Men's Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026: Jacquemus draws on his peasant roots at the Palace of Versailles

After presenting his "Le Chouchou" fashion show there in 2023 on the banks of the Grand Canal, Simon Porte Jacquemus has this time chosen L'Orangerie, Louis XIV's citrus orchard, to unveil his new show entitled "Le Paysan".

Jacquemus closed Paris Men's Fashion Week on Sunday, June 29, by taking over the Palace of Versailles with a spring/summer 2026 collection for which he drew on his rural roots.

"It echoes my family, who sold fruit," the 35-year-old Provençal explained to Le Figaro , who designed this mixed collection entitled Le Paysan as "an autobiographical journey," as he detailed on Instagram.

The show opened with feminine silhouettes sporting large, flared skirts, the shape of which was reminiscent of Provençal skirts, worn with wide, short-sleeved aprons, and continued with more sophisticated outfits, from sheath dresses to very fitted trouser suits, including ample long dresses, not forgetting a dress made entirely of lace.

Men also wear skirts, over trousers, but also soft suits or Bermuda shorts, accompanied by elegant jackets, light blouses or sweatshirts, their heads topped with a beret worn backward. All in a primarily black and white palette, with touches of bright yellow, light blue and powder pink.

Visibly moved, Simon Porte Jacquemus greeted his guests at the end of the show, including actors Pierre Niney and Matthew McConaughey, singer Aya Nakamura and footballer Jules Koundé.

After several years of showing his shows whenever and wherever he pleased, such as in a lavender field in his native South or under the Capri sun, the designer returned to the official Fashion Week calendar in January, becoming the center of attention.

Men's Fashion Week is followed by Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2025-2026 from Monday, July 7 to Thursday, July 10, which will notably mark the debut of Glenn Martens at Maison Margiela.