Balenciaga Spring Summer 2026: A New Romantic Order

Balenciaga SS26 Look 01 ; Image Source : Press Office

Professor Ivan Allegranti is a seasoned freelance journalist and academic…

Pierpaolo Piccioli made a gallant debut at Balenciaga, paying homage to Cristóbal Balenciaga while nodding to Nicolas Ghesquière and Demna. The show opened with a black sack dress, then moved through the archives: Darth Vader–esque wedding looks, balloon skirts in leather, and tulip dresses reworked with streetwear energy.

Egg-shaped coats recalled Ghesquière’s celebrated 2006 Balenciaga collection, while supersized City Bags, cropped shirts, and midriff-baring leather tops injected modern tension. Yet Piccioli’s signature romanticism and sculptural silhouette work remained unmistakable.

The result was a graceful collision of past and present, a debut that honored legacy while writing a new, poetic chapter in Balenciaga’s evolution.

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Ivan Allegranti

Professor Ivan Allegranti is a seasoned freelance journalist and academic based in Italy, with a strong foundation in law and a teaching role in Bratislava. His journey into the world of fashion began in an unlikely place, as an apprentice in a tailor’s shop. Quickly realising that his strengths lay not in the precision of the needle but in the art of storytelling, he turned his focus to chronicling the brands, artists, and visionaries who define the luxury industry. Today, he combines his legal expertise, academic insight, and narrative flair to bring depth and perspective into GAZETTA. @ivanallegranti