![Paul Smith Fashion Designs’ Timeless Classics & Modern Twist [PHOTOS]](https://wwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Paul-Smith-Classic-British-Menswear-With-A-Twist-47-1.jpg?w=1000&h=563&crop=1 "Paul Smith Fashion Designs’ Timeless Classics & Modern Twist [PHOTOS]")
London designer Sir Paul Smith became a household name in menswear in the 1970s. His contemporary twist on traditional tailored silhouettes for men — he later introduced a full womenswear collection — added a quirky sensibility to wardrobe staples. The brand is known for its iconic stripes, in a multilayered palette of bold color, pattern and texture that honors the craftsmanship London is known for and appeals to all genders. It’s the same approach that catapulted the brand to cult status in the 1980s and ’90s, and why it remains relevant 50 years later. Delivering London high street luxury in timeless classics with a modern twist.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Michel Maurou Paul Smith Spring 1978 Menswear Collection Fashion Show, Paris.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Reginald Gray Paul Smith Fall 1982 Menswear Collection Advance, London.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Paul Smith with models in the finale of his Fall 1988 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Paul Smith Men’s Fall 1991 Ready To Wear Fashion Show
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Models on the runway at the Paul Smith Spring 1991 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Models on the runway at the Paul Smith Spring 1991 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Paul Smith Spring 1991 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Models on the runway at the Paul Smith Spring 1991 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Paul Smith Men’s Fall 1991 Ready To Wear Fashion Show
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Paul Smith Spring 1993 Menswear collection runway show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Paul Smith Spring 1993 Menswear collection runway show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Marcus Schenkenberg on the runway at the Paul Smith Spring 1993 Menswear collection runway show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Paul Smith Spring 1993 Menswear collection runway show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Paul Smith Spring 1993 Menswear collection runway show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless British Menswear with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Models on the runway at the Paul Smith Spring 2000 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Models on the runway at the Paul Smith Spring 2000 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Models on the runway at the Paul Smith Spring 2000 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Models on the runway at the Paul Smith Spring 2000 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Models on the runway at the Paul Smith Spring 2000 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Models on the runway at the Paul Smith Spring 2000 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Models on the runway at the Paul Smith Spring 2000 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Models on the runway at the Paul Smith Spring 2000 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Models on the runway at the Paul Smith Spring 2000 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Models on the runway at the Paul Smith Spring 2000 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Models on the runway at the Paul Smith Spring 2000 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Models on the runway at the Paul Smith Spring 2000 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Paul Smith with models on the runway at the Paul Smith Spring 2000 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Models on the runway at the Paul Smith Spring 2000 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Models on the runway at the Paul Smith Spring 2000 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Giovanni Giannoni A model walks the runway at the Fall 2003 Paul Smith show in London.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Giovanni Giannoni A model walks the runway at the Fall 2003 Paul Smith show in London.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Giovanni Giannoni A model walks the runway at the Fall 2003 Paul Smith show in London.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Sir Paul Smith and models on the runway during the finale of the Paul Smith Spring 2017 Menswear fashion show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Aitor Rosas Sune/WWD A model on the runway at the Paul Smith Fall 2023 Menswear Fashion Show on January 20, 2023 in Paris, France.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Aitor Rosas Sune/WWD Paul Smith Fall 2023 Menswear Fashion Show in Paris, France.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Aitor Rosas Sune/WWD Paul Smith Fall 2023 Menswear Fashion Show in Paris, France.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Dominique Maitre Paul Smith Spring 2022 Menswear Fashion Show in Paris, France.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Dominique Maitre Paul Smith Spring 2023 Menswear Fashion Show in Paris, France.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Dominique Maitre Paul Smith Spring 2022 Menswear Fashion Show in Paris, France.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Dominique Maitre Paul Smith Spring 2022 Menswear Fashion Show in Paris, France.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Dominique Maitre Paul Smith Spring 2023 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Dominique Maitre Paul Smith Spring 2023 Menswear Collection Fashion Show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Dominique Maitre A model on the runway at the Paul Smith Fall 2024 Menswear fashion show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Dominique Maitre Sir Paul Smith on the runway during the finale of the Paul Smith Fall 2024 Menswear fashion show.
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Paul Smith: Timeless Fashion with a Modern Twist
Image Credit: Kuba Dabrowski/WWD Model Fernando Cabral backstage at Paul Smith during Paris Fashion Week – Menswear Fall 2025 on January 22, 2025 in Paris, France.
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