
08/10/2025
Another season is done and dusted! If you count the official beginning of fashion week as the moment the first model stepped out for Michael Kors’ runway on Sept 11th, then SS26 fashion “week” has lasted 26 consecutive days.
The highlight of this season was the abundance of debuts, mostly focused in Paris. What these debuts meant was that most of the fashion pack — the journalists, the buyers, the influencers — approached the season with little knowledge of what was in store.
Some debuts, such as Jonathan Anderson’s first womenswear collection at Dior, made global headlines. Others, such as Pierpaolo Piccioli’s debut for Balenciaga and Haider Ackermann’s womenswear debut for Tom Ford, suggested that these legendary houses had been left in capable hands. Some provoked strong reactions, like Glenn Martens at Maison Margiela and Duran Lantink at Jean Paul Gaultier. While others, like Jack and Lorenzo at Loewe and Matthieu Blazy at Chanel, signalled an exciting new chapter for their brands.
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