It Is Men’s Fashion Month: What You Need to Know

Approximately 19 weeks ago I arrived back stateside from an epic, whirlwind journey—having blitzed my way through four European fashion capitals in a nearly 20-day circuit of fashion runways, presentations, and events. By now, the clothes I saw and reported on during that trip in January are for sale at your favorite designer stores and in department stores and online retail destinations—and thus, the evolution of the fashion industry. Which means, it’s time to do it again.

I write this now from my hotel room in Covent Garden, London. (In my dressing gown—watching Bloomberg TV, natch.) Starting today, 77 designers will be showing their spring/summer 2016 men’s collections as part of the seventh biannual showcase dubbed London Collections Men—which also adds a fourth day to its ever-growing show calendar. After London, I head south to Florence for the tradeshow Pitti Uomo, followed by Milan Fashion Week, and the sartorial circus concludes in the French capital with Paris Fashion Week.