Sunday , 6th september 2026 

Fashion month is basically knocking on the door and the industry is doing that thing where it pretends to be calm about it. Except this week? Absolutely not. A Met retrospective imploded, Off-White lost its creative director, a Belgian designer just took home the LVMH Prize, and Paris is already acting like fashion week started. Let’s get into it.

THE MET SAID: ACTUALLY… NEVER MIND

So, “John Galliano: Horizons” is officially dead. The Met and Galliano are calling it a “mutual decision,” Anna Wintour called his withdrawal “courageous,” and everyone is politely pretending this was a calm, considered outcome. Be serious. Once the backlash started, this exhibition was never going to just be about the clothes. A Galliano retrospective at the Met, tied to the Met Gala, would have been a very loud institutional stamp of approval – and that was always going to be the headline. His Margiela years? Genuinely brilliant. The work deserves its place in fashion history. But turning the redemption arc into a full Met coronation was always going to be… a choice. Anyway. We have our answer.

OFF-WHITE JUST LOST ITS VIRGIL SUCCESSOR !

Ib Kamara is out at Off-White after four years in the creative director seat – the second person to take on the job after Virgil Abloh. The exit is being called amicable, but the bigger question is what Off-White actually wants to be now. Kamara brought his own language to an impossible post-Virgil era, and with the brand now under Bluestar Alliance, the next move is going to say a lot. Because right now? The identity crisis is showing.

JULIE KEGELS JUST TOOK THE BAG !

Belgian designer Julie Kegels just won the 2026 LVMH Prize – €400K, a year of mentorship, and officially one of fashion’s names to watch. Her work plays with femininity, identity and the tension between who we are and who we perform. Smart, strange, and very current. Big one for her. Congrats Julie !

PARIS ISN’T WAITING FOR FASHION WEEK TO START THE PARTY BTW

NAGE TA SEINE – LAST CALL
6 SEPT · ÎLE SAINT-DENIS
Buoy races, open-water swims and a new aquathlon this year. If you’re near the water, this is your last chance.

GLOBAL BLACK PRIDE IS TAKING OVER
9–13 SEPT · PARIS
Five days of talks, culture, community, nightlife and a full programme across the city. Check the schedule. Pick your moments.

PARIS DESIGN WEEK IS CLOCKING IN
10–19 SEPT · PARIS
The city flips into design mode with exhibitions, installations, showrooms and events everywhere. Start making your list.

LE GRAND BOUQUET IS ABOUT TO BE HUGE
11–20 SEPT · GRAND PALAIS
Uchronia is taking over the Grand Palais with an oversized floral installation. Because apparently Paris needed one more thing to look at.

Basically, the city is already warming up. Fashion Week hasn’t even started.

AND THEN THERE’S 3rd SIDE !

CREATIVE CIRCLE – 13 SEPT

So , we’re back with our weekly creative connects ! that said , we’re hosting another Creative Circle next week at FCC Paris . Same hosts, new conversations, different people around the table. Come sit in.

See you soon ! in a room full of creatives, ideas and probably way too many conversations happening at once !