Max Mara Fall 2026
For Max Mara Fall Winter 2026, creative director Ian Griffiths looked to history to illuminate the present. His muse was Matilde di Canossa, the eleventh-century Italian ruler known for her strategic intelligence and quiet power. The collection imagined a modern Matilde navigating today’s world with the same composure and control. Shown in Milan, the lineup fused the authority of medieval armor with the softness of Max Mara’s textile mastery. This was not about nostalgia but endurance. Griffiths built his silhouettes on structure, grace, and permanence, reminding the audience that true luxury lies in the ability of a garment to outlast fashion itself.
The show opened with sculptural coats and fluid suiting in the house’s familiar camel tones, followed by pieces in deep tobacco, charcoal, and stone. Robe-like coats, tunics, and capes replaced traditional tailoring, their volumes engineered with precision to suggest movement and protection rather than austerity. Nubuck, suede, and layered wool created depth and warmth, while the occasional flash of metal rivets on boots and clasps hinted at medieval craftsmanship reimagined for modern strength. Each look embodied the duality that defines Max Mara: elegance as armor, softness as resilience.
Texture told its own story. Long double-faced coats, tactile shearling boleros, and elongated knits suggested both comfort and command. A black satin gown with a cropped jacket closed the show with nocturnal confidence, transforming the idea of eveningwear into something grounded and purposeful. The collection was a meditation on power, not as spectacle but as composure. Max Mara Fall Winter 2026 reaffirmed that true authority is quiet, deliberate, and built to endure.
