Carven Spring Summer 2026: Mark Thomas’s Confident Debut
Mark Thomas’s debut as creative lead at Carven balanced intimacy with ambition. Staged across the maison’s own HQ, the show unfolded like a gallery walk, reinforcing the brand’s “small but mighty” positioning.
Thomas, who had worked alongside Louise Trotter, framed this as the “second chapter” of their shared legacy, with a notable pivot: silhouettes drew closer to the body, and lingerie-like slips edged with lace introduced a Parisian ease. Inspirations came from French linens and even Madame Carven’s 1993 orchid, abstracted into prints.
Outerwear—safari jackets, sculpted trenches, and Esperanto riffs— stood out, as did pearl details that quietly elevated knitwear. Sensuality appeared in flashes, a whisper of déshabillé in unbuttoned shirts or floaty trousers.
With a soundtrack curated around female artists, Thomas set a soulful, modern tone. His debut was confident, wearable, and quietly distinctive—just the trail Carven needs to reassert itself.
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