Tom Ford Fall 2026
For fall 2026, Haider Ackermann leaned fully into the seductive mythology of the house he inherited, delivering a collection that felt both unmistakably contemporary and steeped in the spirit of the late 1990s. Presented in a stark, all white space during Paris Fashion Week, models wandered rather than marched, drifting through the room in glossy leather skirts, sheer shirts and razor sharp tailoring that nodded to the brand’s famously provocative past. In the front row, the presence of Kate Moss only reinforced the mood of nostalgic glamour, as if the decade that defined the label had quietly slipped back into the present.
Ackermann approached the collection as a study in tension. Transparent jackets, raincoats and skirts introduced a slick, almost cinematic sensuality, while low slung trousers held in place by narrow leather straps paid subtle homage to the daring silhouettes that once defined the house under Tom Ford himself. Androgynous pinstriped suits appeared across genders, their strict lines softened with sparkle, while scalloped black evening gowns added a sharper edge to traditional red carpet dressing. Colour punctuated the largely monochrome palette in flashes of jade, scarlet and eggplant, a reminder of Ackermann’s instinct for drama beneath restraint.
The show’s most memorable moment arrived unexpectedly at the end. After a parade of sleek power dressing, a model emerged in a black cashmere turtleneck and a pair of sharply cut blue jeans, an almost shocking gesture of simplicity in a collection defined by polish. Yet the look captured exactly what Ackermann seems intent on doing at Tom Ford: translating the brand’s legacy of seduction into clothes that feel relevant again. The effect was confident rather than nostalgic, suggesting a new chapter that understands the past but refuses to be trapped by it.
