Marc Jacobs Fall/Winter 2025-26: Surreal Shapes and Dramatic Proportions

Marc Jacobs FW25-26 show blends surreal shapes, bold proportions, and gothic romance in a collection redefining beauty with dramatic distortion.

Marc Jacobs’ Fall/Winter 2025-26 show was a bold statement on fashion as art. Presented in an intimate setting with just 19 looks, the collection leaned fully into drama, surrealism, and visual distortion.

Opening with exaggerated cargo pants featuring outsized sculptural pockets, the show continued with boxy white denim jeans structured into uncanny forms. Familiar pieces were subverted with conceptual pairings, like an ultra-pouffed lavender lace blouse and a top built from jeweled bra components.

Jacobs played with proportions throughout. Hobble skirts were padded to amplify hips, sleeves curled into abstract heart shapes, and trompe l’oeil bows flattened three-dimensional expectations. The result was a collection teetering between wearable fashion and surreal sculpture.

Eveningwear evoked gothic romance with manipulated bustles and slashed skirts, while gowns layered hundreds of bows to explore both nostalgia and over-embellishment.

In a luxury market leaning towards safe commercialism, Jacobs stayed true to his vision. The finale—a sleek black lace gown disrupted by angular hip darts and a bold bow at the knees—captured his theme of classic beauty viewed through a distorted lens.

Marc Jacobs reminds us that fashion doesn’t need to be comfortable to be captivating. This was beauty reimagined as unsettling and unforgettable.