Milan Fashion Week January 2026: dates, events and how to get there

14 January 2026

During Milan Fashion Week, Italy’s fashion capital changes pace. Fashion houses and designers present their new men’s and women’s collections through runway shows, presentations and events held in some of the city’s most beautiful locations.

Around them moves an entire universe of trends, creativity and business opportunities: buyers, journalists, photographers and fashion lovers arrive from all over the world.

But you don’t need to be an industry insider to feel this energy. A simple walk through Brera, Tortona or the Quadrilatero della Moda is enough to stumble upon pop-ups, installations, exhibitions and events open to the public. During those days, fashion lives on every corner of Milan—and you can be part of it, even just for an afternoon.

Milan Fashion Week Men’s 2026 dates

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Are fashion and design your passion? Then mark your calendar: Milan Fashion Week Men’s 2026 will take place from 16 to 20 January 2026, when the Lombardy capital becomes a global stage for menswear, with runway shows, presentations and a packed schedule of events dedicated to the Fall/Winter 2026-27 collections.

Coordinating the entire week is the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI), which oversees a fast-paced programme featuring more than 76 appointments, including 18 physical runway shows, 7 digital shows, 36 presentations and special events, offering a snapshot of the future of menswear.

The full schedule is released only shortly before the start, but you can already picture yourself surrounded by lights, music and models setting the trends for the coming seasons.

To make the most of the experience, keep an eye on the official website and social channels: you’ll find updated information so you don’t miss a single Milan Fashion Week 2026 show—and you might even discover some free, public events.

How to get to Milan during the Milan Fashion Week

During Fashion Week in January 2026, Milan fills up with visitors from all over the world. As arrivals increase, having a simple and direct connection becomes even more important.

This is where Flibco comes in, with shuttle services designed to make travel smooth and stress-free.

Flibco has recently launched two new shuttle routes: from Milan Malpensa Airport to Milan city and from Milan Linate Airport to Central Station. The Malpensa bus costs less than the train (only €10 per person) and gets you comfortably to the station in about 50 minutes. The service is convenient, offers space for luggage and eliminates the need to drive or look for parking.

If you’re travelling from Turin, you can rely on the Turin–Malpensa route, with daily departures from Porta Susa, Lingotto and Stura. Tickets start at €22, and in about two hours you’ll be at the airport, ready to continue on to Milan city centre.

Landing at Bergamo Airport? Flibco takes you directly from Orio al Serio to Milan Central Station, a key hub for reaching Fashion Week venues or continuing to other destinations. 

Once in Milan, getting around is easy: the city’s metro, tram and bus network takes you everywhere, from fashion districts like Brera and Zona Tortona to the most glamorous show locations. Just remember that the city is busier than usual during these days—plan your movements in advance.

Where Milan Fashion Week January 2026 takes place
 

Milan Fashion Week Men’s 2026 does not revolve around a single venue: instead, it turns the entire city into a distributed runway, blending historic spaces, creative districts and contemporary venues.

• Via Tortona remains one of the key areas for menswear: for example, Li-Ning presents its runway show at Padiglione Visconti, Via Tortona 58—an ex-industrial space transformed into a dynamic venue for fashion and urban culture.
   
• Corso Venezia, Via Marcona and other central addresses host official opening cocktails and exclusive Fashion Week parties. While often reserved for industry insiders, these locations still mark the city’s main fashion hotspots during the week.
   
• Showrooms, cultural spaces and foundations such as Fondazione Sozzani, along with other historic buildings, are used for emerging designer presentations and special projects, creating a dialogue between fashion, art and architecture.
   
• Many official events are spread across traditional luxury districts like the Quadrilatero della Moda and Porta Venezia, where brand showrooms, presentations and pop-ups animate the days with fashion activity—sometimes including events open to the public.
   
• The main physical runway shows take place in different venues depending on the brand: major houses such as Zegna, Dolce & Gabbana, Prada, Ralph Lauren and Giorgio Armani choose historic locations or emblematic Milanese buildings listed in the official calendar.
   

In short, Milan Fashion Week Men’s 2026 occupies the entire urban fabric—from luxury shopping streets to redeveloped industrial and historic spaces—making the city itself an integral part of the fashion experience. This approach not only highlights official runway shows, but also engages the public through installations, showrooms and temporary projects spread across Milan’s most vibrant neighbourhoods.

Free events at the Milan Fashion Week 2026

Fashion Week isn’t just about invitation-only runway shows. Even during the Men’s edition, Milan offers a programme of free events or activities accessible with simple registration.

Among the most interesting:
 

Public exhibitions
 

• “The Gentleman – Style and Men’s Jewellery”, held at Palazzo Morando from 16 January to 27 September 2026, explores the evolution of masculine taste through history and the role of jewellery as an expression of style.
   

Stone Island: PROTOTYPE RESEARCH_SERIES 09

📍 Stone Island Showroom, Via Tortona 31, Milan
📅 18 January, 10:00–18:00

One of the most concrete open-to-the-public initiatives of Milan Fashion Week Men’s:

• A free installation dedicated to Prototype Research_Series 09, focusing on exclusive garments born from experimental, non-industrial processes
• A physical exhibition that allows visitors to see unique prototypes and textile technologies up close

Free access, no invitation required—just show up during opening hours.
 

Installations and pop-ups in fashion districts
 

📍 Zona Tortona, Quadrilatero della Moda, Brera
📅 16–20 January

Even when not officially labelled as “Fashion Week events”, many showrooms and brand spaces transform their storefronts into creative installations open to the public, featuring FW26-27 visual corners, interactive windows and temporary displays in boutiques.

These are not runway shows, but free visual experiences for anyone walking through Milan’s fashion districts—no accreditation required.
 

Open talks, panels and workshops (registration required)
 

📍 Pop-up spaces and urban venues
📅 Selected dates between 16 and 18 January
 

In addition to the main events, some initiatives such as thematic panels and interactive workshops—often focused on storytelling, sustainability and innovation—are organised as open-to-the-public activations, with free online registration announced shortly before the event by CNMI and participating brands.

Milan Fashion Week 2026 Schedule: Calendar of the most important catwalks

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Milan Fashion Week Men’s 2026 is an international-scale event, featuring major returns, high-profile debuts and luxury brands from both Italy and abroad.

📍 Friday, 16 January
 

• 15:00 – Zegna
   
• 17:00 – Ralph Lauren
   
• 20:00 – DSquared2
   

📍 Saturday, 17 January
 

• 11:00 – Setchu
   
• 12:30 – Dolce & Gabbana
   
• 14:30 – Pronounce
   
• 17:00 – Paul Smith
   

📍 Sunday, 18 January
 

• 10:00 – Simon Cracker
   
• 11:00 – Qasimi
   
• 12:00 – Victor Hart
   
• 14:00 – Prada
   
• 15:00 – Saul Nash
   
• 19:00 – Domenico Orefice
   

📍 Monday, 19 January
 

• 09:30 – David Catalán
   
• 10:15 – Miguel Vieira
   
• 11:30 & 12:30 – Giorgio Armani
   
• 19:00 – PDF
   

📍 Tuesday, 20 January (digital shows)
 

• Kente Gentlemen
• Carnet-Archive
• Raimondi
• Subwae
• State of Chaos
• Ajabeng
• Absent Findings
   

On the runway, designers will present Fall/Winter 2026-27 menswear collections, through shows, presentations and a rich programme of events animating every corner of the city.

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