MAX MARA
AW26 · Winter Elsewhere
PARIS, NOVEMBER
Camel, Bordeaux and a pale gabardine trench
The quietest way to arrive. A double-breasted gabardine trench lined in pure camel, wool trousers cut long and clean, and knitwear in the colours the Left Bank has always worn best. Considered enough for the gallery, easy enough for the long lunch after it.
“Buying in season has never meant dressing for the weather outside your window. It means dressing for where you’ll be when it matters: a December morning on the Left Bank, the first cold week in Tokyo, the city at Christmas. Max Mara has always understood the coat as the first thing packed and the last thing taken off.”
TOKYO, JANUARY
Down, quilting and the art of the layer.
Cold, clear days in a city that rewards precision. A long quilted coat over an argyle knit, a down vest from The Cube that packs to almost nothing, and the Edito jacket, far lighter than it looks. Layering the way Tokyo has always done it best.
MELBOURNE, OCTOBER
Black, Midnight + a hint of ruby
“A long weekend in Melbourne, timed for the last of the shows. Dinner at Côte Basque on Crossley Street, a table in that restored cherrywood room with something from the wood grill, then a seat for the closing runway on Sunday. “Pack lightly and well. Black denim and a silk knit under a double-faced jacket take you from the front row to the dining room without a change.”
NEW YORK, DECEMBER
Navy, pinstripe and Tobacco
“Tailoring for a city that dresses properly for the cold. Pinstripe wool worn top to toe, a cosy Tobacco double-faced coat over the top, and a down jacket and fisherman rib for the days that bite.
