McQueen S/S 2026 Paris

[blackpink]

He's trying to achieve the McQueen brand vision. He's trying, but maybe a little more boldness on his part could make the collection more interesting.

 

[helmutnotdead]

what the hell are y’all watching? 😭

 

[perhydrol]

He's trying, but maybe a little more boldness on his part could make the collection more interesting.

I'm not sure if it's boldness McGirr would need to make his take on McQueen convincing. I guess it's more about the lack of his own personal experience being expressed, and I don't see him letting himself do that.

 

[tourbillions]

a little more boldness

He just doesn't know how to properly construct a mcqueen silhouette. Alll of them are proportioned like they are about to be sold at primark. He needs to sit down with Burton and learn how a simple dress can look Mcqueen without all the bells and whistles.

 

[Salvatore]

what the hell are y’all watching? 😭

Honey we're starved ... let us eat something in peace. 😭😂

 

[Avonlea]

Looking at his debut collection, boldness is definitely not something that he is lacking.

 

[vogue28]

VOGUE.COM

 

[pradn]

The first McGirr collection I actually like!
Even though half of it feels very Christophe Decarnin Balmain (maybe it’s the styling).
But, there’s an early 2000s touch that brings a sense of nostalgia.
Guess he finally cracked the code this season.

 

[Alquimista]

Finally he absolved McQueen instead of just cheking referential boxes. He's getting it.

But I don't like the show. It was boring. These clothes deserved a better set, music and models with atitude, doing poses.

 

[Yohji]

I like it! It’s sharp and cool.

And *whispers* I was never the biggest Sarah Burton fan outside of menswear. Weirdly I like her Givenchy more.

 

[jeremydante]

The corsetry looked like early 2000's Dolce at certain points.
Honestly not even sure that is a compliment at this point. I didn't feel much heart in this, for some reason, though McQueen codes were clearly represented more over than not. Music was a bit torturous, @PierreGotha; but also, poignant at some of those tougher and more desctructive looks.

I could've done without the shield shades.
Loved the finale looks.
The white was better than they yellow.

 

[brandon J pierre]

Much better but what's the story ?

 

[Olaffo]

This is another brand who’s completely ditching out menswear in their, supposedly, co-ed show. Wtf ? Best collection so far but still just irreparably „McQueenesque” merch…

 

[AFWQ]

Possible inspirations:

Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2026 (Sean McGirr) - Irene boots from Spring Summer 2003


Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2026 (Sean McGirr) - Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 1995


Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2026 (Sean McGirr) - Alexander McQueen Fall Winter 2000


Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2026 (Sean McGirr) - Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2007


Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2026 (Sean McGirr) - Alexander McQueen Fall Winter 1996


Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2026 (Sean McGirr) - Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2003
sources from twitter: beyzanurapaydin, HOMMEALONE

 

[TianCouture]

Possible inspirations:
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Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2026 (Sean McGirr) - Irene boots from Spring Summer 2003

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Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2026 (Sean McGirr) - Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 1995

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Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2026 (Sean McGirr) - Alexander McQueen Fall Winter 2000

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Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2026 (Sean McGirr) - Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2007

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Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2026 (Sean McGirr) - Alexander McQueen Fall Winter 1996

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Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2026 (Sean McGirr) - Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2003
sources from twitter: beyzanurapaydin, HOMMEALONE

only makes me like it more tbqh

 

[fruitdots]

I think he's smart for taking a different route than Sarah Burton. She was a phenomenal tailor but got none of McQueen's sexiness. Now McGirr has bumsters back on the runway, which wouldn't really have been imaginable under Burton. I'm ok with it.

 

[jeanclaude]

With this guy happens exactly what happened with Peter Do at Helmut Lang: every look has at least one obvious and literal reference to McQueen´s archive.
So it just feels as he is styling clothes inspired in the real deal; but it does not feel authentic at all. He doesn´t add anything of his own, his POV about what he feels about McQueen (if he is able to feel something, to begin with...) .

 

[YohjiAddict]

I didn’t like it really, at times it felt like a fashion influencer that found an OG McQueen piece on Ebay and decided to style it with her own “edgy” Zara pieces.

For a brand like Blumarine or his namesake this would be divine, but much like with Balenciaga, you associate the name of the house with something bold, inventive and virtuoso in its execution — Pretty with a dash of goth doesn’t cut it.

 

[Cocteau Stone]

Is it weird of me to say that I see a lot of references to Dior Spring 2000? Especially the fencing section of the show after the logomania/Lauryn Hill segment.

It’s very current. And it lacks a lot of soul which makes it hard to appreciate. Because of that it just reads as all over the place, choosing and picking the fave McQueen references for the season to showcase. Even though it looks more McQueen superficially, it feels far from it because there’s just no POV whatsoever.

 

[blackcherrified]

It’s another “The suits have spoken” collection, seems like the CEOs in Kering are having a very busy time talking to their creative directors

This round we are getting the 90s to early 2000s Lee Alexander McQueen references, the bumsters, and look, the Demanta, the Jewelled satchel, and even the whipstitching on the Story bag are back again! (I think they really couldn’t sell any of the T-Bar and the Birdee bags)

It’s again something that I would call a “try to do no wrong” collection… let’s see how this collection will perform in the store, or how it will move the merchandise, or bring the label back into relevance again