Where: Palais des Papes, Avignon, France
Season: Resort 2026
Designed by: Nicolas Ghesquière
Nicolas Ghesquière has been a beacon of stability at Louis Vuitton, where he celebrated his 10-year anniversary last March. Having made travelling shows one of his signatures at the maison, he is taking his upcoming resort 2026 collection to Avignon. The Palais des Papes, a Unesco World Heritage site, will host a fashion show for the first time in its close to 1,000-year history. Ghesquière often chooses these historic venues for his shows as a doorway for Vuitton to support the preservation of heritage sites.
Dior
When: 27 May
Where: Rome, Italy
Season: Resort 2026
Designed by: Maria Grazia Chiuri
Dior’s creative future has been much discussed over the past few months, particularly since Jonathan Anderson exited Loewe and was announced as Kim Jones’s replacement at Dior Men. Industry chatter places Anderson as Maria Grazia Chiuri’s would-be successor should she exit the house in the coming months. Part of that ongoing he-said, she-said conversation would potentially mean that the Dior resort 2026 show this summer is Chiuri’s last. The show will take place in Rome, Chiuri’s hometown — make of that what you will.
Max Mara
When: 17 June
Where: Royal Palace of Caserta, Italy
Season: Resort 2026
Designed by: Ian Griffiths
Max Mara’s long-time creative director Ian Griffiths will stage his resort 2026 show at the Royal Palace of Caserta, located north of Naples in southern Italy. The remarkable piece of late-Baroque architecture is considered the largest former royal residence in the world. Not unlike Ghesquière, Griffiths has been the exception to the rule, having been at Max Mara for over two decades.
Dior Men
When: 27 June
Where: Paris, France
Season: SS26 Menswear
Designed by: Jonathan Anderson (debut)
When Anderson was announced by Bernard Arnault as the designer behind the label’s upcoming menswear collection — and effectively Kim Jones’s replacement at Dior Men — during an LVMH shareholders meeting last month, much of the industry chatter around the maison was confirmed. It remains to be seen whether Anderson will or will not take the helm of womenswear at Dior, too, unifying both categories under one designer for the first time since Marc Bohan was the house’s creative lead. Either way, this is, as of now, the most-anticipated menswear show this summer.
Celine
When: 6 July
