Fashion

With the fashion world undergoing seismic change, we saw a series of standout shows at Paris Fashion Week this year.

From debuts of Creative Directors to striking collections born to challenge the norms, Day 2 was filled Miguel Castro Freitas’s nuanced take on Mugler, Schiaparelli’s balance between fashion and art and more.

To Emirates Woman gives the lowdown on all the runway highlights you can’t miss for Day 2 of Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026.

Mugler

Miguel Castro Freitas made his debut for Mugler with a collection that was as fierce as it was precise. Staying true to the house’s DNA, he leaned into sculptural silhouettes, exaggerated shoulders and razor-sharp tailoring that celebrated the body as armour. The underground, concrete-clad setting amplified the intensity, where PVC finishes, daring cut-outs and sculpted breasts jutting through translucent tops set a defiant tone. This was Mugler at its most unapologetic, provocative yet refined, where every seam felt deliberate and every look carried an electric charge of power and seduction.

Schiaparelli

At the gilded salons of Paris, Schiaparelli once again proved that fashion can be equal parts fantasy and fine art. Daniel Roseberry delivered a collection that felt like a dialogue between surrealism and modern couture, balancing sculptural exaggeration with delicate intricacy. Gold breastplates glimmered like armour, hand-painted motifs danced across voluminous silks, and tailoring came punctuated with playful surrealist details. The silhouettes carried a sense of drama without overshadowing the body, giving every look an almost celestial energy.

Isabel Marant

This brand bought Parisian cool to the runway with a collection that epitomised her signature undone glamour. The silhouettes were fluid yet sharp think slouchy tailoring, sequined minis, and leather layered with airy chiffon. Metallic accents and glistening embellishments caught the light, giving the looks a nighttime edge, while earthy neutrals and relaxed draping grounded the collection in day-to-day wearability. It was a study in contrasts: bold but wearable, proving once again that Marant’s woman is never trying too hard, yet always impossible to forget.

Rick Owens

At the Palais de Tokyo, Rick Owens transformed his runway into a surreal temple of water, mist and ritual. The collection softened his signature dystopian edge with sheer fabrics, lingerie-like slips and fluid draping, yet still grounded itself in the sculptural leather and distorted proportions that define his world. Each look played with tension, delicacy against severity, vulnerability against strength, culminating in a mythic, otherworldly atmosphere. Owens reminded us that his work is not just fashion, but theatre.

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