A new trend has emerged: men are embracing the crop top, taking a page from women’s fashion books. It’s no secret that men have started having more fun with how they dress in recent years.

Plague and war might have blighted the 14th century, but men's couture sparked a fashion revolution. Out went the baggy, amorphous robes that had been swathing people for centuries, and in came ...

Jian DeLeon, the men’s fashion director at Nordstrom, agrees. “A great transitional wardrobe is about having go-to versatile pieces that work with each other,” DeLeon says.

In 2025 men’s fashion trends, expect bolder versions to come to the forefront of menswear, with shades like lavender, mint green, and periwinkle seen in the collections of several brands.

Photo: Alessandro Garofalo. Dior Men’s creative director Kim Jones looked skyward for inspiration. “My interest in ancient Egypt is about the stars and the sky,” he said in a statement.

If anything, men’s and women’s fashion have become more communicative than ever. And the spring 2026 collections were filled with ultra-contemporary pieces that can be worn across any gender.

Style Outside Deconstructing Men’s Dress Codes Outside the men’s wear shows in Milan and Paris, almost everything seemed possible when it came to getting dressed.