excerpt: Balenciaga. Spring/Summer 2026 - Paris Fashion Week

 

"...Piccioli appears to be looking to merge both a redefining and removing of Demna's imprint for his debut Spring/Summer 2026 collection, drawing it all right back to simplicity, with Piccioli's mod-esque touch, with only Demna's exaggerated sunglasses as the last remaining element to the Georgian designer legacy to Balenciaga. And overall, Piccioli's collection feels flat, and dare I say, uninspiring, in his continuation of the Balenciaga brand name.

And yes, you may want to buy a pair of Demna's Balenciaga destroyed, post modern styled sneakers and throwback streetwear ala 1990s East Europe rave styles. As, his famed stylization for Balenciaga maybe achieved forever, unless his original brand Vetements, and his brother Guram, have him return.

Maybe?"

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(A.Glass 2025)

Full review: chiasmusmagazine.blogspot.com/2025/10/valentino-springsummer-2026-paris.html