In a balance of dark, oversized romanticism and melded, modernized heritages, 2021’s menswear collections approached the Fall/Winter season without pause, capturing us in cinematic narratives walking every runway. It was a pivot for fashion, as creative directors continue to tap the global clime with each season. Just as we are, fashion too is emerging from isolation, keeping pace with the zeitgeist in its own abstract, delphic tailorings and its leading mise-en-scènes, adding levity to an industry long lived in limbo. Reliably, the gloss of the fashion’s golden promise was never far off: offering a moment of respite in a reality seeming so far from the dreams and wonders of the catwalk.