Abstract
- Jacquemus’ SS26 “Le Paysan” assortment pays tribute to Simon’s rural upbringing and household heritage
- Womenswear and menswear mix rustic class with expert craftsmanship and Provençal playfulness
- Equipment nod to French countryside life with whimsical produce-inspired designs and artisanal finishes
Set towards the stately backdrop of L’Orangerie on the Château de Versailles, Jacquemus’ Spring/Summer time 2026 assortment, “Le Paysan” (The Peasant), unfolds as an emotive tribute to founder Simon Porte Jacquemus’ rural heritage.
Impressed by his childhood within the South of France, the gathering seamlessly blends reminiscence and creativeness, transposing the quiet poetry of straightforward residing into sculptural silhouettes and textured tailoring. It channels intimate inspirations from Simon’s private historical past: household albums crammed with images of harvests, his grandmother’s elegant method of dressing up, and the comforting really feel of ironed cotton on a Sunday. “I need to create an autobiographical journey for June: one which begins within the countryside, tender and minimal, with linen as the inspiration. From there, it progressively transforms, blossoming into an explosion of bonbon hues, stripes, embroidery, and prints. Varied colours emerge, all related, culminating in a glance that’s completely couture,“ Simon wrote on his Instagram.
The womenswear providing embraces voluminous jupons, tulle aprons turned inside-out and structured jackets formed by inside half-corsets. Poplin is minimize into geometric motifs paying homage to classic linens, delicately embroidered, dotted and monogrammed.
Craftsmanship shines in standout items just like the uncommon tulle bobbin costume, composed of 700 meters of wire and a sheer mousseline sheath adorned with silk taffeta diamonds. These tactile surfaces are punctuated by sculptural tassels and handcrafted elaborations that echo provincial class. Leather-based tassels and sculptural particulars additional intensify the gathering’s folkloric class.
In the meantime, menswear reads like a Marcel Pagnol character come to life: rustic but elevated. Cropped jackets and wide-legged trousers are rendered in breezy linens and whisper-fine leathers, every detailed with topstitched stripes or delicate herringbone weaves. The palette is rigorously curated with milky white, cream and black, alongside contemporary shades of blue, pink and yellow paying homage to sugared almonds and basic Berlingot stripes.
Equipment deepen the agricultural reverie with berets, Arlésian shawls and espadrilles tied with grosgrain ribbons, whereas whimsical references to market stalls – leather-based leeks, garlic garlands and fruit-shaped jewellery – add a wink of surrealism. Jacquemus’ famed woven luggage additionally. return in Provençal textures, joined by a brand new ladylike purse, “Le Valerie,” named after the designer’s mom.
Past its visible storytelling, “Le Paysan” represents a private homecoming for Jacquemus. By revisiting silhouettes and themes from his earlier collections with renewed craftsmanship, the designer circles again to the roots that formed him, providing a group that’s as emotionally wealthy as it’s technically refined.
