Emirati Hadban twins attend Etro spring/summer 2023 show

Loose, flowing layers capture the spirit of summer in the collection

The Emirati Hadban twins, Mohammed and Humaid, attend the Etro spring/summer 2023 menswear show in Milan, wearing matching yellow paisley shirts over knee-length shorts. All photos: Etro

A loose, boxy suit in mustard yellow is covered in lemon-toned flowers on the runway at the Etro spring/summer 2023 menswear show.

Influencer Osama Chabbi before the Etro spring/summer 2023 menswear show.

A fluid suit in neutral tones.

A flower-scattered kimono.

Flower-decorated shirts and shorts at the Etro spring/summer 2023 menswear show.

An open cutwork shirt paired with khaki turned-up trousers.

An open kaftan and shorts in a co-ordinated print.

Influencer Mohammed Alahbabi arrived in a mustard, knitted tank top, worn over a white shirt and white trousers.

The Etro spring/summer 2023 menswear show encapsulated Bohemian style.

Kaftans were worn off the shoulder.

The summer-friendly pieces were relaxed and wearable.

The show moved from neutral tones to bold black pieces.

Etro delivered its spring/summer 2023 menswear show in Milan this week, with the Hadban twins, Osama Chabbi and Abdulla Al Abdulla in attendance.

The 54-look collection was delivered in colour-led chapters. The show began with white and neutrals, shifted through warmer yellows and oranges, and traversed greens and blues, before ending in blacks. It served as a poetic journey through a man’s wardrobe and spoke of laid-back, summertime Bohemia.

The famous Etro florals were stripped away into ghostly images woven into macrame tank tops, slouchy knitted cotton jumpers and into a white, open cutwork shirt, worn unbuttoned to mid-torso.

Wide-legged trousers came with turn-ups and were paired with a flowing, rickrack edged shirt, and a boxy double-breasted suit stood out, its mustard colour cut with leafy lemon-toned swirls. Foliage on tie-neck tunics arrived over button-front shorts, or were elongated into off-shoulder kaftans in orange on khaki, and teal on forest green. Elsewhere, a lightweight kimono, scattered with discreet flowers, was teamed with loose, worn-on-the-hips trousers and bare feet.

The fabrics were light yet beautiful, with crushed satin, silk and cotton shot through with metal, and arrived as staple pieces, such as shirts, trousers and shorts. There was a raglan-shouldered baseball jacket, two-toned and decorated with flowers, while unstructured suits were relaxed enough to be worn with V-neck tops or without shoes.

Loose, louche and beautifully decadent, the collection brought to mind a world of endless summers, of freedom and a casual blurring of boundaries.

Watching this unfold were the Emirati twins, Mohammed and Humaid Hadban, in their signature matching looks, this time of yellow paisley shirts over knee-length shorts. Influencer Al Abdulla wore a matching jacket and shorts in a teal-led tribal pattern, and stylist and fashion commentator Chabbi arrived in an ombre orange co-ord.

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