The big trends at men's Paris fashion week

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As Paris men’s fashion week ends on Sunday, it seems that the most eye-catching new trends are the thigh-high Ugg boots, post-Weinstein men paraded as dogs, pigs and dinosaurs and a tartan army of plaids and check.

Julien David, Walter Van Beirendonck and Comme des Garcons followed the trend by putting dog, pig and dinosaur heads on their models.

Creator Julien David added an animalistic style to his collection, post-Weinstein touch to Paris men's fashion week. /AFP Photo

American fashion designer, Rick Owens was on the scene and was caught ripping his "clothes in anger." He told AFP, "It's draining to watch unhealthy cycles repeat themselves, behaviorally and historically, and it is hard to suppress a howl of rage."

Sacai designer Chitose Abe and French brand Etudes also took a stand against Donald Trump by using the New York Times "The Truth is Hard" slogan on their clothes to support media outlets Trump has accused of "fake news."

Thigh-high Ugg boots?

Ugg boots used to be called "Australia's joke on the rest of the world," and yet this year, it makes a mighty comeback, with thigh-high styles.

A model struts the trending thigh-high Ugg boots during the Y/Project Menswear Fall/Winter 2018-2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Week. /VCG Photo

Y/Project designer Glenn Martens described wearing them as putting your "feet in warm butter," adding that it "keeps your thighs as well as your feet warm."

No doubt such a pair of boots would keep the legs from the winter no matter how the temperature plummets. The question is whether one would fancy a pair of these thigh-high Ugg boots?

The collection debuted on the catwalk at Paris Fashion Week and is priced between 195 pounds and 995 pounds, but the boots will not hit the stores until the autumn of 2018.

A model walks the runway during the Y/Project Menswear Fall/Winter 2018-2019 show. /AFP Photo

More conventional Uggs turned up in the Sacai show with designer Abe admitting "I wear them myself in winter... even outdoors."

Check out the tartan army

The tartan and check ran through three-quarters of the Paris collections is no doubt the dominant pattern for next winter. From street style brands like Facetasm and Andrea Crews to the romantic classicism of Alexander McQueen, a tartan army was on the march. Other designers such as White Mountaineering, Henrik Vibskov, Sacai, Agnes b, Thom Browne also followed suit.

The "Prince of Prints" Dries Van Noten, who beautiful use of Stewart tartan may have finally rescued it from clutches of Bay City Roller kitsch. Ironically, the British heritage brand Dunhill's debut Paris show was a tartan-free zone, proposing the shiny leather business suit instead.

Sacai gave their take on tartan, a dominant winter theme which made an appearance in a slew of collections. /AFP Photo‍

The fashion industry has insisted that men need the equivalent of handbags. This week’s show saw models holding manbags everywhere. Sack or shoulder bag was slung nonchalantly over their arms.

While a cat-shaped, highly strokable clutch bag was also spotted on one front row, Loewe won the original prize for its elephant-shaped manbag which sits on the knee.

Meanwhile, robust boots walked all over the catwalk. Dr. Martens were omnipresent with even Dior paying homage with their own versions of the butch work boots. Rick Owens won many new fans with his suede "hover bovver" boots with extended soles.

(With inputs from AFP)