Brand founded by Jasmin Larian Hekmat brings to the runway a collection that articulates Iranian heritage, structural techniques and sculptural accessories in the Fall 2026 season.
A Cult Gaia presented her Fall 2026 collection, entitled “Shirzan”, in a fashion show signed by her founder and creative director Jasmin Larian Hekmat. The opening of the presentation was marked by a recording of the designer's grandmother singing a song by the Iranian artist Marzieh, establishing the conceptual axis of the season: memory, cultural heritage, and the construction of identity through clothing. The name of the collection, which means lioness in Farsi, guides the narrative about feminine strength and presence.
Founded in Los Angeles in 2012 by Jasmin Larian Hekmat, to Cult Gaia began his career with accessories and consolidated himself globally through sculptural scholarships. Over the past few years, it has expanded its portfolio to ready-to-wear, footwear and jewelry, keeping as its central strategy the intersection between object and clothing. With a presence in major international retailers and its own boutiques in cities such as Los Angeles, New York and Miami, the brand has built a positioning based on architectural forms and design oriented to the silhouette.
In the Fall 2026 season, techniques traditionally associated with ornamentation play a structural role. Pleated are enlarged and pressed to create defined volumes. Ribbons and overlays provide visual depth. The reason for Calla Lily, recurring in the repertoire of Cult Gaia, appears in hardware, jewelry and models, assuming a constructive role. Dense embroidery, manual crystal application and stone work follow body contours with precision. The bags follow the linchpin of the collection, including a lion-shaped metal mesh model, a direct reference to the Iranian symbology of protection and sovereignty. In the shoes, a pump with a folded leather upper reproduces the shape of the flower, while the brushed brass heel reinforces the material emphasis.
The movement to treat decoration as a structure communicates with a broader trend in the luxury market, in which accessories and surfaces begin to support the visual identity of brands. In a scenario of aesthetic saturation and acceleration of cycles, technical construction and symbolic repertoire become tools of differentiation. By integrating cultural heritage and product engineering, the collection is part of a current debate about authorship, memory, and material value in contemporary fashion.
A Complete Magazine accompanies movements that articulate design, industry and culture. The “Shirzan” collection connects with this observation by evidencing how personal codes and construction techniques can redefine the role of the accessory in the current fashion system.
