Paris Fashion Week: Amiri Fall/Winter 2026 By Mike Amiri
Paris — At Paris Fashion Week, Mike Amiri presented his Fall/Winter 2026 collection with a clear point of view on the current state of menswear. “There’s a conversation happening about where menswear is going,” the designer said. “Is it loud? Is it quiet? I think it’s real—something people can believe in, something that creates an emotional reaction where you look at the runway and say, ‘I want that.’”
That sense of reality, filtered through nostalgia and fantasy, has long been central to Amiri’s work. This season, it was rooted firmly in Los Angeles—specifically Laurel Canyon, 1976, a moment subtly stamped across T-shirts throughout the collection. Beyond being Amiri’s birth year, 1976 marked a defining era in Laurel Canyon’s musical history, the same cultural moment that gave rise to Jackson Browne’s The Pretender and The Eagles’ Hotel California. Music, memory, and myth merged into a cinematic backdrop for the show.
The set echoed that imagined address: a dreamlike interior dressed with a printed library wall, Persian rug–covered floors, and an arrangement of chesterfields, pouffes, and lounge chairs that transformed the runway into an intimate living room. Once guests were seated, the collection opened in a deep, wine-soaked palette—more merlot than Napa.
A standout merlot suit set the tone, featuring an embroidered satin yoke and tooled metal tips along a notched peaked collar, a refined take on “formal rodeo.” A military-inspired tunic jacket followed, bead-embroidered at the shoulders and paired with a pink satin Western tie and straight-cut brown striped wool trousers. Elsewhere, a merlot knit jacket blended the structure of a show jacket with the ease of a piped 1950s varsity cardigan. Denim also played a key role, from topstitched merlot jeans to patchworked jackets adorned with rich fabric panels and beadwork.
Throughout the collection, Amiri wove together references spanning Johnny Cash to Crosby, Stills & Nash, translating Laurel Canyon’s musical legacy into a modern wardrobe. Recurring motifs anchored the narrative: an abundance of eyewear, cowboy boots rendered in lizard, patent, and other finishes, and metal toe caps that added a sharp, decorative edge. Silhouettes remained consistent, with trousers only subtly flared, allowing texture and embellishment to take center stage.
While the eveningwear leaned into ornamentation—mirrored by the collection’s more elaborate tuxedo looks—it was the dressed-down moments that felt most authentic. These were the looks that captured the true spirit of Laurel Canyon: effortless, lived-in, and slightly rebellious. Somewhere between nonchalance and extravagance, Amiri’s Fall/Winter 2026 collection struck a balance that felt both nostalgic and undeniably current.
Mike Amiri (above image).
Photos Credit: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
