A model presents a creation for fashion house Dirk Bikkembergs at the Men’s Spring-Summer 2017 fashion shows on June 21 in Milan. (AFP)

MILAN, June 22, (Agencies): In a season full of change, one thing was constant: Giorgio Armani remained the anchor of Milan Fashion Week, closing the four days of previews on Monday. While many of his colleagues took runway breaks or contemplated merging their menswear and womenswear previews going forward, it was Armani who got the last word, this time holding sway alone on the final day. Still, Armani lamented, not for the first time, that it was time to shake that up.

“I am the last one showing, alone. But it doesn’t have to be me at all costs,” he told Italian reporters after the show. Here are some of the highlights as the men’s preview shows were wrapping up in Milan: The four days of menswear shows boasted a raft of celebrity sightings. Jessica Chastain was spotted backstage at Prada, wearing a fl oral sundress, along with Milla Jovovich, while Ethan Peck was head-to-toe Salvatore Ferragamo in a tan linen suit and Tramezza lace-up shoes.

Asian stars are increasingly making Milan a habit, with Chinese actor Jiang Jin Fu attracting fans to Fendi while compatriots Han DongJun and Huang Jing Yu were on hand at Dolce & Gabbana. Perhaps the most excitement was generated by social media sensation Cameron Dallas, whose fans swarmed the Dolce & Gabbana venue. Kevin Spacey and Ricky Martin took front row seats for Armani’s show, with Spacey sharing comments throughout the runway show with the designer’s niece, Roberta Armani. Spacey wore a dark tailored suit while Martin opted for a more casual zipper-front tunic-style light blue top over gray pleated trousers and a pair of Armani sunglasses.

Tried-and-true Giorgio Armani stuck to his formula of clean lines and subtle innovation for next spring and summer’s menswear looks. Armani stands fi rm against trends that risk the ridiculous. Buttons cinched the looks that were anything but button-down. As a rule, on jackets, just one was fastened at a time for a casual feel. Buttons fastened at the cuff of roomy trousers, gently punctuating the line. And button fl ies created an old-fashioned appeal on high-waist light linen pants. In fact, the collection had both an air of nostalgia for a bygone dandy era, while the softness of the silhouette maintained a sleek modernity.

Deconstructed jackets clung to the body with one, two or three buttons, always super-light, out of cotton or linen. They were paired with wide trousers and silken blouses. Armani said in notes that the surface of garments were treated to look worn and distressed, evoking “a style that crosses into other cultures.”

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With what seems like half of Europe’s male population in football shirts for the Euro 2016 championships, Paris designers will try to lift the tone Wednesday with the start of men’s fashion week. Nearly 50 fashion houses will unveil their spring and summer collections for 2017 in the French capital, which is also hosting some of the championships’ top matches. Here are the shows and trends to watch out for: Balenciaga is staging a men’s fashion show for the first time in the history of the aristocratic label which dressed the queens of Spain, Belgium and Wallis Simpson, the divorcee who dreamed of being Queen of England.

Such is the buzz surrounding Demna Gvasalia, the young Georgian- born designer now at the head of the house founded by Cristobal Balenciaga in 1917, that it is prepared to put its traditions to one side. Five other labels are also making their offi cial Paris men’s fashion show debuts, including Off White, the US label run by Virgil Abloh, Kanye West’s fashion advisor.