black Gucci shirt, see-through pieces have also been shown in the collections of some of London’s best menswear designers.
Emirati designer Qasimi delivered gauzy pink tracksuits worn with little else than a pair of shades, while Japanese designer John Lawrence Sullivan gave the trend a punky edge with black mesh T-shirts.
Nineties cargo pants
Utilitarian style looks set to take over our wardrobes once more, with a host of designers looking to workwear for inspiration for spring/summer 2020.
Another trend that’s currently ruling womenswear, the menswear shows seem to have borrowed the hyper-practical look from some of the Nineties’ best girl band members including Lisa Lopes from TLC, Gwen Stefani from No Doubt and All Saints’ Melanie Blatt.
Made with pockets big enough to carry your everyday essentials, British designer Liam Hodge lead the way for cargo pants that retain the same wide leg we’re used to, while Jordanluca presented theirs with flesh-baring thigh slits.
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