The menswear season rolled onwards to Milan Fashion Week S/S 2024 this past weekend as the Italian city played host to an eclectic amalgam of runway shows, presentations and openings. Among them, a dedicated menswear show from Valentino, which opened proceedings on the afternoon of 16 June. Titled ‘The Narratives’ show and held at the Università degli Studi di Milano Statale, it saw the house divert from recent co-ed shows held in Paris – a tribute, said creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli, to house founder Valentino Garavani, who showed his first menswear collection in 1985 in Milan.
Elsewhere in the city, Ralph Lauren Purple Label made its return to the Milan Fashion Week schedule, while British labels JW Anderson and Charles Jeffrey Loverboy continued to choose the city to present their latest collections. Rounding out the week were the usual array of high-profile Italian houses, looking to define the menswear season ahead – among them Prada, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Emporio Armani, Giorgio Armani, Tod’s, Missoni, and Zegna, which closed the week on the afternoon of 19 June.
