THEDoes men’s fashion still know how to amaze? He knows how to invent something new, renew himself, get out of the confines of Italian “dressing well”.? Judging by the Street Style at Pitti Uomo 110the answer is Yes. For better or for worse. Because if the men’s wardrobe remains, more than the women’s, anchored to certain dogmas of elegance, it is also true that today it appears increasingly crossed by trendscontaminations and styling ideas. When it works, the result surprises. When it doesn’t work, it shows even more.
TO Florence, during Pitti Uomo Summer 2026Street Style recounted precisely this subtle balance: that between tradition and experimentationbetween personality and disguise. In or Out is all about measurement. Here you are the best and worst looks seen in the streets of Florence.
Who is In
Summer 2026 in men’s fashion moves between different inspirations. The streetwear It now seems like a distant memory, but they arrive in its place Bermuda shorts wide, pants more and more soft and relaxed silhouettes. Alongside this more fluid line, a vintage taste, Almost grannywhich is inspired by grandfather’s wardrobe: vests, shirts light, thin knitwear, retro glasses, dusty colours. Then there’s it sport, great obsession of the moment, since soccer al basketball, which enters the everyday look without necessarily seeming technical.
An In look from the Street Style of Pitti Uomo summer 2026. (Spotlight Launchmetrics)
And, again, the great classics: utility wear, there tailoringthe T-shirts, the tank tops, the chinos, the moccasins. Who dresses well at Pitti Uomo 2026 manages to mix all this without sounding forced. He does it nonchalantly, far from the cliché of the dandy manfinding a quieter but much more interesting originality.
Who’s Out: when the trend takes over
The problem, as often happens, is not the trends: it’s how they are worn. Whoever ends up among the Outs is who gets carried awaypiling too many trends into the same look or interpreting them literally. Intimate fashionfor example, has greatly influenced the men’s wardrobe of recent seasons: tank tops, boxers and homewear items have left the private sphere. But showing up in a tank top and boxers at Pitti Uomo 110 remains a difficult choice to defend.
Loungewear fashion comes to town. (Spotlight Launchmetrics)
The same goes for the western imagination, made of distant landscapes, cinematic masculinity and recognizable details such as hats and bandanas. However, it risks becoming an out-of-season disguise if replicated in the city.
In general, Those who dress without context are Out. Those who cannot filter trends through their personal taste. Those who look at the past without updating it, or at the future without really understanding the rules. Because Street Style works when it is spontaneous, not when it demands attention at all costs.