Moncler Re/Icons 2026 revisits four archive designs that trace the brand’s history from early mountain expeditions to the Milan street culture of the 1980s. The collection brings back the Karakorum, Verone, Himalaya and Tibb, updating each style through new materials, proportions and finishes. For the first time, Re/Icons also extends beyond outerwear with a selection of full ready-to-wear looks and accessories.
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Moncler connects the collection to its alpine past through archive imagery, technical references and details drawn from historic expeditions. The brand also incorporates Vittorio Sella’s 1909 photograph of K2 as an interior label across the jackets. Metal logos attached to pockets reference vintage alpine souvenir pins, while a camaïeu colour technique layers different tones from the same colour family across selected pieces.
The Karakorum dates to 1954, when Moncler created the jacket for Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli during the Italian expedition that completed the first successful ascent of K2. For 2026, Moncler reconstructs the expedition parka in glossy 10-denier micro ripstop. The new version keeps a lightweight cocoon shape with a double snap-button front, removable hood, drawstring adjustment, internal shoulder straps and a large chest pocket carrying the redesigned Re/Icons logo.
The Verone, introduced during the 1980s, became closely associated with Milan’s Paninari youth culture and its adoption of puffer jackets as part of an urban uniform. Moncler updates the style in lightweight matte micro cotton with a relaxed fit, pullout hood, zip fastening and buttoned storm placket.
The Himalaya first appeared in 2009 and later developed into the Moncler Maya. Its design draws from the brand’s 1950s expedition equipment and its work with French explorer Lionel Terray. The 2026 version uses a soft matte cotton-nylon fabric and retains key details including the drawstring hood and logo-patch sleeve pocket.
Moncler also brings back the Tibb, an oversized sleeveless gilet that originated in the 1980s. The reversible version comes in recycled matte Longue Saison or wool gabardine and features boudin quilting, a double-zip fastening, round pullers and a metallic chest logo.
Re/Icons now expands into a wider wardrobe. The collection includes windbreakers, T-shirts, pants and skirts, together with beanies, balaclavas, silk-twill foulards and titanium-and-leather sunglasses based on vintage climbing goggles.
The project also includes Alpine Diary, a book structured as a fictional 1950s explorer’s personal mountain record. Handwritten entries and black-and-white archive photographs appear alongside colour imagery of the 2026 collection.
Moncler extends the season into cinema through Bianco, its first feature-film collaboration. Daniele Vicari directs the film, with Alessandro Borghi playing climber Walter Bonatti. The production recreates the Karakorum jacket for the cast of explorers and will reach Italian cinemas in 2027.
