For Spring Summer 2026, _J.L-A.L_ introduces Mille Chaises, a collection that frames tailoring through the conceptual language of the chair. Inspired by 1000 Chairs, the brand doesn’t treat the chair as object, but as an ethic, a system built on presence, support, and configuration. Each garment operates as a spatial response. Volume folds inward, surface becomes structure, and tailoring proposes a composed, calibrated form rather than expressive silhouette.
Garments shift through engineered systems of joining and layering. Buttoned elements allow silhouettes to expand and contract. Eyelets punctuate asymmetric fronts and curved drapes, echoing industrial processes like injection moulding. Seam placement functions like joinery, directing attention across garments with the same linear purpose found in Windsor chairs or veneer construction. These structural choices carry references to Riccardo Dalisi’s playful logic and precision.
Natural cottons, linens, and wools sourced from Italy and Japan serve as the collection’s core materials. Each textile holds its shape under tension, offering clarity in line and stability in wear. Linen-cotton blends, dual-finish leathers, and technical cottons provide airflow and structure in equal measure. _J.L-A.L_ uses fabrication not to decorate, but to construct. Material becomes architecture, and every garment emerges as a proposal rather than a design gesture.
A capsule collection with PUMA translates Mille Chaises into footwear. Two-tone leather sneakers carry marks that evolve with use, referencing aged leather chairs softened by time. Accompanying garments apply similar spatial logic, adjusting fabric and fit to create tension across the body. The same control over structure and presence defines this segment, where memory and material dictate outcome.
In Paris, _J.L-A.L_ staged the collection inside a gallery where South Korean studio NICEWORKSHOP installed sculptural chairs. These objects interrupted the space not as furniture but as part of the score. Models sat. The audience stood. Clothing settled across seated bodies, each look responding directly to the furniture’s proportions. This reversal of the usual fashion format stripped away hierarchy and foregrounded stillness, calibration, and composure.
The collection positions garments as spatial experiments, never resolved, but always aware of the body’s position. Layering, construction, and tailoring form the toolkit. Each piece holds a structural clarity that stems from refined adjustments rather than sweeping gestures. _J.L-A.L_ continues to examine how clothing frames experience, not just through form, but through how people move, sit, and stay still within it.
The collection is made entirely in Italy through artisanal manufacturers, allowing for fine control across fabric selection and construction. Mille Chaises is distributed globally through select retailers in partnership with Slam Jam.
