MAISON KITSUNÉ FALL-WINTER 26 COLLECTION | PARISIAN ADVENTURER
FROM MAISON TO MOUNTAIN, A NEW EXPRESSION OF THE MAISON KITSUNÉ WARDROBE.
Every city dweller longs to explore at some point. For Fall-Winter 2026, Maison Kitsuné ventures outside the city, with a collection that takes Paris to the wild mountains and forests. Our intrepid traveller, as ever, brings a little of their wandering back with them, mixing the natural world into their urban collage. This adventure furthers the Maison’s vision of a functional yet bold wardrobe. One that gives confidence to the Maison Kitsuné traveller through a mix of new ideas, quality, and a dedication to the art de vivre.
In the words of founders Gildas Loaëc and Masaya Kuroki, the driving force since day one is for Maison Kitsuné
“ To be where we are least expected to be. ”
Just like a wild fox, the Maison’s mascot, that you unexpectedly glimpse gliding through the city streets.
A combination of natural and innovative materials grounds Creative Director Abigail Smiley-Smith’s second season in the dualities of the Tokyo cityscape and mountain, Parisian atelier and wilderness. Maison Kitsuné is curious for what lies beyond the city limits and so finds itself in the wardrobes of irreverent cultural explorers. This collection will also be Maison Kitsuné’s first presentation on the Paris calendar after seven years, reflected in this celebration of new horizons.
In both Paris and Tokyo, natural life is complemented by modernity. With sculptors Constantin Brancusi and Isamu Noguchi as starting points, and their varied uses of raw stone, polished brass and wood, the smooth alongside the unformed, Smiley-Smith considered the ways in which the city dweller brings their journey home with them. In particular, she was drawn to the UNESCO Noguchi garden in Paris – the mid-century apartments sit around this retreat in the city, at once zen and a little
wild and unruly.
In Tokyo especially, nature looms over the city, quite literally, with Mount Fuji serving as backdrop, and so it’s no wonder that a large percentage of Japanese people
consider themselves hikers. This ability to escape the city at a moment’s notice is woven throughout the collection through a focus on textures – luxuriously fluffy sweaters and bouclé jackets next to chicly crinkled shirts and elegant leather, with wide-legged denim, loose tailoring and cropped jackets to build a silhouette. A polarised mountain print serves as an abstraction of the Maison’s new frontier.
Building on the idea of the Maison being a confident sartorial wardrobe, Spring’s focus on country apparel continues. Practical, outsize pockets, corduroy collars and luxurious trim on hunting jackets in khaki and black bring a boxy, structured feel to the collection. The varsity theme also reappears across men’s and women’s clothes, with the Maison’s logo in minimal slate and cream. The house also proposes an elegant city wardrobe. For men and women, a tailored winter coat in double faced wool or sharply cut leather jacket, alongside a sleek belted puffer, are destined for urbanites from Paris to Tokyo. Crinkled shirting in pink and green, fleece tailored pants and cashmere hoodies contribute to a feeling of function and ease imbued with confidence.
Maison Kitsuné’s technical know-how is brought to the fore with knitwear. For women, cable and aran knit cardigans in light grey, ribbed turtlenecks in beige and sea foam, and alpaca cropped sweaters give a sense of chic comfort. Speckled knits for men and women in pebble tones, and for men a series of outsize cardigans the colour of a winter
sky enhance this marriage of the natural and city-chic.
The spirit of the mountains is prevalent in the functional outerwear. Oversize puffer jackets in black and brown have multiple pockets, drawstring cords and silicon trims. In technical fabrics such as bonded fleece and nylons with a water repellent treatment, they are versatile enough to be worn with tailoring or taken on a hike. Indigo denim channels the Japanese loved of the well-worn, with ghost pockets, raw edges and a heavier wash giving wider legged jeans, a kilt and cropped jacket a much-loved appearance. The technique is seen in woven and jersey too, echoing the idea of clothing created by time and use, in dusty rose and grey tones.
Day-to-eveningwear can be worn easily throughout the day, with a loosely tailored jacket and pants, smocked skirts with matching cap-sleeved tops in taupe and slate, and a luxurious 21-gauge rib dress, with sports-inspired seams. For men, the Maison proposes relaxed tailoring with workwear pockets, and shirts with a Japanese pastoral pattern or fox monogram.
The vein of experimentation that runs through Maison Kitsuné, from its music label to cafés, comes through in accessories and graphics. The fox goes wandering as an embroidered motif, replete with knitted hat and scarf or autumnal leaves. There are fox shaped leather charms, keyrings that look like tails, and a fox signet ring. In a collaboration with friend of the house, graphic designer Kajsa Stahl, the fox logo collides with a fortune cookie to become the fortune fox, reflecting Maison Kitsuné’s good luck as it reimagines the contemporary brand.
Taking inspiration from a delicately folded origami fox head, Maison Kitsuné unveils the new Inaré bag. In black, ocean blue and dark taupe leather with the Maison’s fox logo discreetly embossed, the vulpine new addition to the family follows the success of the Edie. The Edie comes in a new bouclé finish, as well as in luxurious pony.
Shoes reflect the breadth of the Maison Kitsuné wardrobe. The Sora runner with its discretely chunky sole in a nostalgic grey version with a speckled white lower. Canvas sneakers reference both French and Japanese heritage, while for women, ankle boots complete the look. For men, the flaneur slip-on has been reissued in luxurious pony.
With the fall/winter 2026 collection, Smiley-Smith’s vision for the Maison becomes more nuanced and expansive. Mountain and stream - Fuji and Seine – a complete wardrobe has emerged.
