Patricio Campillo staged CAMPILLO Fall Winter 2026 at The Standard, High Line, presenting a collection grounded in the idea that clothing reorganizes the body and reframes identity. The designer approached the season as a structural inquiry, asking how garments influence perception from the inside out. He built the show around two intertwined perspectives: clothing as a bridge between identity and lived experience, and clothing as a device that reshapes the physical form.
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The first thread focused on internal transformation. Campillo examined how garments adjust posture, shift confidence, and alter temperament. A jacket can prompt a straighter spine. A sharp shoulder can sharpen intention. In this framework, clothing operates as architecture for the psyche. The wearer does not simply inhabit a garment; the garment directs how the wearer occupies space. Identity emerges through repetition, rehearsal, and conscious construction.
The second thread addressed silhouette as a sculptural tool. Campillo treated volume and proportion as instruments that redefine presence. Garments expanded the body, tightened it, or redirected its outline. Cropped jackets emphasized the torso with control. Elongated trousers extended the leg with clarity. Sharp shoulders introduced tension and authority. Through these gestures, the collection argued that identity remains fluid and negotiated, shaped through cut and construction.
Structure anchored every look. Campillo prioritized internal scaffolding over surface treatment, presenting garments that held form independent of textile. Fabrics, jewel-toned silks, rich suede, and horse-hair trimmings, served the architecture rather than distracting from it. The construction delivered engineered restraint and measured volume. The body appeared guided, almost choreographed, by the clothing itself.
Charro-inspired tailoring reinforced the collection’s cultural foundation. The references carried precision and pride, interpreted through sharp lines and controlled silhouettes. CAMPILLO’s established signatures, cropped jackets, disciplined shoulders, elongated trousers, returned with renewed focus. Tailoring became a method of inhabiting oneself with clarity and intent.
Collaborations expanded the collection’s ecosystem. Footwear and accessories arrived through a second collaboration with APICCAPS and Mariano Shoes, drawing on 80 years of Portuguese artisanal expertise. The capsule included classic boots, leather loafers with artisanal soles, and leather belts. Bags debuted through Belcinto, a Portuguese leather goods manufacturer recognized for durable construction. Materials across footwear and bags developed within the BioShoes4all project, reflecting ongoing research and material innovation. Select looks featured lifestyle adaptations of the Nike Total 90 football boot, underscoring Campillo’s ongoing dialogue between sport and tailoring.
Fall Winter 2026 positions CAMPILLO as a label invested in discipline and introspection. Campillo treats clothing as an active force, one that directs stance, movement, and projection. Through engineered tailoring and structural clarity, he presents garments that do not simply frame the body but define how it stands in the world.
