Kicking off fashion month, these were Man About Town’s standout menswear moments from an action-packed five days in the Big Apple.
Coach
Turning 85 this year, Coach’s Stuart Vevers celebrated the only way he knew how: sending a party down the runway. Confetti on the floor, paper party hats slanted on models’ heads, drinks laid out for guests. The clothes followed suit (literally), with rumpled tailoring starting proceedings and the British designer’s favoured lean tops and baggy bottoms featuring on youthful leather looks. This careless energy carries onto coats that have an inside-out design that flaunts the shimmering inner lining with intent whilst brooches masked as ribbons are scattered across the lineup. Happy Birthday Coach, it looked like a blast.
Public School
Off the back of its runway revival last season, Public School refines its idea of an updated New York uniform for all the menswear hotties. But what does that look like? Sharp, elongated shoulders on oversized tailoring that oozes an air of nonchalance as models strut confidently down the catwalk, with relaxed bottoms swishing in the meantime. That same carelessness continues onto the styling, with rolled-up sleeves revealing contrasting lining. Tees are even half worn, whilst shoes and scarves freely dangle from crossbody bags. Whether you’re a true New Yorker or just want to tap into that spirit, there’s some good material to take notes from here.
Bode
The rodeo would be the perfect backdrop for Bode’s latest Spring/Summer 2027 collection, especially with a fitting “Rodeo Bodeo” spin-off slogan tee. The western codes are strong this season, with bolo and bow ties, cowboy-inspired graphics and tassels dominating proceedings. Denim and suede fabrics only accentuate this further whilst silhouettes feel petite, with sleeves cut short to show off a little more wrist than usual and shorts reaching very low inseams.
Conner Ives
Conner Ives introduced menswear in his Autumn/Winter 2026 collection. This season, he took things across the pond to New York, building out his menswear offering with shorts, long-sleeved polos, and a pair of suits courtesy of Savile Row tailor Gieves and Hawkes. The mood of Ives’ menswear is like a fancy upper East Side party that moves into the afters, and the morning after. The suiting was undone, supplemented by comfortable Americana-tinged jerseys. Conner Ives for the men? Yes please.
The Society Archive
There’s an art to making everyday clothing feel fresh, hot and sexy. It’s what The Society Archive – the New York-based vintage showroom and archive – does with its mix of early 2000s mall brands and high-fashion grails. Its Spring/Summer 2027 show saw low-slung board shorts, beater tees, and sun-faded ball caps, mixed with showier waistcoats and ceremonial military-style outerwear, was a very high-fashion lifeguard elevation of deeply wearable chiller staples.
Tanner Fletcher
Fashion often takes itself very seriously. And while there is a place for that sometimes, it’s important to have some fun with it. Tanner Fletcher knows this. And its SS27 collection at New York Fashion Week, was packed with brand signature bows seen across shirting, neckwear, and blazers. There were also floral-patterned workwear jackets and shorts, while sailor motifs were introduced through navy-style jumper collars, inspired by trips to the coast – a stellar example of capital M-menswear, softened up to feel a little less uniform.
Eckhaus Latta
Open mesh trousers for the guys? At Eckhaus Latta, yes, that’s a thing. So are twisted seam jeans, sexy pops of pink peaking beneath washed-out tees, and layers of stretched mesh tank tops in the bi-coastal brand’s city-ready and subtly seductive Spring/Summer 2027 collection. It also incorporated a collaboration with J Crew, featuring barn jackets, chunky sweaters, chinos, and belts building on a smaller link-up launched earlier this year that sold out quickly. It’s a fashion insider’s favourite brand for a reason, right?
