The Fall–Winter 26 Show

At Rabanne, modern femininity isn’t a perfect image: it’s a lived-in, instinctive, slightly elusive attitude “a little louche”. Julien Dossena draws across the decades, shifts reference points and recombines them to bring truly real characters to life. At the heart of the collection: reinvented tailoring, bold contrasts, and a strong conviction fashion is a living art, in motion, that moves forward without erasing what history has left behind.

“A little louche”: the allure of mystery, perfectly under control

Here, “louche” is nothing dark: it’s that subtly unsettling chic that intrigues at first glance. At Rabanne, Julien Dossena preserves the House’s DNA sparkle, metal, the freedom to mix while making it more alive, more immediate. You feel it in this reworked mesh dress: familiar yet new, like a Rabanne code set back in motion.
The silhouettes attract because they’re not chasing the “right outfit”: they prefer the detail that tells a story. A coloured fur that breaks the rigor, shoes with a vintage whiff as if lifted from an Agatha Christie novel, coloured tights that shift the silhouette in a second. Accessories do the rest: XXL metal earrings, futuristic hand jewellery, leather sunglasses so many signs that create a confident attitude, never trying too hard.
In this hushed atmosphere, getting dressed becomes a signature readable at a glance: a silent signature rather than a performance.

Tailoring, Rabanne-style

At Rabanne, tailoring follows the silhouette: it gives structure without freezing it. Julien Dossena starts from crisp cuts and tailored lines, then twists them with unexpected details. A boat-neck dress inspired by the 1940s feels thoroughly contemporary, awakened by a finely chiselled intarsia jacket. Classic suiting is reinvented too by playing with nuance: a checked suit, but the blouse stays open and the underskirt shows just enough to break the strictness.

And when the woman borrows from the menswear wardrobe, she stays in control: men’s trousers, hands in pockets, instant assurance then animal-print pumps that sign the look. Pops of colour, far from winter tones, electrify the whole and avoid any frozen nostalgia.

The Fall–Winter 2026 collection

Between modernity and traces of the past: fashion as a living art

Julien Dossena doesn’t replay history: he uses it as a reservoir of ideas to speak about the present and the way each person builds their style. References travel across decades; you recognise a vintage dress, then one detail changes everything: a leather aviator jacket breaks the silhouette, strappy pumps add that retro twist without ever turning into costume.

The collection remains essentially feminine, but a few menswear silhouettes appear with the same logic: classic pieces, worn differently, with a hint of offbeat.

Ultimately, this season is about self-expression: you mix, you pile up, you layer, and each look ends up resembling a person rather than a trend. Rabanne moves forward between modernity and memory an ode to fashion of yesteryear set back in motion.