OUTSIDE THE SHOWS
*That’s Paris Fashion Week Menswear FW26
written LE MILE
Outside the official schedules and away from the controlled choreography of the runway, Paris Fashion Week Menswear FW26 revealed its most telling moments in motion, on the pavement, between shows, in passing glances and improvised silhouettes. This season unfolded against a backdrop of recalibration. Many houses leaned into clarity over spectacle, refining archetypes. Tailoring returned with sharper intent, volume was handled with restraint, and references to utility, workwear, and heritage were filtered through a more personal lens. Elsewhere, softness crept in through colour, texture, and gesture, suggesting a quieter confidence shaping contemporary menswear.
Paris Fashion Week FALL-WINTER 2026
RICK OWENS
Paris Fashion Week FALL-WINTER 2026
RICK OWENS
Paris Fashion Week FALL-WINTER 2026
TAAKK
Paris Fashion Week FALL-WINTER 2026
TAAKK
Paris Fashion Week FALL-WINTER 2026
KIDSUPER
Captured by Ian Kobylanski, Outside the Shows turns its focus to the characters who animate this in-between space. Individuals assembling their own visual language from fragments of the season: elongated coats, experimental layering, archival gestures, subcultural echoes, and moments of playful disruption.
Shot during the final days of the Paris circuit in late January, the series reflects a city momentarily transformed into a moving archive of ideas. Outside the Shows shows how fashion is lived, negotiated, and reimagined in real time.
Paris Fashion Week FALL-WINTER 2026
Michèle Lamy, COMME des GARÇONS
Paris Fashion Week FALL-WINTER 2026
COMME des GARCONS
Paris Fashion Week FALL-WINTER 2026
White Mountaineering
Paris Fashion Week FALL-WINTER 2026
KIDSUPER
Paris Fashion Week FALL-WINTER 2026
AMIRI
Paris Fashion Week FALL-WINTER 2026
LOUIS VUITTON
Paris Fashion Week FALL-WINTER 2026
HERMES
Paris Fashion Week FALL-WINTER 2026
LOUIS VUITTON
Paris Fashion Week FALL-WINTER 2026
DIOR
Paris Fashion Week FALL-WINTER 2026
Pharell Williams, SACAI
Paris Fashion Week FALL-WINTER 2026
JOON.J
Paris Fashion Week FALL-WINTER 2026
JOON.J
Paris Fashion Week FALL-WINTER 2026
DOUBLET
all visuals
(c) IAN KOBYLANSKI
Paris Fashion Week Menswear FW26, January 2026