Hermès brought summer holiday vibes to Paris Fashion Week with pastel colours and a contemporary take on Birkin’s ancestor – the Haut à courroies travel bag – for its menswear spring/summer 2023 show

Jun 28, 2022

Models present creations during the Hermès menswear spring/summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, on June 25. Photo: AFP

Designer Veronique Nichanian – helming the fashion house’s men’s line since 1988 – created shimmery windbreakers, minimalist pants and shorts, and jackets in technical canvas

Presented in the open-air grounds of the Gobelins tapestries workshops in central Paris, the collection evoked luxury travel getaways with sneakers and neoprene sandals

Hermès swept through a tree-lined runway for its menswear presentation on Saturday, June 25, sending out models in polo shirts emblazoned with seahorse designs, shimmery windbreakers in vivid colours and hefty travel bags for a summer escape.

Shimmery windbreakers and pastels featured in Hermès’ menswear spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, on June 25, 2022. Photo: AFP

A grey and salmon pink look from Hermès’ spring/summer 2023 collection, presented during the men’s fashion week in Paris, France, on June 25. Photo: Xinhua

A model presents a yellow jumper with a sunset design, paired with black shorts and shoes, from Hermès’ spring/summer 2023 collection during men’s fashion week in Paris, France, on June 25. Photo: Xinhua

Held in the open-air grounds of the Gobelins tapestries workshops in central Paris, the show opened with a jumper featuring a vibrant sunset. It was paired with dark shorts and sandals in neoprene, a teasing nod at the Parisian sky threatening rain.

A model presents a creation from Hermès’ spring/summer 2023 collection during the men’s fashion week in Paris, France, on June 25. Photo: Xinhua

Outfits featuring vibrant jackets and travel bags brought a summer holiday vibe at Hermès’ spring/summer 2023 collection during the men’s fashion week in Paris, France, on June 25. Photo: Xinhua

A succession of minimalist pants and shorts followed, along with jackets in technical canvas in lilac, pink and orange, zippered straight blousons and high-neck jumpers in cashmere.

Lilac featured on the colour palette alongside pink and orange for Hermès’ menswear spring/summer 2023 show at Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, on June 25. Photo: AFP

Hermès menswear spring/summer 2023 collection, presented at the men’s fashion week in Paris, France, on June 25, featured minimalist looks aplenty. Photo: Xinhua