Paris set the stage for Anthony Vaccarello’s Spring/Summer 2026 show with cinematic flair: a formal garden lined with white hydrangeas spelling out “YSL,” the Eiffel Tower glowing in the background. The setting was grand, but the collection itself carried the drama.
The show opened with authority—power-shouldered leather suits, corsets, pencil skirts, and biker jackets—punctuated by oversized pussy-bow blouses. A full leather look, complete with a military cap nodding to Robert Mapplethorpe, captured Vaccarello’s edge.
The mood shifted with sheer nylon raincoats and dresses, offering softness and transparency against the earlier sharpness. By the finale, billowing nylon gowns with ruffles and sweeping skirts added a romantic counterpoint.
Bella Hadid made a notable return in a slick vinyl trench coat, embodying the collection’s theme of contrast: structure and fluidity, toughness and allure.
For Vaccarello, it was a deliberate arc—“from radical leather to soft gowns”—all unified by the spirit of the Saint Laurent woman: complex, unapologetic, and strong.
Beneath the Eiffel Tower’s glow, the show closed as more than fashion. It was a manifesto of beauty as presence, resistance, and imagination.
Watch the beautiful runway show below.