OUR LEGACY FW26 Is “Just Clothes”
With garments distilled to their most authentic form highlight the brand’s core values.
Summary
- OUR LEGACY’s FW26 “Just Clothes” collection reflects grounded purity, sincerity and purpose‑driven design at Paris Fashion Week
- Cristopher Nying reinterprets utilitarian archetypes like machinists’ jackets, Air Force outerwear and 1940s greatcoats with refined cuts and revived techniques.
OUR LEGACY’s Fall/Winter 2026 collection, titled “Just Clothes,” presents a contemplative pause from the relentless pace of the fashion industry. This season marks a deliberate return to the label’s foundational values, anchoring the designs in a sense of “grounded purity” that prioritizes sincerity and purpose‑driven creation over fleeting seasonal trends. Shown at Paris Fashion Week, the collection examined garments distilled to their most authentic, archetypal form, while simultaneously embracing fragility and sorrow as guiding principles.
Creative director Cristopher Nying drew upon utilitarian references such as 1960s machinists’ jackets, outerwear designed for Air Force mechanics, and 1940s greatcoats, reworking these functional staples to refine and reinterpret them for modern wearers. His approach focused on distilling the essence of these “artefacts,” reviving long‑forgotten techniques and subtly reshaping workwear archetypes through precise adjustments in silhouette, fabric choice, and tonal palette.
The color story leaned heavily on black and muted, somber hues that cast a “shadow of sorrow,” softening the outlines and shifting attention toward tailoring defined more by touch than spectacle. Scarves knotted into fading roses and subdued shades reinforced the collection’s melancholic mood, balancing technical mastery with emotional resonance. Designed to appear modest yet profoundly considered, the garments in OUR LEGACY’s FW26 reflect years of meticulous refinement, offering quiet sophistication rather than overt display.
