During Paris Fashion Week, Hermès presented not just a menswear collection, but an alternative atmosphere.
Straight lines. Sharp angles. Neat contours. But never confined. At the Hermès SS26 show, the world slowed down. Creative director Véronique Nichanian offered up a collection that seemed to hover somewhere between sky and earth, city dust and Mediterranean breeze.
This was summer in the city. The palette drifted between the grounding warmth of coffee, caramel, kraft and ficelle, lifted by a flash of mint, a breath of vanilla, a burst of deep burgundy. Every hue felt subtle, sophisticated, and never overpowering.
Jackets blurred the lines between blousons and windbreakers. Overshirts were high-necked, ribbed, and unmistakably Hermès with saddlery-inspired topstitching and Éperon d’or prints adding heritage flair.
Tailoring remained relaxed: double-breasted shantung jackets, high-waisted pleated trousers, and drawstring-waist oversized outerwear. Footwear stayed grounded: calfskin sandals with rope soles, derbies in waxed leather, and ankle boots in matt crocodile.
Accessories, as ever, told stories of craftsmanship. From the braided leather belts to reed bracelets in silver and palladium-finish metal, from lacquered necklaces to plume H canvas travel bags.
Here are some of our favourite looks.
