Ferragamo Spring 2026: Jazz Age Inspiration Meets Modern Tailoring by Maximilian Davis

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Maximilian Davis returned to the site of his debut Ferragamo show—a central Milan palazzo now transformed into the Portrait Milano hotel—for his Spring 2026 presentation, replacing his original damp red-sand runway with a slick black carpet. The collection looked to the 1920s for inspiration, a period when Salvatore Ferragamo first established his Los Angeles shoe shop and later returned to Italy to build a global business in handcrafted footwear.

Davis mined archival references and cultural history to reinterpret the Jazz Age for a modern audience. Leopard and cuttlefish prints, first seen in Ferragamo shoes and flapper fashion of the era, appeared across silk georgette dresses, skirts, and blouses. Slip dresses were layered with scalloped silk panels and lace, while satin-knotted mules and embroidered evening slippers translated boudoir details into wearable eveningwear.

The collection highlighted the period’s social shifts, particularly women’s emancipation from restrictive Victorian silhouettes. Straight-cut dresses and relaxed tailoring evoked the new freedoms of the flapper era, while Art Deco embellishments, inspired by John Held Jr.’s magazine illustrations, added a playful yet sophisticated finish.

Davis blurred gender lines through his design vocabulary. Cummerbunds were scaled and integrated into womenswear, ties reimagined as sashes, and belts punctuated both menswear and womenswear to create a sense of creative cross-pollination. His modern take on zoot suit proportions produced deconstructed, soft-shouldered blazer-skirt hybrids in striped herringbone and coral-red tones, merging tailoring with fluid movement.

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Footwear remained central to the narrative. Cage-design leather pumps echoed original 1920s Ferragamo styles, while embroidered satin mules paired with lace slip dresses created a contemporary flapper aesthetic. The collection successfully combined historical reference with modern tailoring and texture, reflecting Davis’s perspective as a Trinidadian designer and his ability to merge Ferragamo’s heritage with a distinctly contemporary vision.

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