ALAINPAUL showed its Fall/Winter 2026 collection at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. The setting matters. The designer spent time in the museum’s archives, looking at clothing from the 18th century to now, and found a parallel in dance. A repertoire is an evolving body of work. Classical and contemporary pieces get reinterpreted again and again on living bodies. The same happens with clothes. They are revived and re-evaluated through history.

The collection studies tension. Tailoring is approached through proportion. Coats and jackets are pulled forward and backward at once. Button closures over-cross deliberately. Elastic systems sit at the back of the waist, creating counter-tension. The silhouette looks caught between opposing forces. A sharply defined waist appears across coats and jackets.

Check out the collection below: