At Milan Fashion Week, Ferragamo presented its Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear collection focusing on nautical tailoring reinterpreted by Maximilian Davis.
A Ferragamo presented its Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear collection during Milan Fashion Week, on February 28, 2026. Entitled Shore Leave, the collection marks another chapter in the creative direction of Maximilian Davis, who investigated the nautical repertoire based on a precise and modular construction. Pea coats, sailor pants and blouses with wide collars appeared partially buttoned up, revealing inner layers and proposing new proportions.
Founded by Salvatore Ferragamo, the Italian house built its reputation on craftsmanship and technical innovation in footwear, later expanding to ready-to-wear. Since the arrival of Maximilian Davis, the brand has gradually adjusted its language, balancing structural minimalism with historical codes. The current collection reinforces this strategy by reinterpreting traditional symbols from a contemporary and functional perspective.
The buttons play a central role in the construction of the pieces. Loose jackets feature detachable collars that can be adjusted, white shirts come with removable collars, and skirt sets explore buttoned panels that allow for variations in use. The stylist's influence Lotta Volkova appears in the experimentation with destructuring and multiplication of fasteners, while Davis maintains formal control over the silhouette. The semicircular setting, surrounded by navy blue curtains, reinforced the evening atmosphere that culminated in gold lamê dresses and models with fishtail-shaped bars. Among the highlights of outerwear, quilted leather jackets with Gancini hardware indicate a focus on the high value-added segment.
Davis also took up references from the 1920s, mentioning the American artist Charles Demuth, known for portraying sailors and dock workers in watercolor. The historical connection dialogues with a time when heritage brands seek to update their archives without breaking with their consumer base. In a luxury market that is undergoing demand adjustments and geographical reconfiguration of consumption, narrative consistency and product clarity become strategic factors.
The collection suggests continuity in the consolidation process of Maximilian Davis In front of Ferragamo, combining formal discipline with specific experimentation. The result reinforces the brand's intention to strengthen its contemporary identity within the international calendar.
