PAUL SMITH Fall 2026 Menswear Full Show Milan - Fashion Channel
Paul Smith presented his Fall/Winter 2026 menswear collection in an intimate salon, exploring “magpie dressing” and the joy of collecting treasures. Working with Sam Cotton and drawing from the brand’s Nottingham archive, the collection revisits iconic tailoring with deconstructed and inside-out details.
Harris Tweed, Donegal, and archival prints some from Smith’s father’s photography—feature alongside playful motifs like hand-drawn pears and polka dots. Deep autumnal colors form the base, accented by layered cuffs, sheer fabri...
The show is very poor Smith, putting classics together in a way that's a bit irreverent, odd sometimes, playful.
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My dad was an amateur photographer, some of you might know. So using some of his photographs printed onto fabric. Wonderful mix and of course the deep rich autumn colors.
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A lot of the collection is inspired by my archive. Some of you might know I've got an archive which is in my hometown of Nottingham. The joy of having the archive with its 5,000 pieces of clothing is that my young design team visit there regularly and come back with great enthusiasm of things they found there because their fresh eyes then give me energy, make me see things in a new way. And after 55 years in this job, that is such a joy and I love that so much.
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So, thank you young design team. Keep doing it. Anyway, hope you enjoyed the show. Have a good evening and happy 2026.
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Smith, P. (2026, January 19). PAUL SMITH Fall 2026 Menswear Full Show Milan - Fashion Channel [Interview transcript]. Fashion Channel. CEOInterviews.AI. https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1043592/
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Paul Smith. "PAUL SMITH Fall 2026 Menswear Full Show Milan - Fashion Channel." Fashion Channel, 19 Jan. 2026. Transcript, CEOInterviews.AI, https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1043592/.
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@misc{smith2026_1043592,
author = {Paul Smith},
title = {PAUL SMITH Fall 2026 Menswear Full Show Milan - Fashion Channel},
howpublished = {Interview transcript, Fashion Channel. CEOInterviews.AI},
year = {2026},
month = {jan},
url = {https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1043592/},
note = {Speaker-attributed transcript with timestamps}
}