New York, NY - February 13, 2026 - FFORME

"Basically, all you need is one suit of evening clothes and a tailcoat."
— Nick Smith in Metropolitan, directed by Whit Stillman (1990)

Whit Stillman's Metropolitan provides the inspiration: young Park Avenue socialites gathering nightly to dissect love, honor, and their own obsolescence. FFORME Winter 2026 deconstructs formal tuxedo etiquette and the endangered debutante, presenting a dark elegance that breaks down the codes of Upper Class American Society.

FFORME presents a reverie on lost Seventh Avenue ateliers and artisanal made-to-measure workrooms, where designers once created original couture pieces for a world that no longer exists.

Hand-tailored suiting in mélange wool faille is deconstructed, made modular—separate pieces that lock together and complete each other. A sleek collarless coat pairs back with a tailored sleeveless dress.

A dramatic A-line gown in grey mélange ottoman wraps in gossamer gauze wool jersey. The extreme silhouette nods to couture's bygone era.

Shearling coats, scarves, and hats wrap and protect the body from frigid cold. Raw edges left natural, un-straightened—alluding to something untamed.

Hand-tailored tuxedo suiting in wool faille and silk duchess. Wide-leg trousers striped with satin that detaches, becomes three-dimensional, undulating gently down the leg. A wool jersey tank threaded with satin tuxedo ribbons that pass from inside to outside, torso to surface.

A velvet smoking suit is heat-pressed and self-embossed on final finishing. The details create ghost impressions in silky panné plush. Crushed metallic velvet dresses mold the body into hourglass silhouettes—honey gold, burnt amber, jet black. Glossy hair-on-calf is shaped into a dress that sits defiantly off the shoulders like a velvet evening gown.

Metallic halos are hand-hammered in silver and bronze circling the necklines of minimal silk dresses—suspended, floating, ethereal. Natural elements are immortalized through electroplating: real flowers and leaves are coated, creating one-of-a-kind works of art. These are oxidized, polished, and hand-assembled by FFORME’s close collaborator, the Barcelona-based jewelry designer Alba Navarro of ANH Studio.

Mélange grey, smudged charcoal, jet black, cream, optic white. Nude and toffee. Gold, burnt umber, bronze

*All images courtesy of FFORME
Photographer: Giovanni Giannoni

Hand tailored wool failure suits are reimagined as “separate pieces that lock together,” allowing a sleek collarless coat to merge seamlessly with a sleeveless dress. Taking the quote “all you need is one suit of evening clothes and a tail coat,” FFORME strips back the “tuxedo etiquette” of the American Debutante.

Trousers feature satin stripes that detach and become “three-dimensional,” while wool tanks are “threaded with satin tuxedo ribbons” that weave through the fabric. A centerpiece gown in a grey ottoman is encased in “gossamer gauze wool jersey,” creating a silhouette that feels both historic and futuristic.

In collaboration with Barcelona-based jewelry designer Alba Nabarro of ANH Studio, the collection features wearable art that immortalizes the natural world. Hand-hammered circles of silver and bronze float at necklines described as “metallic halos” that give the minimal silk dresses an ethereal quality. The color story reflects the cold, urban landscape of a New York Winter.

CREDITS:
Production De-Yan
Styling Camilla Nickerson
Casting Midland
Music Tony Farsides
Hair Holly Smith (Art Partner) Sponsored by Oribe
Makeup Hannah Murray (Streeters)
Lighting Rob Ross Design (RRD Studio)
Runway Photography Giovanni Giannoni
Backstage Photography Blue Farrier, Ryan Collins, Jarrod Turner
Runway Video Ryan Collins
Jewelry ANH Studio
Press Release by Lucien Pages team.

Tearsheets by Daniel López, Art Director, PhotoBook Magazine

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