Milan Men's Fashion Week Had 2 Vibes: Mediterranean Guy and Berghain Guy

Milan Men's Fashion Week Had 2 Vibes: Mediterranean Guy and Berghain Guy

Chris Pine, Regé-Jean Page, Andrew Garfield, and more, put on their best linens or best blacks and launched the two personalities of Summer 2023.

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The temperatures in Milan this weekend reached the mid-90s, and the simmering heat seems to have inspired all the European fashion influencers attending Milan Men’s Fashion Week to go for one of two very distinct summer looks: trust fund baby on a Mediterranean yacht or trust fund baby at Berghain.

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Designers including Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino, and Giorgio Armani also happened to show menswear collections that oscillated between taupe summer linens and just, All Black. And while I admit that it’s lazy to simply categorize trends into two opposite groups (edgy or feminine; neon or neutral; Marilyn or Jackie, blah, blah, blah),at this year’s Milan Men’s Fashion Week, it really was this black and, well, tan.

Now I’ve never been to Berghain, nor have I ever been on a yacht in the Mediterranean, but the fashionistas in Milan have decreed it: This summer, you’re either a Mediterranean guy or a Berghain guy. You must choose.

Let’s take a look.

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Outside the Etro show

Outside the Etro show

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Tiny sunglasses? Check. Sheer fabric? Check. Everything black except for your hair? Check! (And love!)

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Rahi Chadda outside the Neil Barrett show

Rahi Chadda outside the Neil Barrett show

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The influencer looks like the captain of his 98-foot yacht just told him it’s going to be another hour until anchors up, and he’s mildly annoyed to be stuck waiting on the dock in Amalfi.

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A guest at Milan Men’s Fashion Week

A guest at Milan Men’s Fashion Week

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The snake necklace and gold bracelet might verge on trying too hard, but the cigarette says, “I could care less what you think.”

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Outside the Giorgio Armani show

Outside the Giorgio Armani show

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It takes a lot of money to look this effortlessly wrinkled and laid back.

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Outside the JW Anderson show

Outside the JW Anderson show

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The top says business meeting but the leather shorts say I mean business, and I’m feeling inspired to wear something similar to the next baby shower I get invited to.

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Zegna

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If you don’t own a yacht and decide to wear this out in public, it’ll just look like you’re trying to look like you own a yacht. So if you’re planning to wear this anywhere but a yacht...don’t.

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A guest at Milan Men’s Fashion Week

A guest at Milan Men’s Fashion Week

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The hottest accessory for this summer is simply, carrying a gorgeous bouquet of flowers. (Would a gift like this get you into Berghain? Let me know!)

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Andrew Garfield at Zegna

Andrew Garfield at Zegna

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I feel like his stare is judging me for not being as rich as he is.

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Outside the Dolce & Gabbana show

Outside the Dolce & Gabbana show

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This outfit might as well have “Ask me about my checking account” written down the pant leg.

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Outside the Dolce & Gabbana show

Outside the Dolce & Gabbana show

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As I said, I’ve never tried to get into Berghain, but from what I’ve heard, I’m confident in saying that this look would definitely be deemed as trying too hard.

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Regé-Jean Page outside the Giorgio Armani show

Regé-Jean Page outside the Giorgio Armani show

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Our favorite Bridgerton-er looks like he’s on his way to eat out—sorry I mean, slurp up—a couple of pitchers of Aperol Spritzes.

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Outside the Dolce & Gabbana show

Outside the Dolce & Gabbana show

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Oh hello, a French tuck! Someone clearly has themselves a little Tan France style guide.

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Two guests at Milan Men’s Fashion Week

Two guests at Milan Men’s Fashion Week

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There is not a single mistake about either of these outfits except for wearing a long, wool, plaid skirt and leather boots on a hot summer day.

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Antonia Dell’Atte outside the Giorgio Armani show

Antonia Dell’Atte outside the Giorgio Armani show

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Everything that the former Italian model is wearing just screams, “I am a former Italian model.”

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Outside the Magliano show

Outside the Magliano show

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This is NOT your mother’s Christmas Eve party.

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Outside the Magliano show

Outside the Magliano show

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Can someone check on this dude? Make sure he didn’t try to fly back to Ibiza?

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Dolce & Gabbana

Dolce & Gabbana

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Never forget that pants are nothing more than a social construct. (And glad to see this man does not skip leg day.)

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Jean-Claude Mpassy outside the Prada show

Jean-Claude Mpassy outside the Prada show

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Kick me in the face.

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Shuzo outside the Prada show

Shuzo outside the Prada show

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I have never seen any actor ever look this impossibly cool without also looking like someone who’d bully me.

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Outside the Dolce & Gabbana show

Outside the Dolce & Gabbana show

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I assume this is who the orcas envision they’re tipping over when they set out to tip over boats.

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Outside the Neil Barrett show

Outside the Neil Barrett show

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I love a man in a skirt. And, even more so, I love a man in neon!

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Madior Fall outside the MSGM show

Madior Fall outside the MSGM show

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Take me to (your Mediterranean) church.

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A guest at Milan Men’s Fashion Week

A guest at Milan Men’s Fashion Week

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This is a perfect Saturday summer night look to me. No fuss, no muss, no notes.

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Outside the Neil Barrett show

Outside the Neil Barrett show

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My eyes are screaming for just a drop of color.

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Outside the JW Anderson show

Outside the JW Anderson show

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I will not be bothering this man with my comments.

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Outside the Etro show

Outside the Etro show

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If I was rich, I would wear breezy white button-ups, tie printed silk scarves around my neck, and randomly Venmo $10,000 to strangers who were nice to me—if any rich people are looking for some fun, new ideas to get rid of some money.

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A guest at Milan Men’s Fashion Week

A guest at Milan Men’s Fashion Week

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Ok, I really love this outfit, except for the camo top! It’s summer! It’s hot! Take off that stuffy long-sleeve and let’s have some fun!

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Outside the Emporio Armani show

Outside the Emporio Armani show

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If I owned a boat and this person walked up to me, I would simply give it to them.

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Outside the Etro show

Outside the Etro show

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I would say that the layered studded belts are a little bit too “Sk8tr Boi” for me, but I wouldn’t want the grim reaper on the skirt to hear!

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Chris Pine at the Zegna show

Chris Pine at the Zegna show

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When your new friends invite you to their yacht at the last minute and you have no idea what you’re supposed to wear.

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Outside the Prada show

Outside the Prada show

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For when you’re going straight from Berghain to Mallorca.

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Outside the Emporio Armani show

Outside the Emporio Armani show

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Another Orca target.

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Outside the Jordanluca show

Outside the Jordanluca show

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Congratulations to this future baby for getting two of the coolest parents I’ve ever seen.

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Gottmik & Anna dello Russo outside JW Anderson

Gottmik & Anna dello Russo outside JW Anderson

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The two Milan Men’s Fashion Week personalities coming together as one.

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