At Paris Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2026, Hermès unveiled a collection that exalts the essence of leather, transforming it into a visual and narrative language.
Under the direction of Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski, the Parisian fashion house has chosen a form of essential refinement, which avoids any excess while remaining profoundly luxurious. 
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The parade was held in the Garde RépublicaineA setting with strong equestrian symbolism, its influences resonating with the maison's historic DNA. The sand-covered ground evoked an aesthetic arena where precision and freedom meet.
The color palette opened up to neutral tones—sand, honey, cream, chestnut—accompanied by light touches of gray and terracotta.
During the parade, strong accents of Cherry red e intense plum They brought vibration and rhythm, in a calibrated crescendo that never betrays visual rigor. Red, in particular, marked complete looks—bustiers and leather pants—becoming a symbol of conscious energy.
The main material is, of course, the leather, treated like a living, fluid, almost organic fabric. Vanhee-Cybulski offers it in perforated versions, lightweight, structured but never rigid.
Padded bustiers, zip-up crop tops, high-waisted tubular skirts and deconstructed overcoats that reveal inserts and cut-outs stand out.
The craftsmanship, a hallmark of Hermès, is also found in the details: prominent stitching, visible zips, functional buckles that reference the equestrian world without literalizing it.
Iconic emblem of the maison, the square Hermes it becomes an active element of the wardrobe: tied around the neck as a structured collar, sewn as a decorative detail, or transformed into a belt or drape.
In some releases, floral prints evoke the aesthetics of classic scarves, but reverse their decorative function, integrating them into the construction of the garments.
Bags—among the maison's silent protagonists—have been presented in new versions, such as the original half-moon silhouette, carried casually by hand. Colors range from tan to forest green, from black to burgundy, all supporting visual coherence.
The look is completed with woven leather sandals, tone-on-tone high boots and essential, metallic and timeless jewellery.
A silent force
With this collection, Hermès does not seek amazement, but durability of the aesthetic gestureVanhee-Cybulski reaffirms the strength of an elegance that knows how to be modern without shouting, attentive to the body without constraining it, luxurious without ostentation.
The result is a fashion that breathes through time and space, capable of communicating with the wearer rather than with the eye of the spectator.