The grayscale world conjured up each season by Thom Browne is bizarre, twisted, sometimes unintentionally hilarious, and sometimes entirely intentionally so. The last is far more entrancing that the first—when you realize Browne is laughing with you, rather than you at him (or, perhaps, vice versa).
The Paul & Joe show took place on a barge-cum-nightclub, where the models also disembarked to the adjacent embankment, expanding the runway into public space on a Friday at dusk. It was a friendly gesture—somewhat akin to Givenchy’s Spring ’16 dockside defilé—that wouldn’t have been possible three weeks ago when this stretch of the city was submerged under a swollen Seine.
At Lanvin, Lucas Ossendrijver had lines of poetry circling waists: “It doesn’t matter right or wrong,” read one. He also splattered his spring collection liberally with patches, graphic bands, photo prints and symbols, including many arrows
Riffing on the growing popularity of personalization in fashion, Faith Connexion took its heavily distressed interpretation of street style to new levels of unorthodoxy for spring.
Gen Z embraces bold self-expression through L’Homme Invisible’s “Borgia” Spring 2026 collection—where sheer fabrics, Baroque elegance, and modern sensuality redefine men’s underwear.