Stephane Rolland spring 2026 couture review
French designer Stephane Rolland took guests to the real life circus for a performance-meets-fashion event that was truly a one-of-a-kind show. Think: an spinning acrobat in a deliriously glamorous gown, Coco Rocha posing dramatically, and models walking the perimeter of the circus rink in Rolland’s signature futurist chic looks complete with bedazzled geometric headpieces. Pablo Picasso and his relationship to the circus as inspiration served as the ultimate influence.
Overall, the collection had major undertones of ‘80s glamour combined with Rolland’s unusual and surreal Dune-ready get-ups. “I conceived this collection as the reappearance of a circus believed to have vanished,” Rolland wrote in the show notes. “A circus that does not raise its voice, that does not seek attention through excess, but through presence.”
The distinct music of Nino Rota straight from Fellini’s decadent midcentury films echoed throughout the room as the Pierrot fashion figure was immortalized through scarlet ted harem pants, dramatic embellished cloaks and gowns covered in swaths of surreal draping.
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