SAINT LAURENT has unveiled its Winter 2026 men's collection designed by Anthony Vaccarello. The collection depicts the morning scene of Paris as it emerges with the sunrise. It is not a fantasy like a tourist postcard, but an extremely real and intimate moment experienced daily in the rooms of people living in Paris. The boundary time, when events that occurred before dawn quietly take shape as morning begins, is the image that permeates SAINT LAURENT this season.

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Vaccarello's exploration is not of sensational performance, but of an eroticism that embraces vulnerability and inner turmoil. It is an extension of his own never-ending question: "What is masculinity?"

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The collection was inspired by James Baldwin's 1956 novel, "Giovanni's Room." In this work, which sharply depicts sexual allure and the challenge to masculinity in postwar bourgeois society, Vaccarello was particularly drawn to the psychological and emotional tension that permeates the scene when the protagonist, David, leaves his lover Giovanni's room in the early morning. From this emerged the time axis of "the morning after the previous night," which is also a classic motif of SAINT LAURENT .

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From nudity to loungewear, and from loungewear to outerwear—a ritualistic transformation, from one's most vulnerable state to dressing up to step back into the outside world. This process is at the heart of this season's clothing design.

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The silhouette is smooth and refined, simultaneously embodying strength and fragility. The soft, crinkled texture evokes the passage of time, like something that has been worn or cherished. The sharp shoulder line seems to conceal fragility, yet does not deny its existence. The form of the garment is completed by what the wearer reveals and what they conceal, exuding a subtle allure.

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The smoking jacket, a symbol of SAINT LAURENT , exudes an armor-like presence, as if to dispel anxiety and the unknown. High boots tighten the overall look from the feet up, bringing you back to reality. And to connect the two extremes of classicism and iconoclasm, Vaccarello chose "black," a color that is so characteristic of SAINT LAURENT .

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This collection was presented in a space imbued with a profound sense of weight, where intimacy and memory intertwine. A fleeting truth emerges between night and day. This quiet tension is what defines SAINT LAURENT Winter 2026.


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