Pre Autumn Winter 2026
Offering respite to summer’s febrile charge.
The intense heat of the season is cut through with crisp fabrications and cool, earthen hues: ochre, pale tonal stripes, smoke grey, pale pink and blue.
Modernity drives tradition, sharpening material lightness with McQueen’s signature precision. The jacket, shirting and denim become the primary site of exploration. A contemporary wardrobe built on a heritage of tailoring and subversion.
Harness details and corset lacing are loosened; coming undone against the structural rigour of incisive suiting. Vivid knitwear and jersey are knotted and draped. An evolution rooted in the pace of the modern city.
The archetypes of an essential wardrobe, with finishings articulating the technical power of the atelier. Intricate floral and ceremonial embroideries. Sculptural wishbone talismans incorporated into shoes and bags. Nature amid metropolitan modernism.
A balm to the intensity of high summer.
Bags
Archival elements rearticulated and reimagined: the Wishbone bag in tactile leather and suede, featuring archival wishbone hardware. The Manta in new seasonal gunmetal leather, repurposed denim, and chevron intarsia. The Jewelled Top Handle and Long Knuckle Clutch.
Shoes
Sculptural and intricately detailed. Rosa sandals and Wishbone loafers with wishbone details. Horn heel boots and mules. Lexie mules and slingbacks with corset lacing detail. Slim profile Boxe sneakers.
CREDITS:
Creative Director: Seán McGirr
Art Director: SJ Todd
Photographer: Julien Martinez Leclerc
Stylist: Camille Bidault-Waddington
Casting Director: Julia Lange
Hair: Anthony Turner
Make-up: Daniel Sallstrom
Nails: Ama Quashie
Set Design: Alice Kirkpatrick
Production: Farago Projects
Models: Alaina Rae, Bebe Parnell, Haojie Qi, Isaac Ford, Liu Qinzheng, Mohammed Banze, Qassim Trari
