Fall Winter 26 - A Grand Room in Milan
“Original ideas are not important: actually, original ideas don't exist. Ideas are received and re-expressed”
—Gio Ponti, 1891-1979
How This All Started
In London. I got into a black cab, heading from one place to another, when the driver asked the question that always seems to arrive without ceremony:
“Where are you from?”
I gave him the ten-second version of my journey, followed by a few more words here and there. Soon enough, we arrived. As I stepped out, he left me with an unexpected remark:
“You sound very international. I can’t quite pinpoint where you’re from. You’re a man of mystery!”
The cab disappeared into the evening. I carried the thought with me all the way through supper and on the walk home. I wasn’t offended. Quite the opposite. I found it strangely illuminating. Perhaps because there was some truth in it. It was not an identity crisis. It was simply the condition of a generation that has grown accustomed to moving between places, cultures, and influences. Some of us embrace it; others simply live with it. Somewhere along the way, this international perspective became part of who we are.
Perhaps this is our story, and perhaps it belongs to many others too.
Our inquisitive nature draws us to the different cultures, colours, silhouettes, motifs, movies, food, lifestyles, and many more.
That is where Milan enters the story.
For Fall Winter 26, we found ourselves drawn to Milan—not through one particular reference, but through the city as a whole. Its people, its food, its architecture, and above all, its interiors and particular understanding of restraint, and the astute dispense of accents and contrasts.
Milan—Pulse Of The City, Quality Of The Heritage
Fall Winter 26 takes its cues from Milan’s interior design principle, featuring a sense of restrained intensities and stridency through intensely deep colours and dominating earth-toned tailoring, a series of contemplative shades that give self-assuredness.
Rooted in modernist and rationalist principles, the collection favours structural clarity, considered proportions, and purposeful forms over superficial ornamentation. Inspired by the unmistakable minimalistic and neoclassical “Novecento Italiano” signature, we adhere to Gio Ponti’sdesign philosophy that is more or less summed up by his own words—
“Enchantment–a useless thing, but as indispensable as bread.”
The style avoids clutter. But beneath the sleek, seemingly minimalist exterior, every piece is materially rich, layered, and filled with intentional bravados. Elevated materials, tactile surfaces, bringing depth and the right type of excitement to the collection, accent colours with intention penetrating through the idea of quiet sophistication with some colour confidence, much like the natural stones, expressive woods, and enticing finishes found in Milanese interiors.
Continuing our quests of old meets new, the designs strike a balance of timeless elegance and current, sophisticatedly blending historic grandeur and modernity, with a contemporary eye on the tactility of the cloth, a space privileged by rich, natural materials, favouring the use of alpaca, also wool with cashmere or silk blends for the sleekness, with Goodman Jackets textured like ridges, but not country-‘corded’ or coded.
There is another side to Milan that interests us just as much as its interiors: the men who inhabit the city—hands down, it is one of the best people watching cities. An overall classic overview, but on the flip side, the collection also introduces the new denim, which subtly hints at the 70s with its bootleg, a time when Milan’s interior design evolved with great verve and developed into something really interesting with materiality and colours, feeling more experimental and bold. With everyday practicality and a functional wardrobe in mind, the new season also introduces the new wide leg chinos, to juxtapose, also disrupting the clothing with a sense of casual utilitarianism.
Not to forget, Milan is just within 30 minutes from Monza, a rather pleasant drive for those who mind. As a continuation to our Concours Gilet from last year’s collection, this year we introduce the motorsport-inspired Ryder Jacket, in a cloth dedicated to the idea of what we define as ‘Urban Heritage’.
Fall Winter 26 is not merely a collection of garments. It is a nocturne in cloth, especially in our universe. It is a meditation on solitude, memory, and return.
A spell against the cold, and a story whispered in the dark.
A cultural melting pot, we have Charles from Paris, dressed in a collection that’s influenced by Milan’s design philosophy and principles, shot in London, executed with Asian precision—very much our ethos and what we stand for: the curation of fine things. Last but not least, we are delighted to have Finn again with us, whom we’ve loved dearly and have worked together at one point back in 2023 when our Freeman Popover was introduced. He’s a full grown-up now, wearing our Grand Coat in more sunken colours, exuding a sense of maturity. Photography by Alex Natt.