Photo Credits: Alessandro Lucioni
In the hushed grandeur of Milan, Ferragamo’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection unfurled like a reverie suspended between memory and desire. Under Maximilian Davis’s discerning eye, the runway became a stage where the past conversed with the present, and garments were no longer mere attire, but vessels of narrative and aspiration. The collection drew deeply from the spirit of the 1920s—a decade of audacious freedom and quiet rebellion—yet translated it with a contemporary sensibility that was both rigorous and lyrical.
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Silk gowns cascaded with the lightness of wind-swept jazz, fringes swaying like whispered secrets in a dimly lit speakeasy. Low-waisted dresses, embroidered lace, and subtle animal prints evoked Lola Todd’s cinematic elegance, yet each stitch carried a modern insistence: that femininity is neither static nor submissive, but an ever-shifting geometry of power, vulnerability, and grace. In this dialogue between eras, Davis posed an unspoken question: how do we inhabit history without becoming its shadow?
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The textures themselves spoke in quiet yet insistent voices. Satin, chiffon, and delicate fringe conspired to blur the boundaries between movement and stillness, between the body and its projection. Prints inspired by 1920s “Africana” motifs, reimagined with a contemporary palette, served as reminders that fashion is not only aesthetic—it is anthropological, ethical, and profoundly human. Each piece was a meditation, a frame in which the wearer might step into both the glamour of the past and the potential of a liberated future.
Ferragamo SS26 transcends the runway. It is a study in time and movement, a philosophical inquiry disguised as elegance. Maximilian Davis does not simply dress the body; he illuminates it. Each silhouette, each motif, each careful embellishment is a quiet manifesto: that beauty is never neutral, history is never silent, and fashion—at its most sublime—becomes a language capable of speaking to both mind and soul.
Photo Credits: Gianluca Carraro
