Guests arriving at the Hed Mayner show were desperate to catch a breeze. As temperatures soared in Paris, few made it to the top of the venue, a former parking garage, without breaking a sweat.
It was fitting, then, that for spring 2026, Mayner decided to let the air out of his signature oversized silhouettes. Panels of fabrics swooped across the torso of fluid suit jackets, tapering into cape sleeves that fluttered like sails. Shorts and pants unraveled into handkerchief hems, while trenchcoats were spliced open in the back.
“You are basically feeling naked, and the air is coming in and it’s kind of suspended on the body,” he said backstage. “But still, when you wear it, you feel fantastic, you feel strong.”
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Mayner played with textures, layering a glossy coat over a block-print pajama set, or a crunchy navy shell jacket over a striped shirt and crumpled tie. There was a couture feel to some of the fabrics, like an acid floral jacquard, or an overlong white shirt covered in dense ruffles, echoed in a matching pillbox hat.
“It’s less about this kind of structure that I built before, so things are falling or collapsing or emptying,” the Israeli designer explained. Call it the reflection of a rapidly shifting world.
“We are in a very emotional moment,” he noted. “So there is this kind of contrast, where you are in this kind of situation of uncertainty, but at the same time, you go against it by being more vulnerable and less protective.”
Given the current climate of blustering masculinity, the collection provided welcome food for thought — not to mention a few great ideas for how to beat the heat.