What are the keywords to keep in mind when thinking about the winter codes for 2025-26? 4 topics are introduced!
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2025-26 Men's Winter Codes Trend Keyword 1
From the late 2010s to the early 2020s, dud sneakers and The late 2010s and early 2020s saw the huge popularity of dud sneakers and oversized silhouettes, and it is still fresh in our minds that street fashion became a major trend, but in the past few years the wave has suddenly calmed down. As a reaction to this trend, the keyword “tailored” has emerged in the men’s fashion market. Suits and tailored jackets are key items on the runways of leading brands, and a sense of masculine elegance that has been lacking in the casual style is becoming more and more present. However, it is interesting to note that the silhouettes are not the tight-fitting silhouettes of the Classico Italia heyday, but have evolved in a modern way, following the oversized trend. For example, Zegna’s 25-26AW collection proposes a loose silhouette throughout. For example, Zegna’s 25-26AW collection featured loose silhouettes throughout, with jackets designed with low button positions and wide V lines for a loose look, and slacks that were thicker in width and longer in length to provide cushioning for the legs, a design basic to the “relaxed tailored” look.
At Pitti Uomo 108 held in June 2025, visitors’ outfits changed. Casual had been the dominant style for the past few years due to the street trend, but there was a surge of men dressed in tailored jackets and suits, as if the dress style had turned against them. The trend of a return to tailored is clearly visible not only in terms of collection looks but also in terms of real clothes. People in the industry who knew the days when men in dresses strolled around Pitti were deeply moved, saying, ” Dress has finally returned to Pitti.
And another point worth noting in the current tailored regression is that it is by no means only the dress brands that are proposing the above items, but rather there is considerable momentum in other brands. In addition to Italian giants such as the aforementioned Zegna andArmani, contemporary brands such as Setu andOur Legacy are also attracting attention for their tailoring items. Since the interpretations are much wider and freer than in the past, we would like to actively use them not only for dressier outfits but also as pieces for beautiful casual outfits.
2025-26 Men's winter coordinate trends keyword2'Volume outerwear' with expanded contours up and down, front to back and left to right
The mainstay of winter is the volume outerwear, which can add volume to a coordinated look. Long coats, which give the appearance of a large, lanky look, are also in this category, and have been gaining popularity since last year. Long coats go well with the relaxed tailored items mentioned in Keyword 1, and even if you wear a wide jacket inside, you will not look bulky, and you will have cushion at your feet. It is also easy to balance with loose slacks.
Also noteworthy in the direction of volume are down and padded jackets with contours that expand from front to back and side to side. The physical bulge is increasing the popularity of designs with larger silhouettes that give the wearer a generous impression. This year’s down jackets are likely to have a “fluffy” look with down packs created by stitching. Taurus’ GRAMI is a good example.
2025-26 Men's Winter Codes Trend Keyword 3The 'A-line silhouette' with a crisp top and bottom continues this season
The A-line silhouette has been the mainstream in men’s fashion since last fall and winter and continues this spring and summer. A-line silhouettes have been mainstream in men’s fashion since last fall/winter and this spring/summer. To express this silhouette in winter, short-length outerwear and wide pants or loose silhouette pants are the most common choice, but short blousons are still popular as well as long coats as outerwear trends. Wide pants and loose silhouette pants are still popular. The A-line silhouette is achieved by combining short down jackets and MA-1s with wide, loose pants, creating a silhouette that expands from the top down. The A-line style is a very effective style for the winter season, when people tend to wear heavier clothing.
2025-26 Men's Winter Codes Trend Keyword 4The new trend for footwear is loafers
Now that the sneaker boom has settled down, as the street trend has subsided (although the sneaker has strong roots, it has not decreased), it is not abnormal to see the number of sneakers that have been worn in the past. However, it does not mean that the number of sneakers has decreased, but rather that the abnormal excitement of sneakers has calmed down). In the past few years, it has been said that leather shoes have been gaining popularity in place of sneakers, and loafers have finally come out on top in terms of popularity as a unique leather shoe. There is a wide range of designs from classic loafers with leather soles to mode-faced ones such as the thick-soled loafers with lug soles developed by Gucci andPrada, and many men were seen at Pitti Uomo wearing loafers of their own choice with matching pants.
We would also like to focus on the trend keyword “snowfer” in connection with loafers. Snow Fur” is a coined term that combines sneaker + loafer, and is a fusion of a moccasin upper with a sneaker sole. The 1906L, a collaboration between Junya Watanabe Mann and New Balance, was a huge hit, and other brands have entered the category in droves. The item is more of a trend item than something that will take root as a basic, so now is the time to wear them.
