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KIKO MIZUHARA'S RALPH LAUREN LOOK PROVES MENSWEAR TAILORING IS THE MOVE

The model and actor's grey blazer and wide-leg trousers offer a genuinely wearable takeaway from NYFW's front rows.

By Nicole Cohen11 september 20263 min read
KIKO MIZUHARA'S RALPH LAUREN LOOK PROVES MENSWEAR TAILORING IS THE MOVE

Among the standout front-row looks from Ralph Lauren's Spring 2027 opening show, model and actor Kiko Mizuhara's grey blazer and wide-leg trouser combination circulated particularly widely online in the days following the show - a genuinely practical, easily replicated look compared with some of the week's more elaborate front-row statements.

Menswear-inflected tailoring for women has remained a consistent presence across fashion week front rows for several seasons now, but Mizuhara's specific execution - a relaxed, well-proportioned blazer paired with genuinely wide-leg trousers rather than a more fitted, feminised suit silhouette - reads as directly wearable across a broad range of body types and occasions, from office dressing to evening events, without requiring the kind of runway-specific styling that doesn't always survive translation to everyday wear.

For shoppers across Asia, where oversized and relaxed tailoring has already built significant momentum in recent seasons, particularly within Japan and Korea's own strong menswear-influenced womenswear retail categories, Mizuhara's look offers a directly achievable styling reference rather than an aspirational, hard-to-recreate red-carpet moment.

Building the look doesn't require waiting for any specific Ralph Lauren Spring 2027 piece: a well-tailored grey blazer and wide-leg trouser combination is a genuinely evergreen category available across a wide range of price points and brands already sitting in regional stores, making this one of the week's most immediately shoppable takeaways regardless of budget.

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Nicole Cohen

Fashion editor and writer covering design, image-making and the creative networks connecting Southeast Asia.

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