SS26 news and archive

Barena Venezia ushers in new chapter, strengthens family business

Italian brand Barena Venezia appointed Davide Zara, son of founder Sandro Zara, to the management board, ushering in a new chapter for the family business. A possible highlight could be the opening of the brand’s first flagship store. Zara had already been working at the company as chief commercial officer (CCO) since the beginning of the year,...

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Julian Klausner revisits classics for Dries Van Noten; CamperLab debuts in Paris

Paris - On Thursday, during Paris Fashion Week, Belgian designer Julian Klausner presented his first menswear show for Dries Van Noten, a dazzling SS26 collection, boldly revisiting menswear classics. Meanwhile, Spanish brand CamperLab, the experimental offshoot of Spanish footwear brand Camper, made its debut at the Parisian event with a simple...

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Classic luxury and streetwear cross paths in Paris with Anderson, Mihara Yasuhiro and Chavarria

Paris - Dior is set to present its new artistic director, Jonathan Anderson, at Paris Fashion Week Men’s this Friday. Anderson, the designer who radically changed the century-old Spanish firm Loewe, now has the responsibility of doing the same with all of the French brand's collection lines. Since Christian Dior founded the powerful brand in...

Fashion |In Pictures

In Pictures: Wales Bonner celebrates 10 years with Y-3 collaboration

British brand Wales Bonner celebrated its 10-year anniversary by unveiling a series of collaborations at its Paris Fashion Week Men’s show for the spring/summer 2026 season. The collection, ‘Jewel’, drew inspiration from 1930’s evening wear and British sartorial traditions, evidenced in what were described as “timeworn and treasured pieces”....

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Bagpipes and lace: Egonlab celebrates Brittany at Paris Fashion Week

Luxury label Egonlab presented its spring/summer 2026 collection on Wednesday as part of the FHCM programme, the official Paris Fashion Week schedule. Thirty-four silhouettes charmingly evoked Brittany's rich sartorial history, reflecting extensive research into the region's archives. Needle lace and porcelain shirts 'Rooted in Breton heritage,...

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Egonlab pays homage to Breton craftsmanship at Paris Fashion Week

Paris – Exaggerated shirt points, jackets transforming into hoods, and lace headdresses: the creators of French brand Egonlab reinterpreted Breton artisanal heritage on Wednesday at their spring/summer 2026 menswear show during Paris Fashion Week. The design duo, Florentin Glémarec and Kévin Nompeix, presented a unisex show, with impeccably cut...

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Resort SS26 trend: structured jackets and coats

Resort, a.k.a. Cruise or Pre-Spring, is considered an inter-season collection, usually dropping in-store around November or December, and continuing through to February or March. For this reason, brands must offer a wide variety of styles suitable for a transitional wardrobe. For Resort ‘26, designers favored structured jackets and coats in...

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Is Milan Fashion Week a reflection of the creative leadership crisis in fashion?

How much change is too much change? It is a question that hung over Milan Men’s Fashion Week. At the end of a mere three day calendar, with once milan-loyal heavy-weight brands missing, the cities offerings not only felt sparse but subdued. Much of the turbulence is not Milan’s fault, per se. The past year has brought relentless transformation...

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Ibiza Swim Week strengthens international presence in second edition

Last Friday, Ibiza hosted the second edition of Ibiza Swim Week, an event that continues to carve out its place in the international swimwear fashion calendar. The initiative, which is steadily gaining momentum, is spearheaded by Nía Vásquez, founder of Ibiza-based premium bikini label Cocora Shop. This year, the number of participating brands...

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Fewer compromises and more clarity: Buyers at German retailer Apropos share insights for SS26

The spring/summer 2026 season traditionally kicked off with Pitti Uomo. But while the Florentine menswear trade fair is dedicated to menswear, Apropos – The Concept Store focuses equally on womenswear and menswear from the very beginning of the season. For over 40 years, the concept store, with locations in Cologne, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin,...

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Saint Laurent takes men to the seventies; Louis Vuitton proposes eclecticism

Designer Anthony Vaccarello's seventies-inspired vision for Saint Laurent's menswear collection and the eclectic musical celebration from Louis Vuitton, under the ever-restless direction of Pharrell Williams, marked the first day of Paris Men's Fashion Week. ‘For summer 2026, Anthony Vaccarello evokes a moment suspended in time (...) where...

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Prada men's SS26: A soothing palette in a season of global turmoil

In Milan on Sunday, Prada’s Spring Summer 2026 menswear show delivered a notable pivot, both chromatically and philosophically. Titled A Change of Tone, the collection traded the house’s familiar codes for an air of levity, offering the audience a temporary reprieve from a world increasingly marred by geopolitical unrest. What emerged on the...