Brunello Cucinelli Explores Instinct & Reason in Menswear

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Published September 26, 2025

Ollie Edwards fall 2025 look Brunello Cucinelli
Ollie Edwards wears a fall 2025 look from Brunello Cucinelli. Photo: Daniel Archer / Brunello Cucinelli

Brunello Cucinelli presents its latest men’s edit as a dialogue between instinct and reason. The balance arrives via fabric choice, tonal layering, and the way tailoring translates into utility. What emerges is a wardrobe that respects formality but refuses to be rigid.

Brunello Cucinelli Instinct & Reason

Brunello Cucinelli fall 2025 looks
Brunello Cucinelli presents fall 2025 looks filtered through the idea of instinct and reason. Photo: Daniel Archer / Brunello Cucinelli

This season’s tailoring excels with its depth of texture. Velvet and corduroy lead the season, with suits and jackets in burgundy and earthy shades. A double-breasted velvet suit suggests ceremony, while a red corduroy jacket paired with ivory trousers nods to the 1970s when corduroy left the countryside for the city.

Juhyung Kang Brunello Cucinelli suit leather jacket
Juhyung Kang models a Brunello Cucinelli suit with a leather jacket. Photo: Daniel Archer / Brunello Cucinelli

Hybrid looks underline the edit. A Prince of Wales check suit sits beneath a leather jacket and is paired with sneakers, softening the language of tailoring. This instinctive way of dressing reflects the Italian tradition of subsiding boundaries between work and leisure.

Sportswear tailoring Brunello Cucinelli fall 2025 collection
Sportswear and tailoring come together for Brunello Cucinelli’s fall 2025 collection. Photo: Daniel Archer / Brunello Cucinelli

Color and texture serve as guides. Ivory set against a dark leather jacket creates striking contrast, while burgundy and brown provide warmth. Corduroy, velvet, leather, and wool are placed together, giving surface and depth to combinations that feel layered with intent.

British model Ollie Edwards suit ankle boots
British model Ollie Edwards dons a suit with ankle boots. Photo: Daniel Archer / Brunello Cucinelli

Brunello Cucinelli’s man borrows aristocratic codes like winter whites, velvet, and fine suits, yet softens them with relaxed lines and sportswear. Here, instinct and reason are presented as complementary forces, shaping a wardrobe equally suited to a villa or a city table.

Brunello Cucinelli double-breasted suit
Brunello Cucinelli makes a case for the double-breasted suit this fall. Photo: Daniel Archer / Brunello Cucinelli

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