Kenzo Fall/Winter 2026

For Fall/Winter 2026, Nigo brought Kenzo home. Literally. The collection was unveiled inside founder Kenzo Takada’s former Paris residence, a serene Japanese-style space tucked behind an 18th-century apartment building. The intimate setting signalled a full-circle moment for the house — a return to the balance of tradition, craftsmanship, and joy that defined Takada’s legacy. “We are going back home, back to the beginning,” Nigo said in his notes, and the collection delivered exactly that: a sense of calm, confidence, and connection.

The clothes reflected Nigo’s ongoing dialogue between East and West, filtered through his collector’s sensibility. Varsity jackets met kimono tailoring, cowboy shirts brushed against Italian suiting, and archival florals resurfaced alongside reworked Kenzo Jungle tigers from the 1980s. The result felt precise yet playful — collegiate dressing elevated through Japanese structure and French ease. Signature motifs like the house’s Kenzogram and floral embroideries appeared across denim, shirting, and dresses, their colours shifting between bold primary tones and sepia nostalgia.

Accessories and footwear completed the story of revival. Embroidered ballet flats and leather-trimmed canvas totes embodied the house’s practical charm, while the 1986 Kite bag returned in new guises. More than a look back, the collection served as a quiet reset for Kenzo, an act of creative renewal that grounded Nigo’s future vision in the founder’s unmistakable spirit of colour, culture, and joy.