Clothes are not finished objects here. They bend, fold, slip and settle only once the body steps in. In MM6’s Spring–Summer Avant-Première 2026, dressing becomes an act of interpretation, where familiar forms loosen their rules and meaning happens in motion.
The garment is approached as a mutable object, one that resists closure until it meets the body. That suspended condition defines the language of MM6 Maison Margiela, where ready to wear becomes ‘ready when worn’ and clothes remain open to use rather than fixed in meaning.
This idea is expressed through reduction and precision. Construction is exposed as linings and labels surface on coats and shirts. Denim is elevated into peacoats with unexpected weight, knits appear barely finished, and leather is softened and crumpled, handled as flexible matter rather than luxury surface.
Reduction is also formal. Using a 2D technique, three-dimensional details are stitched down, flattening silhouettes and simplifying structure. Volume is controlled rather than eliminated, allowing garments to sit closer to the body without rigidity.
Adaptability runs throughout the collection. Gloves integrated into garments allow function to shift through wear, while a long glove replaces the strap of a soft shoulder bag, turning a functional element into a connective gesture. Footwear follows the same logic with the Anatomic Travel Ballerina, lightweight and malleable, designed to fold and move with the body.
Spring–Summer Avant-Première 2026 avoids spectacle and closure. Its coherence lies in openness: clothes conceived not as finished forms, but as garments completed only through wear.
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