McQueen SS 2026 Pre-Collection: Subversion Transforms Tradition

The life of the party — heritage submitting to a new hedonism. Formality liberated from tradition in black tie tailored jackets and trousers, invoking the precision of Savile Row.

Reprieve from the city with a secluded escape, youth seeking stately abandon. Their irreverence entwined with refinement, wearing washed denim and narrow tailoring with cummerbund waistbands.

An evocation of ‘The Last Hurrah’ by Dafydd Jones. Simmering tensions between rebellion and romanticism. Shattered chandelier embroideries on black silk and sharp suited formality, cut close to the body. The polished metal T-Bar clashed with black tie tailoring, invoking the precision of Savile Row.

Subversion transforms tradition. Archival MacQueen tartan and gossamer florals are re-engineered, giving way to modernism in nature. Free flowing, layered and draped. The Manta bag of Spring Summer 2010 is reimagined. Supple, sharp with an adjustable geometry.

British outerwear weathers a return to the urbane. Waxed cotton country jackets, gabardine car coats and black sculpted leather — cinched and deconstructed, with a definitively McQueen silhouette. A uniform for revelry unbound from tradition.

Creative Director: Seán McGirr. Art Director: SJ Todd. Photographer: Sammy Khoury. Stylist: Sarah Richardson.