2026 Menswear Trends: What's Actually Worth Buying

Every year, fashion magazines tell you to throw out your wardrobe and start over. Don't listen. Here's what actually matters in 2026.

Worth Your Money

Workwear Renaissance

Carhartt, Dickies, and work-inspired pieces are everywhere. The difference? These brands have been making quality clothes for a century. The "trend" is just everyone else catching up.

Buy: Vintage Carhartt jackets, Dickies 874 pants, work boots Skip: Fashion brand "workwear inspired" pieces at 3x the price

Relaxed Fit Denim

Skinny jeans are done. Straight and relaxed fits are back - which is great news because that's how jeans were meant to fit anyway.

Buy: Levi's 501, 505, or vintage relaxed fits Skip: Designer "wide leg" jeans at $300

Earth Tones

Brown, olive, tan, rust. Colors that don't require you to rebuild your wardrobe every season.

Buy: Neutral pieces that work with what you already own Skip: Neon anything

Skip Entirely

Oversized Everything

There's relaxed fit, and there's wearing a tent. Know the difference.

LogoMania

If you're paying to be a walking billboard, you're doing it wrong.

"Sustainable" Fast Fashion

A $20 "eco-friendly" t-shirt from a fast fashion brand is still going to fall apart in 6 months. Buy quality secondhand instead.

The Bottom Line

Real style doesn't follow trends. It finds quality pieces and wears them for years. That vintage Carhartt jacket will still look good in 2030. Can't say the same for whatever's on the runway right now.