One of the best parts of Milan Fashion Week men’s, besides seeing the future of menswear being written before our eyes on the runways, is the conversations the GQ team has over antipasti and aperitivos about how the clothes we’re looking at will impact the wider world. This season, we decided to bring these conversations out of the trattoria and in front of an audience of friends and peers with a panel discussion exploring the cultural influence of menswear. Hosted by GQ Italia’s Federico Sarica and moderated by Will Welch, the panel featured a cast of industry all stars: triple-OG A.P.C. founder Jean Touitou, playwright and Gucci guy Jeremy O. Harris, and Supreme alum and Awake NYC founder Angelo Baque. A choice quote, courtesy of Mr. Touitou: “What is swag if not snobbery?” The energy at Ristorante Shangri-La continued into the post-panel cocktail, where the likes of Joe Alwyn, Will Sharpe, and Machine Gun Kelly came through to raise a glass. Check out how the night unfolded below.
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Will Welch, Joe Alwyn, Adam Baidawi, and Will Sharpe
Jeremy O. Harris and Angelo Baque
GQ deputy global editorial director Adam Baidawi
GQ’s Will Welch, Jean Touitou, Jeremy O. Harris, and Angelo Baque
Jean Touitou
Machine Gun Kelly and GQ global editorial director Will Welch
Joe Alwyn
Will Sharpe
GQ’s Samuel Hine, Jeremy O. Harris, and Harrison Patrick Smith
Justin von Keisenberg and Guilia Venturini
Gucci’s Robert Triefus (center)
Giorgio Di Salvo
GQ’s Will Welch and Will Sharpe
David Martin and Enrico Longo
Leonardo Tiezzi (right)
Vogue’s Francesca Ragazzi and Viola Bisiach
Susan Cappa and Chris Bugg
Georgia Tal and Alberto Zacchini
GQ Italia’s Federico Sarica
Allison Fullin and Ghigo Gabellieri
GQ’s Will Welch and Camilla Venturini
Francesca Ciccone and Valentina De Zanche
Milena Podda and Ines Rovira
GQ’s Miles Pope and Jacopo Bedusi
Vittoria Pietropoli (left)
GQ’s Will Welch, Federico Sarica, Daniel Borras, and Adam Baidawi
Bogi Plakov and Alvin Spazio
Mobolaji Dawodu and GQ’s Miles Pope
Daniel Sansavini and Alvin Spazio
Erin Murray and Vittoria Pietropoli
Britt Koopmans and Simone Ferraro
Ines Rovira, Elisa Jane, Milena Podda, and Jon Morales
Mobolaji Dawodu and GQ’s Will Welch
Gloria Gotti and Daniel Sansavini
Guilia Venturini, Mobolaji Dawodu, and Camilla Venturini
