Sharp edge: A/W 2022 menswear, inspired by the underground
Photographed by George Harvey, an edit of menswear looks encapsulating this season’s nocturnal mood – from Balenciaga to Loewe

An edit of electrically charged looks from the A/W 2022 menswear season, which draw inspiration from the hedonistic rush of the dance floor and the severity of classical menswear alike.
Captured in a series of images by London-based photographer George Harvey and styled by Wallpaper* fashion director Jason Hughes, here is an exploration of the season’s underground mood, taken from the Wallpaper* September Style Issue.
A/W 2022 menswear: an edit in photos
Jacket, £1,430, by Ami. ‘Danger Neo’ earrings in white gold with akoya pearls and diamonds, £2,880, by Tasaki
Jacket, £3,100; jacket (underneath), £3,500, both by Dior
Jacket, £2,820; leggings, £650, both by Louis Vuitton. Top, £50, by Sunspel
Jacket, £2,775; top, £470; trousers, £1,385; sunglasses, £260, all by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello. Boots, £790, by Alexander McQueen
Jacket, £1,500; shorts, £655, both by Comme des Garçons Homme Plus
Jacket, price on request; hooded top, £590; jumper, £1,680; trousers, £1,950, all by Celine Homme by Hedi Slimane
Roll-neck, £675; trousers, £595, both by Loewe
Coat, £1,220; shorts, £1,220, both by Dries Van Noten. Sunglasses, £260, by Saint Laurent. Boots, price on request, by Celine Homme by Hedi Slimane
Jacket, £4,630, by Rick Owens. Shorts, price on request, by Paul Smith. Boots, price on request, by Celine Homme by Hedi Slimane
Coat, £1,749; jacket, £900, both by Alexander McQueen. ‘Reflection de Cartier’ white gold earrings with diamonds, £15,200, by Cartier
Coat, £5,970; top, £750; trousers, £1,150, all by Valentino. Boots, £790, by Alexander McQueen
Jacket, £255, by MHL by Margaret Howell
A version of this article appears in the September 2022 issue of Wallpaper*, available in print, on the Wallpaper* app on Apple iOS, and to subscribers of Apple News +. Subscribe to Wallpaper* today!
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Jack Moss is the Fashion Features Editor at Wallpaper*, joining the team in 2022. Having previously been the digital features editor at AnOther and digital editor at 10 and 10 Men magazines, he has also contributed to titles including i-D, Dazed, 10 Magazine, Mr Porter’s The Journal and more, while also featuring in Dazed: 32 Years Confused: The Covers, published by Rizzoli. He is particularly interested in the moments when fashion intersects with other creative disciplines – notably art and design – as well as championing a new generation of international talent and reporting from international fashion weeks. Across his career, he has interviewed the fashion industry’s leading figures, including Rick Owens, Pieter Mulier, Jonathan Anderson, Grace Wales Bonner, Christian Lacroix, Kate Moss and Manolo Blahnik.
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