Pierre-Louis Mascia has once again redefined the boundaries of fashion with his Fall/Winter 2025-26 collection, a deeply evocative exploration of time, fragility, and artistic resistance. Presented within a raw, industrial setting, the collection feels suspended in space—a poetic escape from the chaos of modern reality. Here, Mascia weaves an intricate universe where garments become a medium for self-discovery and emotion, capturing the tension between beauty and pain, art and impermanence.
A Collection Inspired by Art and Emotion
The FW25/26 collection is an ode to wandering souls, drawn to the allure of lost time and fleeting beauty. Mascia references John Keats’ romanticism, the intricate elegance of the Victorian era, and the grandeur of the Italian Renaissance, merging historical influences with a modern, conceptual approach. Like a visual poem, the collection embraces melancholy, channeling the Schopenhauerian vision of the artist as a solitary figure seeking beauty in an indifferent world.
Silhouettes move between fluid tailoring and casual sophistication, balancing structured forms with flowing movement. Bomber jackets, long silk-lined coats, ethereal dresses, and protective stoles envelop the body like a second skin, while floating trousers, quilted jackets, and velvet kimonos create a harmonious interplay of textures and proportions.
A Masterclass in Textile Alchemy
A true hallmark of Pierre-Louis Mascia’s work is his approach to prints and textiles, a craft refined through his long-standing collaboration with Achille Pinto, the legendary Como-based textile printing workshop. This season, the designer introduces twenty new original prints, a blend of analog and digital artistry that transforms fabric into wearable art.
Among the visual references, the collection channels the haunting melancholy of Julia Margaret Cameron’s portraits, the decadence of Pre-Raphaelite illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley, and the lyrical fragments of Bright Star, evoking the romance and impermanence of fleeting moments. The designs unfold like a collage of emotions, capturing fragments of time, memory, and longing.
A Multisensory Fashion Experience
To enhance the depth of the collection, the runway show was accompanied by an original soundtrack composed by Thomas Zaï-Gillot, under the artistic direction of the Irréel studio. The music blended classical and contemporary influences, a sonic representation of Mascia’s ability to merge past and present. Echoes of The Cure and Gustav Mahler intertwined, further amplifying the collection’s ethereal, otherworldly atmosphere.
Fashion as a Living Narrative
Pierre-Louis Mascia does not simply create garments; he crafts narratives, emotions, and experiences. This Fall/Winter 2025-26 collection is not just about clothing—it is a manifesto of art, memory, and fragility, an exploration of fashion as an act of resistance in a world constantly in flux. Each piece stands as a testament to beauty’s fleeting nature, inviting wearers to embrace the poetry of imperfection and revel in the timeless dance between fashion and art.
