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All the key trends you need to know from men's London Fashion Week

All the key trends you need to know from men's London Fashion Week

After a long weekend of fashion, fashion and a bit more fashion, London Fashion Week Men’s – as it’s officially known – is drawing to a close.

Here we’ve collected a handy list of all the key trends from the four-day extravaganza to get you up to speed.

Humour

For many designers, fashion is there to express and entertain, and the collections seen this weekend were far from dull.

Our favourite moment came from Christopher Shannon, who used a simple T-shirt to parody the iconic Calvin Klein logo with the words “Constant Stress.” Pretty much sums up 2017 so far. Underneath in smaller letters it said “I’m Done” – relatable.

Christopher Shannon
(Isabel Infantes/PA)

Funky suits

Father-son duo Casely-Hayford have become known for their sleek, classic tailoring. Much of that was seen in their latest collection, but suits were noticeably more outlandish and experimental in style.

Casely Hayford
(Isabel Infantes/PA)

Casely Hayford
(Isabel Infantes/PA)

Pyjamas

It turns out that your PJs aren’t just for sleeping in. That is, of course, if you have a set of high fashion pyjamas championed by the likes of Katie Eary and Per Gotesson.

Katie Eary
(Isabel Infantes/PA)

Katie Eary
(Isabel Infantes/PA)

Star power

Daisy Lowe brought a bit of sex appeal to the Katie Eary show, but she wasn’t the only star at LFWM.

Katie Eary
(Isabel Infantes/PA)

One of the highlights of the weekend was the presentation of Kent & Curwen, which is now led by none other than David Beckham. Classic, elegant tailoring is what we’ve come to expect from Becks, and it’s definitely what we got.

Neon brights

Topman had their own show space for the weekend, which was the place to be if you wanted an in on 2017′s trends. It was particularly hard to miss, because it turns out that things are going to be pretty bright this year.

MAN catwalk
(Ian West/PA)

TOPMAN
(Isabel Infantes/PA)

Politics

LFWM isn’t just attractive models wearing pretty clothes. Politics was high on the agenda for many designers – just take Christopher Shannon’s show, where models powerfully sported torn flags across their faces.

Christopher Shannon
(Isabel Infantes/PA)

Christopher Shannon
(Isabel Infantes/PA)

Leather

It was all about the leather this weekend. We’re not talking Grease T Bird jackets, but rather longer leather numbers as seen in John Lawrence Sullivan’s collection.

John Lawrence Sullivan
(Isabel Infantes/PA)

John Lawrence Sullivan
(Isabel Infantes/PA)

Individual street style

One thing you can always count on at any London fashion week is pretty exciting street style, and that was definitely on the menu. Anyone for the double hat look?

Street style
(Isabel Infantes/PA)

Street style
(Isabel Infantes/PA)

Street style
(Isabel Infantes/PA)

Vivienne Westwood

OK, this one isn’t exactly a trend, but it sure was a big deal. Normally Westwood shows in Paris and Milan, so this was the very first time she was presenting at LFWM.

Vivienne Westwood
(Ian West/PA)

And Dame Viv didn’t disappoint: showing at a leisure centre, models strutted across a basketball court in clothes as eclectic and wacky as we’ve come to know and love from the label.

Vivienne Westwood
(Ian West/PA)

As in all Westwood’s collections, there was a strong political thread running throughout. The unisex show was called Ecotricity and was all about green energy (as Westwood explained in a promo video where she wore a handmade crown – what else?)

So, another season of London Fashion Week Men’s comes to a close – but with the women’s equivalent coming up at the end of February, there’s not too long to wait for your next fashion fix.

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