Pakistan, June 30 -- Colours ran wild and silhouettes softened at Paris Men's Fashion Week, which ends on Sunday, as designers brought a rare breath of fresh air to a gloomy fashion climate.
Despite the heavy news cycle and economic turbulence affecting the luxury sector, this Fashion Week was a "shot of creativity that felt incredibly good", Alice Feillard, men's buying director at Galeries Lafayette, told AFP.
The spring-summer 2026 season "is much more creative than the previous ones, which were a bit duller", said Adrien Communier, the fashion editor at GQ France.
Both experts observed a more relaxed vibe, with Feillard pointing to "good humour" and "optimism", while Communier noted a "lighter mood".
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