Rabanne advances a clear direction in the Resort 2026 campaign as it pushes its codes into a sharper and freer register. Julien Dossena drives this shift through references drawn from several decades, building a rhythm of metallic surfaces assertive tailoring and couture level detail with a fresh edge.
Dossena pulls from the ’70s, the ’30s, and the ’90s to form a vocabulary rooted in tension. Each era enters the frame with its own texture: ’70s silhouettes with confident lines, ’30s finishes with ornamental precision, and ’90s irreverence with a direct hit. These references support a vision that favors reinterpretation over excess. The season looks toward the familiar and shifts it, shaping silhouettes and details with a freer attitude. Françoise Hardy’s imprint adds an extra thread, reinforcing a cool, steady glamour.
The campaign continues the recent Contain-and-Release approach from the runway. Two connected collections show how Dossena gathers influence and reshapes it so that glamour can sit beside grunge with intention. He erases generational divides through confident styling choices and acute material sensitivity.
Across the Party looks, fragments of the past surface in new ways. Characters step forward with traces of the ’70s in their proportions, the ’30s in their surfaces, and the ’90s in their attitude. A hint of Milanese and Parisian polish appears without drifting into formality. A fitted tuxedo covered in liquid sequins sits on a retro-future shag carpet, creating a sharp visual contrast.
Chain mail draped in an underwater blue tone catches the light and moves with fluid rhythm. Beadwork erupts across fine mousseline like bursts of color. A maxi faux fur coat arranged in chevron-like patchwork brings strong volume. A cardigan trimmed in Art Deco strass and a long knit coat with a plush faux fur collar build dimension through texture alone.
A T-shirt and low-slung skirt in burgundy, along with a tank dress in smoky amber, may look constructed from multiple layers, yet each piece comes from intricate embroidery in which translucent discs attach to a stretch net base. A sharp black velvet jersey dress clings like a second skin, its simplicity disrupted by a single oversized jewel.
The Pre-collection shifts the focus toward polished casualwear. Certain looks follow a uniform logic, such as a Spencer jacket and trousers in buttery yellow or a cappuccino-coated cotton trench pulled tight at the waist. A tie-print motif adds movement to a high-slit T-shirt dress. Other pieces channel Hardy with modern updates: side-zip jeans paired with a croc-embossed leather blouson or a silver metal mesh mini-dress adapted for daytime. Preppy stripes, metal mesh, aquatic florals, and crisp checks reinforce Rabanne’s visual language.
The Ring bag returns with new treatments, while signature shapes gain jewel accents. A reversible bucket bag and a new flap design expand the range. Art Deco-style tassels, balloon-like metal links, and beanies and caps built through assemblage techniques give the accessory line sharp personality.
