Rabanne Resort 2026 / RE26 Campaign for Party Look entitled Let’s dance. It’s inspiration for gift collection
Rabanne deconstructs elegance to reinvent it. Julien Dossena weaves together ’70s glamour, ’30s details, and ’90s irreverence into a wardrobe of subtle tension: metallic textures, sharp tailoring, couture-infused detail. A liberated vision, where magnetic heritage meets modern sophistication.
Every era has its opulence. This season, Rabanne revisits what is recognisable, rewires the codes, and arrives at different and daring associations. Less ostentation, more ease. Focused inspirations freely interpreted. Françoise Hardy’s wardrobe as alluring as ever. Following the Contain-and-Release concept from the recent runway come two related collections that highlight how Julien Dossena accumulates and adapts influences so that glamour and grunge converge. Generational boundaries: suddenly busted. Here, a playful eye, a sophisticated hand. And always giving the materials a starring role.
Rabanne RE26 Resort 2026 Campaign, In every Party look, traces from another time recast for today. Personnages arrive who draw from the ’70s (silhouettes), the ‘30s (decorative surface treatments) and ’90s (the subversion). A melange of Milanese and Parisian bourgeois, only without the ladylike fussiness. Instead, a fitted tuxedo covered in liquid-like sequins appears on a retro-future shag carpet. Draped chain mail shimmers in underwater blue, rippling at the hips. Fireworks bursting in beadwork across delicate mousseline. A maxi faux fur coat in a patchwork like chevron marquetry, tails cascading for extra effect. A classic cardigan is trimmed with Art Deco strass, while a knit coat, long and lean, boasts a plush faux fur collar.
In pursuit of pieces that are dressed up yet versatile. What appears like assemblage – the T-shirt and low-slung skirt in burgundy and the tank dress in smoky amber — is really an innovative embroidery, each translucent disc affixed to a stretch net base. An almost-austere black velvet jersey dress like second skin enhanced with a single extravagant jewel. With the Pre-collection, casual becomes decadent and vice versa. Some looks have a uniform aspect: a Spencer jacket and trousers in buttery yellow, a glossy cappuccino coated cotton trench belted tight at the waist, a tie-print motif on a high-slit T-shirt dress. Others channel Françoise with a contemporary twist, pairing side-zippered jeans with a croc-embossed leather blouson or a slinky silver metal mesh mini-dress for daytime. Preppy stripes in crisp poplin and metal mesh, floating aquatic florals and polished checks add to the core language of Rabanne.
The Ring bag returns in striking animations, while signature bags are adorned with jewels. A new reversable bucket bag and a flap shape expand the offer. From Art Deco-inspired sparkling tassels and links like mylar ballons to assemblage beanies and baseball caps, accessories can be dialled up to the extreme or worn with a wink.
Like a ripple in the fabric of time, Rabanne RE26 / Resort 2026 Campaign collections flash back to Paco Rabanne’s Left Bank apartment by night while looking ahead to a wardrobe at once generous, joyous and fun.
All images Rabanne RE26 / Resort 2026 Campaign by the brand. PR Agency Lucien Pages Communication. Credits to : Creative direction Julien Dossena / Director Quentin Saunier / BTS/still life photographer Romain Laprade / Movement director @gerogeslabbat_ / Hair @pierresaintsever Make up @mayumioda25 / Casting @aymricpn @aymcasting / Production @mercenaryparis / Models @nyela.hopster @jacquipipa @tess.grootjen @harlayhassan @israelix_ @i_couderc