A series of concepts and proposals for real life in the spring and summer of 2026. Presented here are new design suggestions, as well as re-introductions and evolutions of archival ideas, from us all at Maison Margiela.

– The show opens with a proposition for tailoring, cutaway to a tuxedo waistcoat front. The new shoulder construction is sharply rounded with a dart, with the armhole tracing the line of the socket. This tailoring has ties, just like the Maison Margiela blouse blanche worn by our staff. Pants are often cut with an extreme low crotch to emphasise the long silhouette.
– As well as leather and wool, this new tailoring proposition is also cut in denim, to express the adaptability of the design, and to recognise the importance of denim in the history of the Maison.
– The ”tuxedo waistcoat” cutline is then integrated into wardrobe staple garments, such as leather jackets and trenches, resulting in draped lapels that can be folded away and hidden inside.
– There are various propositions with slip dresses: long slips, their construction inspired by vintage designs, becomes an outer layer, now affixed over the top of tailored jackets. There are also shirts and trousers of lining that completely cover tailored suits. Throughout, oversized slip dresses are gathered and fitted roughly in different ways with tape.
– The effect of peeling 16th century floral wallpaper is created with printed paper embossed onto knitwear – an evolution of a concept from the Maison Margiela Artisanal 2025 collection. Florals are also printed, some scanned from real flowers, on draped and wrapped silk dresses. The printing has been placed according to the drape of the construction, with creases defined like a negative of the print.
– Permanent eveningwear is a concept created when silk scarves are fused onto tailored jackets, coats and tuxedo shirts. The fixed scarves are as if always worn around the neck, cut away to ensure the garments fully function.
– Plasticisation continues from the Artisanal 2025 show, with a top of clustered upcycled jewellery that has been plasticised. Silk jackets are entirely plasticised to become rainwear. Super expansive silk floral dresses are held by a bodice of taping.
– Throughout the show, our models wear Four Stitch mouthpieces, giving them a uniformity of expression – continuing the exploration of our Maison Margiela anonymity.
– Heel-less footwear is a reintroduction of an archival Maison Margiela concept, the heel hidden within. The heel-less family is now extended to pumps, western boots and long boots.
– The Tabi Claw, first seen in Artisanal 2025, makes its ready-to-wear debut, set with a plexi heel. Summer sandals have a heel that’s moulded in plexi. The Future has evolved, with the high-top now taken over by its wide straps that are wrapped around the sneaker.
– The Box Bag is crafted from soft leather with reinforced edges created by a Thermoforming technique. The Box Bag is often embellished with metal trim; the straps can be tucked inside to turn the bag into a clutch. Cluster jewellery is a continuation from Artisanal 2025, the gathered jewels as if dropped down the side of an opera seat on opening night.