Saul Nash returns to Milan for Spring Summer 2026 with EMBRACE, a collection that builds on the physical language of touch, interaction, and proximity. Moving beyond solo expression, Nash turns his attention to what happens between two bodies, how clothes stretch, shift, and shape when intimacy enters the equation. In his words, it’s “a study of sensuality through movement.”
Nash designs with choreography in mind. His garments respond to the body in motion, shifting between function and emotion. For EMBRACE, he constructs a wardrobe that reflects duality, softness and structure, tension and fluidity. He references military staples like flight jackets, redesigned with his signature kinetic cutting, and builds around adjustable silhouettes, such as trousers with button closures that allow for expansion at the leg.
A hooded Oxford shirt in water-resistant Poplin sits next to a half-lined Punta di Milano Marl suit, echoing Nash’s athletic roots through material while reshaping the silhouette for formality. Another pinstripe version in tropical wool features detachable sleeves and a built-in hood.
Nash introduces textiles that challenge standard notions of menswear. Boxy cupro shirts in Bemberg move with asymmetry across the frame, while hooded jerseys layer over mesh tricot bodies made from recycled polyester. He softens the outlines of athletic garments, encouraging a different kind of interaction between fabric and skin. A muted palette of greys, pale yellows, and faded purples reflects this balance between strength and subtlety.
Every piece in EMBRACE asks the wearer to consider how clothes relate to touch, both giving and receiving. Long-sleeve compression tops feature a stretched hand print, pressed across the chest as if someone is mid-embrace. Nash builds on that idea with laser-engraved ISKO denim twinsets, including a zippered jacket and barrel-leg jeans printed with blurred images of two bodies locked together.
Transparent boxer shorts in plaid arrive with a matching cape, worn with jockstraps in the show. Stretch bamboo jersey Henley shirts cling tightly to the torso and unbutton at the collarbone to expose the chest. Ripstop nylon trousers unzip fully down the legs, revealing a ventilated mesh lining that allows for controlled exposure.
The accessories carry the same thinking. Sling bags made from recycled nylon take on a crinkled texture after wear, changing with each use. Utility shorts and gilets feature similar surfaces. Footwear comes via Birkenstock, with Reykjavik, Boston Nova, and London styles anchoring each look. Cubits provides eyewear, finishing the visual line with curved, sculptural frames.
The show takes place in a red-curtained room where pairs of men waltz together. Their relationships remain undefined. They move in sync, locked in a rhythm that never announces what it means. That ambiguity becomes central. EMBRACE asks what happens when clothes not only reflect movement, but allow for the possibility of shared space, silent exchange, and the tension between vulnerability and strength.
