Simon Cracker Fall/Winter 2026 part 2 at Milan Fashion Week

Simon Cracker Fall/Winter 2026 / FW26 part 2 at Milan Fashion Week entitled Slow – Final Chapter: “Aunts”

This is Simon Cracker at his most irresponsible. It’s a fairy tale about aunts and uncles. The wow effect is momentary and ultimately unimportant. The journey continues to demonstrate to those who believed in this project that growth happens slowly and without haste, maturing alongside the brand while never losing the ability to make observers smile and have fun. Simon Cracker has never wanted to be cool or chic, partly because he has never really understood the meaning of these words. We talk about the everyday things that come up over a cappuccino, like other people’s aunts who remind us of our own, scattered throughout Italy. Since the first collection in 2010, aunts have always been present, all different and forming a veritable archive of styles. Great-aunts Alberta, Iliana and Prima — tireless supporters — and grandmother Alba, who is also someone’s aunt, are all part of this story. Thanks to LineaPelle’s support, which enabled us to source materials from their warehouse, we were finally able to work with one of the strongest materials: leather. It is a resilient material that, like Simon Cracker, can continually reinvent itself. It is a solid foundation, just like the Cracker Crew: it changes and grows, but remains faithful to its beliefs.

The second part of the story features classic Punkindness models sporting piercings and earrings, with an ever-present pop aesthetic and colour combinations reminiscent of those seen on the streets of Milan, Romagna and Cesena during the Feste dell’Unità. Women who hide incredible looks even under their aprons. After cooking and smelling of ragù, they reach the stage in heels and flesh-coloured opaque knee-high tights, and dance until they drop. Gabriele Santoriello helped create the brand’s first bag, which is handcrafted using only recycled leather that was selected together. The silhouette echoes the Cracker Boy graffiti, which has been around since 2010. He grows and evolves too, becoming the symbol of the brand’s first official bag.

From now on, collections will increasingly include pieces designed for ordinary people on ordinary salaries. Clothes should be worn in everyday life, not just remain on catwalks or be worn by celebrities who often don’t even buy them. Mrs Pina also flips through fashion magazines at the hairdresser’s — why shouldn’t she be able to access those fabulous garments too? This is a fairy tale for the people you meet every day on the street. We asked many people what ‘chic’ means to them. In her family, with her mother Susi and grandmother Alba, this word has never been used. However, precisely because it has often been associated with the brand’s work, it was decided to address it, almost to exorcise it. The responses gathered show that ‘chic’ is more about personality than aesthetics.

This is how the concept of ‘Chicracker’ was born: ‘chic’ that ‘cracks’, influenced by my many eccentric aunts and great-aunts. For me, perhaps, being chic means: Choosing a single colour for my morning look, Making bows out of sweet wrappers, Wearing long, stiff leather skirts, Remembering friends in heels, leggings, and lacquered PVC trousers in 2009.

Staining leather and fabrics with yellow and terracotta Spreading vintage furs with green Miuccia when Raf wasn’t there and she had her aunts walk the runway.

Simon Cracker Fall/Winter 2026 Part 2 fashion show brings to life the usual Simon Cracker rave, with all the chic elements invited. Most importantly, the many women who have supported the brand from the beginning to the present day are dancing, as well as the newcomers who continue to arrive, never asking for anything in return, simply believing in the project. Being on the Women’s Fashion Week calendar is important, not because of gender, but because the collection is born from the strong bond between lifelong collaborators: women. Enjoy the show.

The Collection: Clothes joined together by piercings, Garments assembled without electricity, constructed like puzzles with knots and joints instead of seams, Blazers and coats made from real and recycled multicoloured faux fur, Eighteenth-century silhouettes constructed from leather, Bow/candy skirts, Leather garments with maxi collars that can be worn as capes, Real and faux fur combined with cat tapestries to create a king’s cloak, Multicoloured recycled fur collars, also available in a vegan version for workwear Leather bags with earrings.

Nostalgia for Miuccia, Hand-graffitied, shiny PVC skinny jeans, Glove shoes, feathered shoes, lingerie boots and fur boots, and cracker boy shoes. Asthma inhaler earrings and hand-painted leather earrings, Tailored men’s suits with bow tie shorts, Eighteenth-century leather tutus, Hand-stained dressesFirstly, I would like to thank Linea Pelle and Unico for making this show possible and for their support over the past few months while I was researching materials and organising the collection. Special thanks go to Fulvia Bacchi, who believes in the new generation of creatives and supports us. Thank you once again to Carlo Capasa and the National Chamber of Italian Fashion for making all this possible by believing in independent entities such as Simon Cracker, which, despite facing challenges, feel compelled to share their story and offer an alternative approach to fashion. Thanks also to Camera Moda Fashion Trust, which assists, advises and fights for those who are still marginalised within the fashion system. Thanks also to the Simon Cracker Crew and the family that keeps the brand alive and authentic by reflecting the times we are living in in the best possible way. Thanks also to my creative team, who help me in every way possible: my boyfriend Nicholas; Simone; Annalisa; Camilla; Ziggy; Donato; Greta; and Maria (PWC). To Pier and Fayer Communication, who, alongside our Garage showroom and Marina Guidi and Christina, believe in this challenging adventure and find excitement in the little things. Thanks also to Mikel and Giulia from Major Virtual Tunnel, who have provided Simon Cracker with a creative space where people can express themselves and collaborate with different organisations while paying close attention to concrete sustainability. The tunnel has effectively become an artist’s residence for Cracker. Thanks to my family, who have supported me in everything I have done since childhood. Special thanks to my aunts Iliana and Alberta, who you will also hear in the soundtrack for the fashion show. Thanks also to Dr Martens and Hub, who have supported us once again by creating a unique footwear collection that reflects the values of both brands. Thanks also to WN Lab, who never give up, support the project in every way possible, simplify processes and constantly propose new ways to reinvent ideas.