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The last year has been one of reflection. For the menswear collections at the Autumn/Winter 2021 season, there are lingering notes of indoor life with <a href="https://www.lofficielmalaysia.com/fashion-week/a-discovery-of-the-utopia-of-normality-prada-men-s-spring-summer-2022-collection">cosy knitwear</a> and robe coats trends.
There is also an acknowledgement that we&rsquo;re at the precipice of the world reopening with a spectrum of optimistic dressing.
Here, 10 key trends that define the menswear fashion landscape across the four fashion cities.

Colour Clash

Casablanca

Louis Vuitton

Prada

Raf Simons

JW Anderson

Colour blocking for autumn? Now, that&rsquo;s groundbreaking. This season saw a change in the colour department where designers ditched subtlety in favour of something vibrant by putting clashing colour in their collection.
It was chilli red-meet-turquoise at Raf Simon, buttercup yellow and purple at <a href="https://www.lofficielmalaysia.com/fashion-week/a-discovery-of-the-utopia-of-normality-prada-men-s-spring-summer-2022-collection">Prada</a>, baby blue and hot red at Casablanca &ndash; complementary and secondary hues of the colour wheel all mixed up and inverted that look good in both apparel and accessory forms. It will make you turn your head twice.

Statement Knitwear

Dior Men

Gucci

Hermès

Loewe

Versace

DSquared2

There&rsquo;s a newfound appreciation for knits as we dress for comfort more often than before. It&rsquo;s the one item that&rsquo;s visible in a virtual meeting. Sweater dressing is ramped up a notch for the new season, inviting a multitude of shades, motifs and comfy-soft &ndash; fine gauged or mohair textured.
At Loewe, triple-layered jumpers were inspired by the artwork of Joe Brainard and Scottish-born painter Peter Doig&rsquo;s work featured heavily at <a href="https://www.lofficielmalaysia.com/fashion/dior-revisits-the-timeless-mizza-leopard-motif">Dior</a>. Isabel Marant, Herm&egrave;s and Jil Sander all received the comfy-core memo, with roomy knitwear crafted with graphic intarsia and abstract patterns in contrasting colours to make a style statement.

Protective Layers

Dunhill

Fumito Ganryu

Kolor

Tod's

&lsquo;Tis the season to start layering up. For A/W 2021, designers took the piled-on method up a notch by introducing eccentric layering of all kinds. At <a href="https://www.lofficielmalaysia.com/hommes/co-exist-with-another-virgil-abloh-s-lv2-line-up-for-louis-vuitton">Louis Vuitton</a>, the skirt over pants was one of the styling highlights while Fumito Gruyo showed the more layers, the merrier with a turtleneck, an unbuttoned button-down and a cardigan, and Prada made a case for layering over bodysuit.
Tod&rsquo;s opted for turtleneck with knits-on-knits on top of overcoats, and at Dunhill, shirts were worn beneath cagoules over long puffer jacket and puffer vest. Besides looking good if you get it right, the best part is that you can add or remove layers to ensure maximum comfort.

Back To Beige

Ermenegildo Zegna

Ernest W. Baker

Fendi

Hed Mayner

Lemaire

Sure, black and charcoal suiting are fail-safes but there&rsquo;s something incredibly arresting about beige tailoring. After seasons of minimal monochrome and pastel suiting, this shade raises to the status as the new autumn fashion obsession that sets the pulse racing. Lemaire gave us its take on one of the brand&rsquo;s core shades on a linen trench layered over a knitwear look, Ermenegildo Zegna showed us the perfect louche worker suit in caramel hue and Hed Mayner played with proportion and asymmetry with his khaki looks, while Fendi&rsquo;s sandy knitted jumpsuits was perfect for WFH outfits.

One Part Coat, One Part Robe

Etro

Engineered Garments

If any lesson was learned from the year 2020, it&rsquo;s that when given the option, people will choose comfort every time. Let them eat cake! Or rather, let them never have to button a button again and outfit them in plush bathrobe. Cozy need not mean lacking polish in the deft hands of Zegna, Fendi and Etro, all of which are offering dressing-down gowns that are endlessly flattering. Sitting at a special intersection between off-duty indoor wear and braving-the-elements outerwear, these fuzzy, robe-inspired coats are as comfortably practical as they are stylish.

Vest Time

Kiko Kostadinov

MSGM

Stefan Cooke

Y/Project

Dolce & Gabbana

We&rsquo;re calling it &ndash; sweater vests are officially back, and better than ever. Designers fall head over heels this preppy piece as they updated it with bold patterns and brash colours. Forget what you thought you knew: the new crop of sweater vest is way cooler than those your grandad used to wear. MSGM, Etro, Fendi and Stefan Cooke relied on bright pieces with vibrant colours, patterns and lines while Y/Project came up with multi-opening vest. If bright colours and prints are too much of a good thing for you, Saint Laurent and S.S. Daley offer more straightforward versions in neutral hues.

Show Some Skin

GmbH

Jacquemus

Rick Owens

Tokyo James

Vetements

We usually associate cold weather with covering all the way up but this season, designers contemplate with delicate slits and contemporary cut-outs to feel liberated during these tough times. The industry continues to acknowledge what we&rsquo;re going through while keeping hope for a better future with unexpected construction to switch things up. We saw the cut-out done in a super refined way with Tokyo James, Jacquemus and Gucci probably flashed the most flesh while GmbH and Rick Owens embraced cold shoulders. Tip: you have to own the look.

Zero Mental Effort

Bode

Dries Van Noten

Paul Smith

Giorgio Armani

Fashion&rsquo;s fixation on matching sets just got a whole lot more fun this season. With &ldquo;cozy&rdquo; and &ldquo;fuss-free&rdquo; being keywords when describing fashion in the past year, it&rsquo;s not possible not to love the trend. The ease of having an outfit all put together for you, while having the versatility to wear the separates styled on their own, is a big reason we are happy to see more designers work them into cold-weather collections. Expect new prints, bright colours and relaxed silhouettes to take your WFH fits and winter looks to the next level.

Unprotect Your Legs

Burberry

Rhude

Homme Plissé Issey Miyake

Gone are the days shorts are reserved only for warm weather as designers agree than the cold never bothered us anyway by incorporating this staple piece into their winter line-up. There were Bermudas and jockey shorts at MSGM and Gucci respectively, while Dries Van Noten paired shorts with oversized tailoring and Moschino offered matching set with shorts. If the thought of wearing shorts makes you shivers, pair them with knee-skimming boots or leg warmers as shown at Dries Van Noten.

Cloud Coats

Alexander McQueen

Maison Mihara Yasuhiro

Thom Browne

Puffers fans, this is your year. They might seem shapeless and unflattering but this season, they aren&rsquo;t the plain puffers you&rsquo;ve been sporting but high fashion pieces to make an entrance. Whether in extra-long versions at Thom Browne or in a dress number at GmbH, designers got creative so you will have your pick and stay toasty all season long. More modern iterations can be found at Michael Kors, Maison Mihara Yasuhiro and Alexander McQueen.

The 10 significant fashion trends from Autumn/Winter 2021 men's runways

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