This Spring/Summer 2026 season, Hugo Di Zazzo offers Whitewall a personal glimpse into Paris Fashion Week—capturing its fleeting glances, electric energy, and moments of quiet tension. Rooted in Italian heritage and grounded in the creative fabric of Paris, Di Zazzo approaches fashion as a deeply human encounter. His photographs—saturated with emotion and spontaneity—trace the movement and individuality that define the city’s ever-shifting style landscape. The result is a visceral record of Paris Fashion Week, where authenticity and artistry converge in striking visual harmony.
Acne Studios’ Study in Transformation
Photo by Hugo Di Zazzo, Courtesy of Acne Studios.
Photo by Hugo Di Zazzo, Courtesy of Acne Studios.
Acne Studios’ Spring-Summer 2026 presentation was a deeply felt study in transformation. In a vaulted hall at the Collège des Bernardins, the brand revised archetypes of femininity, collaging everyday ease with striking forms. Jackets and shirts took on an androgynous vitality, while lace, poplin, and denim were reshaped into second-skin silhouettes that challenged traditional notions of craft and refinement. “I’ve always felt that creativity is perhaps about being able to see the world in a way you didn’t realize could be seen,” said Jonny Johansson, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Acne Studios. “There are people who can do that to you, they make the world feel different, they stand out and tell you a new story.”
Photo by Hugo Di Zazzo, Courtesy of Acne Studios.
Photo by Hugo Di Zazzo, Courtesy of Acne Studios.
“I’ve always felt that creativity is perhaps about being able to see the world in a way you didn’t realize could be seen,”
Jonny Johansson
Leather, suede, and knits were donned with a relaxed confidence, often distressed, waxed, or spray-painted, creating textures that invited touch and flow. Lush accessories including colossal earrings, glossy aviators, and statement belts underscored individualism, while new interpretations of the Camero bag married function with starry style. Pacifico Silano’s graphics grooved through the space, echoing the collection’s aura of homoeroticism, while Robyn’s curated soundtrack vibed from gentle to audacious, amplifying the season’s main characters: powerful, whimsical, calm, and unapologetically free.
Courrèges Gifts a Celestial Rise
Photo by Hugo Di Zazzo, Courtesy of Courrèges.
At Courrèges, Nicolas Di Felice staged a celestial rise through light, temperature, and time. Designed alongside Remy Brière and Matiere Noire, the circular runway was imagined as a solar cycle, where silhouettes shifted with the heat of the day. At dawn, cool aqua and swimming pool blues cast calm, their sheerness suggesting the morning’s first light. By midday, swimsuit-cut dresses with provocative detail made way for statuesque forms, while skirt-shorts whirled with kinetic energy. As the cycle reached a fever pitch, the palette smoked with sunset oranges and bleached whites, silhouettes built from plant-based vinyl and anti-UV textiles, protective yet luminous.
Photo by Hugo Di Zazzo, Courtesy of Courrèges.
“Nicolas Di Felice staged a celestial rise through light, temperature, and time,”
Mini skirts patterned like solar panels recalled space-age archives, recharged for a new era. Accessories, from smooth leather bags to shapely mules, embodied versatility without compromise. Sunglasses—sent as VIP invitations—framed the show’s narrative of clarity and allure. Here, Courrèges gifted a living orbit mirroring the gravitational pull of the glitterati themselves.
Casablanca Unveils “For the Love of House”
Photo by Hugo Di Zazzo, Courtesy of Casablanca.
Photo by Hugo Di Zazzo, Courtesy of Casablanca.
The Casablanca Spring/Summer 2026 show at Paris Fashion Week delivered a pulsating tribute to house music and the club culture that birthed it. Held inside the gothic nave of the American Cathedral in Paris, the spectacle paired a live performance by Grammy-winning DJ Louie Vega with an 18-voice gospel choir, transforming fashion into a full-blown rave.
Photo by Hugo Di Zazzo, Courtesy of Casablanca.
Photo by Hugo Di Zazzo, Courtesy of Casablanca.
Designer Charaf Tajer applied the ethos of house—its inclusivity, its energy, its devotion to rhythm—to a collection built on neon gradients, collaged prints, satin tracksuits, and shimmering organza. By juxtaposing tailored blazers with club-ready miniskirts and leather jackets with mesh tees, Casablanca redefined nightlife style for SS26: fluid, hybrid, and unapologetically bold. The result: a runway that embodied movement, sound, and the euphoric liberation of the dance floor.
“Casablanca redefined nightlife style for SS26,”
