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Paris Men’s Fashion Week: Hermès shocked with a glam rock autumn/winter 2022 collection, fusing retro flair with high fashion

Sheeny gunmetal leather riding boots accessorized zip-filled loose bomber jackets. High waists on pleated wool pants cut in contrast with retro bucket hats that slope down.

Veronique Nichanian added 1980s touches to Hermès’ autumn/winter 2022-2023 collection, shown during the men’s fashion week in Paris, France, on January 22. Photo: Xinhua

The contradictions in style represented what the house said was Nichanian’s “heartfelt desire for oxymorons and sophistication”.

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Veronique Nichanian’s “heartfelt desire for oxymorons and sophistication” was evident in Hermès’ autumn/winter 2022-2023 collection, shown during the men’s fashion week in Paris, France, on January 22. Photo: Xinhua

Hermès has become a byword for simple, unpretentious luxury. With panache, the veteran menswear designer proved the adage accurate in this classy and masculine showing.

A model presents a creation as part of Hermès’ autumn/winter 2022-2023 collection, shown during the men’s fashion week in Paris, France, on January 22. Photo: Xinhua

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The collection featured a bolder color palette flecked with browns, bronzes and what the house poetically termed “peppers, pewter, coniferous and lettuce green [and] frost blue”.

It was one of the season’s most huggable displays.