A decade-old snapshot of menswear show street style reveals the surprising durability of certain fashion codes while documenting the shifts that define contemporary dressing.
Spring 2017 menswear shows captured attendees in oversized blazers, cropped trousers, and exaggerated silhouettes that pushed against traditional tailoring. White sneakers appeared alongside suiting. Accessories commanded real estate—crossbody bags, bucket hats, and structured totes layered visual interest into otherwise minimal outfits. Color palettes leaned neutral, with blacks, grays, and creams dominating the mix.
Ten years later, those silhouettes echo through current collections. Oversize tailoring remains foundational at Raf Simons, Lemaire, and Craig Green. The white sneaker-with-suit combination, once considered fashion-forward risk-taking, became universal dressing protocol. Cropped proportions persist, though Gen-Z stylings tend toward more relaxed drapes than the deliberately sculpted fits of 2017.
What shifted fundamentally: the role of gender in street style. The 2017 shows featured women wearing menswear pieces as borrowed rebellion. Today, that distinction dissolves entirely. Designers present collections without gender markers. Attendees mix pieces fluidly without framing it as transgression.
The accessory economy transformed too. Luxury handbags shrunk and multiplied. The nylon crossbody gave way to micro proportions and technical fabrics. Bucket hats cycled in and out, replaced by dad caps and balaclavas. Sneaker culture consolidated around specific silhouettes—New Balance, Salomon, and Asics ascended while Nike's dominance fractured.
Street style photography itself changed. Ten years ago, Vogue's documentation emphasized individual standouts. Current coverage emphasizes