Giorgio Armani’s menswear collection previewing on the final day of Milan Fashion Week was all about catching the light, which the 90-year-old designer achieved with shimmering textiles and a smattering of crystals.

Here are the key takeaways from Milan Fashion Week Men’s Autumn/Winter 2025. As Vogue Runway ’s Luke Leitch puts it, there was a willingness to “both appreciate and undermine convention” in Milan this season, as designers explored less conventional styles and injected a sense of freedom into their collections.

Giorgio Armani kept his youth game sharp with an Emporio Armani menswear collection presented during Milan Fashion Week that was all about texture and glistening surfaces.

Italian designer Giorgio Armani greets the audience at the end of his collection show at Milan's Fashion Week

On the final day of Milan Fashion Week's four days of menswear previews for Fall-Winter 2025-26, attendees discuss whether its possible to know that a man is Italian, by looking at how he is dressed.

With soft fabrics, jewelled hues and fluid shapes, Giorgio Armani's men's show in Milan on Monday was an ode to elegance and freedom of movement.

The New York menswear schedule is pared-back this year, much like ready-to-wear fashion week for the fall 2025 season in NYC. Following the Pitti Uomo-sponsored presentations in Florence, Milan will host many of the most noted shows including Prada,