In case you haven’t heard, Paris Fashion Week Men’s is now in full swing and, thanks to Dazed Media and Dover Street Market, it started with a bang. Yesterday evening (June 23), Dazed Media joined forces with Dover Street Market Paris, Huasheng Media, and ITP Media Group to host a cocktail party with friends, family, clients and talent in town for fashion week.

Wish you could have made it along? Want to relive the cocktail party for yourself? We’ve got you covered! Take a closer look at what went down below.

DOVER STREET MARKET PARIS WAS THE PLACE TO BE...

There are few places more appropriate than the courtyard of DSM Paris to celebrate the launch of the SS26 menswear season in the French capital. Guests also packed out the store’s Rose Bakery to fuel up on hors d’oeuvres for the week to come, with cocktails provided by Tico Tequila, including Yuzu and Rose Margarita and Rosa on the Rocks.

... FOR A DAZED MEDIA TAKEOVER

To begin with, the event was hosted by Adrian Joffe, CEO of Dover Street Market, alongside key figures from across Dazed Media. Including Dazed MENA editor-in-chief Ahmad Swaid, AnOther Man editor-in-chief Ellie Grace Cumming, Dazed Korea editor-in-chief Guiom Lee, AnOther Man China editor-in-chief Nate Tian, AnOther editor-in-chief Susannah Frankel, and Dazed’s editor-in-chief Ted Stansfield, this marked the first time all Dazed Media titles got together to host an event.

THEN, THERE WAS THE GUESTLIST

Paris’s best-dressed talent was represented in full force by the likes of Wei Daxun, ASAP Nast, Leon Dame, Jerami Grant, Feng Chen Wang, Stephane Ashpool, Daniel Fletcher, Evilgiane, and Ceval Kamara. Photographers, stylists and other industry heavyweights were also in attendance, including Katie Shillingford, Bunny Kinney, Janet Fischgrund, Omaima Salem, Thue Nørgaard, Blake Abbie, Henry Kitcher, Yasmina Hilal, Saif Mahdi, Danesh Domingo, Sarra Alayyan, Emilie Kareh, Chndy, Noah Shelley, Karen Binns, Ella Dror, Karl Felix, Bolade Banjo and Dor Edrie.

SETTING THE TONE FOR FASHION WEEK

Where better to get some inspiration than a pop-up magazine booth stocking issues of Dazed, AnOther, Dazed MENA, and more? Add to that a playlist (listen below) curated by Zeft Funk, AKA the Cairo-based DJ and producer Mahmoud Okasha, and you’ve got a recipe for the perfect start to Paris Men’s SS26.