Speciale Moda Uomo, on newsstands 32 pages dedicated to menswear companies

While companies are still closing their budgets for 2025, a year that is certainly not easy, Italian fashion is looking forward to the year that has just opened, with the two events in Florence and Milan that will present the menswear collections for next autumn-winter. 750 brands will be present at Pitti, 47% of which will come from abroad, and the most important global fair dedicated to men's fashion will pass the baton to Milan on 16 January, with the 76 appointments including physical and digital fashion shows, presentations and events of Men's Fashion Week.

And on the very opening day of the 109th edition of Pitti Uomo, Tuesday 13 January, the Speciale Moda Uomo (Men's Fashion Special) will be on newsstands, as a supplement to Il Sole 24 Ore, 32 pages of analysis, in-depth analysis, interviews and news that photograph the present and attempt to outline the near future of the industry. In the foreground are meetings with entrepreneurs, managers and creative directors of companies, grappling with the challenges of 2026, i.e. geopolitical uncertainties, the possible impact of tariffs, new markets to be explored, but also new codes of clothing, increasingly oriented towards accompanying everyday life without renouncing the high quality of materials and sartorial care in tailoring. Insights are also devoted to the geopolitical aspects of fashion, starting with the investments (including foreign ones) that are fuelling the continent's fashion industry in Africa, and with an account of the projects that enhance textile and craft production in India. Angelo Flaccavento signs off with a reflection on the need to rediscover the expression of one's own, personal and more authentic style, also in reaction to the excessive theatricalisation of dressing often fuelled by social media, recounting an innovative photographic project by Massimiliano Meoni; alongside, a preview of the contents of the next issue of How to Spend It, on newsstands from 16 January.

The Special closes with showcase pages featuring a selection of new men's fragrances and proposals for next spring-summer's wardrobe.