Inside Saint Laurent Spring/Summer 2026: A Runway Tribute to Ease, Identity, and Artistic Legacy

•June 30, 2025

The Saint Laurent Spring/Summer 2026 show is undeniably a calm port amidst a wild sea of fashion shows.

Modern Culture of Tomorrow takes a closer look at the Saint Laurent Spring/Summer 2026 show…

The Saint Laurent Spring/Summer 2026 show was held inside the Bourse de Commerce, which currently has an installation by Céleste Boursier-Mougenot on display, called “clinamen.” A circular basin where porcelain bowls float around and collide creates a beautiful pattern on the water’s surface, producing a beautifully unorchestrated sound – an artistic counterpiece that perfectly complements the collection. A sense of ease, fluidity, and letting things take their natural course without forcing them a certain way seems to be the message quietly whispered into the audience’s ears.

In alignment with the theme are the garments, which do not convince through shapes created by fabric manipulation and sculpting, but through pure strokes of genius in cut and construction, creating pure forms of volume that feel light and in harmony with the natural body.

Anthony Vaccarello channels the quiet power of queer expression, drawing inspiration from the tender works of Larry Stanton, Patrick Angus, and Darrel Ellis. Their intimate portrayals of longing, nightlife, and identity echo through fluid tailoring and sun-faded palettes, blurring past and present in a collection where art history meets the rhythm of modern masculinity.

The colour palette contains pale ochres, pool blues, sand, and salt hues, and goes hand in hand with the fabric selection. Slightly transparent fabrics—silk and nylon that trace the body—play with the duality of dressing to reveal as much as to conceal. Cinched waists and softly enlarged shoulders enhance the body shape while introducing elements of softness.

This collection is less a homage to a certain artist and more a continuation of a movement and reinterpretation of timeless codes.