After a successful and long-awaited debut at Haute Couture Week just months ago, Glenn Martens adapts his artistic vision—both ancient and avant-garde—to ready-to-wear with Maison Margiela’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection. Between a children’s orchestra, branded models, and the return of denim, we are immersed in a dystopian future set inside a museum.

Margiela keeps its gaze fixed on the future while remaining grounded in the present. Following the mannequin-filled couture show that left us breathless, Martens proves his ability to continue this vision in a more “wearable” form: silk dresses adorned with floral motifs, distressed leather, and reimagined denim.

Among Margiela’s signature hues—white, black, and denim blue—it’s impossible not to recognize the house’s identity at first glance. Yet, the hand of Martens is equally unmistakable, especially from look 37 onward, where worn wallpaper textures take center stage, creating a dialogue between conceptual pieces and everyday wearability.

Silk and glossy leathers with sculptural floral structures lend the collection a “cultural” dimension. The fusion of past and future is subtle, respectful, and deliberate. This quiet strength—the ability to merge timelines and styles without excess—is precisely what made Martens’s ready-to-wear debut for Margiela so special, alongside the reinterpretation of branding: the house’s iconic stitching, now placed across the models’ mouths.

A fresh collection of silhouettes and drapes that bring effortless style and poise to daily life. Glenn Martens once again astonishes, displaying his adaptability and command of creative language. Each piece feels inherently his, yet unmistakably Margiela—a clear statement of how far one can go when fully aware of who they are in fashion’s ever-evolving landscape.