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Paris Men's FW26 · Runway show Menswear

Ernest W. Baker

28 looks, shown 23 January 2026 in Paris. Known this season for brooch, gloves, shirt and tie.

28Looks
2.1%Of the week's looks
25th / 28Largest show
BlackLead colour

The show

The collection, look by look

Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 · FW26

Every look in runway order as a column of the colours measured from its garments. Hover or use the arrow keys to read each one; play to walk the show.

Look 1Look 28
BlackCharcoalChocolate brownGreyBurgundyTanWhiteSilver
Look 11

Look 1 of 28

Black pinstripe double-breasted suit with black shirt, tie and rose brooch

A gangster-noir take on Savile Row: tonal black shirt and tie, leather gloves and a single red rose turn classic chalk-stripe tailoring into something darkly romantic and theatrical.

Black 100%
Shape
inverted triangle · oversized · straight · relaxed
Pieces
blazer · shirt · trousers
Fabric
cotton · wool
Details
rosettes · shoulder emphasis · pinstripe
Styling
loafers · matching set · shirt and tie · tonal head to toe
Mood
dark · dramatic · elegant · powerful

What set Ernest W. Baker apart

Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.

Brooch jewelleryGloves accessoryShirt and tie stylingDouble-breasted closureLoafers footwearDandy style

The palette

Share of garment area across 28 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

  • Straight / tubular93%
  • Inverted triangle / strong shoulder36%
  • Oversized21%
  • Boxy18%
  • Column14%

Share of the 28 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 28 looks described by our AI tagger
  • Trousers71%
  • Shirt61%
  • Knit sweater32%
  • Jacket32%
  • Blazer25%

Traditions in the collection

Cultural influences →

1 of Ernest W. Baker's 28 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in France.

  • Tartan / kilt · Scotland · European folk & regional dressLook 9

    France → Scotland

    “Red and black woollen check with a multi-width stripe sett typical of tartan, cut on the bias in the skirt and matched across the jacket and dress.”

The character of the clothes

Ernest W. Baker's clothes were darker, more muted, warmer, more formal and more classic than most of the season.

  • DarkerLighterdarker than 98% of collections
  • MutedVividmore muted than 96% of collections
  • CoolerWarmerwarmer than 90% of collections
  • SmoothTextured & printed
  • CasualFormalmore formal than 79% of collections
  • ClassicDaringmore classic than 76% of collections
  • ExperimentalWearable

Ernest W. Baker against every other house measured so far

Also in Paris, Fall/Winter 2026

Paris field notes →
  1. 1Willy Chavarria103 looksBlack
  2. 2Louis Vuitton82 looksBlack
  3. 3Undercover79 looksBlack
  4. 4Sacai75 looksBlack
  5. 5Dries Van Noten68 looksBlack
  6. 6Dior64 looksBlack

The fortnightly digest

Ernest W. Baker, in context

Every house is measured against every other, across every fashion week. The fortnightly digest sends you what moved, and who moved it.