By Gabriela Afanador
Friday 2, October 2026
Isabel Marant showed its Spring Summer 2027 collection on October 1 during Paris Fashion Week, inside the Cour d’Honneur of the Palais Royal, where the stone colonnades of the courtyard framed a runway covered entirely in pale beach sand. Guests crossed the sand to reach their seats, so the beach was already under their feet before the first look came out. Along the edges of the runway sat large dark spheres, and a low strip of light ran beside the path, catching the models ankles and the shine of their shoes as they passed. The soundtrack was upbeat and electronic, built on a steady beat that set a quick pace, and the models moved across the sand with long, natural strides that let every chiffon hem and lace edge swing freely. Hair kept its own texture, as if air dried after an afternoon by the water, and several models had the very ends of their hair washed in a soft pastel pink that looked like a summer experiment. Skin was dewy and fresh, with a smudge of plum kohl along the lash line, a light gloss on the lids, and sheer balm on the lips, a beauty direction that felt lived in and easy.
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The Collection
Creative director Kim Bekker, who worked alongside Isabel Marant for years before taking the lead of the house, began this collection in Los Angeles, looking at the 1960s photographs of Sam Haskins. His images of women in a hazy, sunlit atmosphere, somewhere between dressed and undressed, carry a quiet sensuality and a sense of strength at the same time, and that pairing of softness and confidence became the starting point for the season. Bekker translated it into clothes that move between the delicate and the graphic, with sheer layers and handmade lace set against sharp black tailoring and leather.
The second reference came from the house’s own archive. Bekker returned to the Spring Summer 2013 collection, remembered for its Americana and Hawaiian motifs, and redrew those prints so they look faded, as though years of coastal sun had slowly washed the color out of the fabric. Those softened florals and paisleys now float across chiffon and light linen, and they give the collection a feeling of memory, the kind of print you might find on a favorite shirt that has spent many summers by the sea. Everything sits within the Marant woman’s world of boho chic, with the bohemian spirit of the house carried into everyday pieces that are easy to wear and still have a strong personality.
The Clothes
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The show opened in white and ecru, and lace led the way from the very first looks. Everyday staples were rebuilt in fragile, domestic materials, so boardshorts appeared in antique tablecloth linen with lace inserts, simple tops became openwork crochet, and halters were worked by hand in ecru cotton. One of the early looks captured this perfectly. A sheer white top in a dense floral guipure lace, with long fitted sleeves and a scalloped peplum hem that stopped just above the waist, was worn over knee length white linen boardshorts panelled with cutwork lace and finished with a band of lace at the hem. A white belt with two oversized round buckles sat low on the hips, and white crochet booties on a slim heel and large silver drop earrings kept the whole look in the same pale, sunbleached tone. The proportion is very relaxed, with the fitted lace on top and the long, loose shorts below, and it sets out the idea of the whole collection, a garment from the beach made with the care of an heirloom.
Swimwear became the foundation of many looks in this opening stretch. Simple black and white one piece swimsuits were worn under eyelet tunics and embroidered minidresses that seemed thrown on after a swim, and some swimsuits were gathered at the neckline and hips with antique brooches and small metal pins that pulled the fabric into soft folds. Another favorite in this stretch was a white broderie anglaise blouson with a wide ruffled collar, a gathered yoke, and full sleeves covered in cutwork embroidery, worn over matching shorts edged with lace. A sparkling rhinestone collar at the neck, a small silver studded pouch on a fine chain, and pearl strappy heels turned a piece that recalls a vintage nightshirt into something polished and modern. The eyelet holes catch the light and show glimpses of skin, which keeps a romantic piece feeling light and summery.
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Black arrived early and gave the white a sharper edge. A cropped black lace top with short sleeves and a scalloped hem left the stomach bare above black boardshorts cut low on the hips, their waistband trimmed with small silver metal triangles and their legs inset with lace, while a fine body chain fell from the top and black crochet booties grounded the look. It takes the same lace and linen ideas from the opening and gives them a darker, more rock mood, and it brings the beach straight onto the city street.
From there the collection moved into structure, and the second part of the show introduced firmer fabrics and a more urban feeling. Cotton twill and gabardine in sand, almond, khaki, and bone appeared in straight skirts and belted coats worn over bare legs, the coats cut simply enough to be worn as a whole outfit on a warm day. Blazers in black and ivory had softened, rounded shoulders that sat slightly dropped on the arm, and they were worn open over swimsuits and sheer scoop neck tanks so the tailoring framed the body with ease. Denim entered here too, washed to a chalky pale blue and cut low on the hips with a loose leg that pooled over the shoes, paired with sheer tanks, cropped leather blousons, and soft suede moccasins.
Leather in this collection was cut very thin, almost like fabric, in cropped blousons, crop tops, and halters that wrap around the neck. One of the strongest pieces of this section was an oversized black leather jacket with wide lapels and dropped shoulders, belted at the waist and worn over a black lace top, its full shape balanced by slim black cropped trousers finished with crochet fringe at the hem. A studded belt hung loose from the waist, and black crochet booties echoed the fringe at the ankle. The jacket keeps the rock attitude the house is known for, and the lace underneath and the fringe at the hem soften it with a very feminine finish. A second black leather look carried that attitude into something more romantic. A leather top with long sleeves, a studded yoke, and a belted peplum was worn over a long skirt of sheer black lace embroidered with flowers and finished in a soft scalloped hem, and a black crochet bag completed it. The firm leather against the transparent lace is exactly the pairing of strength and sensuality that Bekker found in Haskins’s photographs, and the length of the skirt gives the look a graceful, elongated line.
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Color entered gently in the middle of the show, in herbal green, dusty rose, coral, and soft mauve, the shades of plants and flowers after a long summer in the sun. The fabrics became lighter and more fluid as the palette warmed, with floating chiffon vests and loose camp shirts layered over leather bandeaus, and the faded archive prints appeared on tiered midi dresses and asymmetric tunics. A favorite here was a sheer chiffon top in a washed mauve and lilac paisley, built in layers of small ruffles edged with a fine lettuce hem, with a delicate beaded band at the neckline, worn over pale pink cotton cargo trousers rolled at the ankle. A matching pink jacket was knotted around the waist by its sleeves, and crystal chain sandals on a heel and stacked silver bangles added just enough shine to a look that feels completely wearable. The cargo trousers bring practical pockets and a utility shape, and the ruffled chiffon above them keeps the whole look soft and pretty.
Close by came a loose blouse in the same faded paisley, now in pink and lilac with wide fluttering sleeves, a high collar, and a coral beaded trim across the yoke, tied in a knot at the waist over white eyelet bikini briefs fastened with small bows at the hips. Pink beaded chandelier earrings, a crumpled silver clutch, and pearl strappy heels completed a look that sits right on the line between swimwear and a day dress, the same in between state Haskins loved to photograph. The print here shows the archive idea clearly, with the paisley so softened that it reads almost like a watercolor on the silk.
Macramé reached its fullest expression in this part of the show. Tubular column skirts in dense, hand knotted cord ran straight down the leg, and backless dresses and bustiers in open macramé followed the body with every step while showing small panels of skin between the knots. Paired with fine knit tops and layers of shell jewelry, these pieces show how much handwork went into the collection, and their weight and texture balance the airy chiffons around them.
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The final part of the collection moved into the evening, in deep black, smoked charcoal, and touches of gold. Sheer black silk slips were scattered with tiny silver sequins that caught the light with each step, and a dark blazer embroidered with gold thread was worn over sheer silk trousers, carrying the tailoring from earlier in the show into the night. Small crystals, matte silver beads, and pale sequins were embroidered onto silk mesh and chiffon, adding just enough weight to make the lightest fabrics fall close to the body and swing as the models walked. One of the evening looks brought all of this together, a sheer slip dress covered in round metallic discs in gold and silver, with a beaded fringe at the hem, worn over black cropped leggings trimmed with lace fringe at the calf and finished with an oversized black jacket slipped off the shoulders. Black beaded strappy heels and silver chandelier earrings completed it. The discs move and shine with every step, and the capri leggings and the slouchy jacket keep that shine relaxed and wearable. The finale closed the show on the same formula of a shimmering minidress over capri trousers with a loose black jacket draped off the shoulders, a final look that brings together the embellishment, the handcraft, the tailoring, and the easy proportions that ran through the entire collection.
Accessories and Shoes
Shoes carried a lot of the collection’s personality, and they came in many different forms. Crochet and macramé booties on slim heels appeared in white and black, their open lattice echoing the lace of the clothes. There were jeweled strappy sandals wrapped in crystal chains, heels with ankle straps covered in small pearls, and black sandals with beaded straps for the evening looks. Every pair felt light and decorative, and together they gave the beach mood of the collection a polished finish. Jewelry leaned into a collected, beachcomber spirit, with large silver chandelier earrings, pink beaded drops, rhinestone collars, fine body chains, stacked silver bangles, and shells and irregular pearls worked into pendants and anklets. Bags stayed soft and easy, from crumpled silver clutches and small studded pouches on chains to black crochet totes and slouchy suede shoulder bags carried under the arm.
The Close
This collection works because every delicate idea is held in place by something solid. The lace boardshorts take an old tablecloth technique and give it the shape of real summer clothing, the thin black leather jackets and peplum tops give the sheer lace and chiffon underneath them a firm frame, and the faded paisleys, redrawn from the house’s own archive, make the prints feel familiar and new at once. The styling is also very precise, with lace booties, crystal heels, and silver jewelry finishing even the simplest boardshorts with real polish, so each look feels complete and easy to imagine wearing outside the show.
Isabel Marant has always had a gift for making boho chic feel modern, and under Kim Bekker the house keeps that spirit alive while giving it a lighter, sunnier mood. The collection offers strong statement pieces like the disc covered slip and the long lace skirt with its leather peplum top, and it also offers the everyday pieces that lift any outfit, the pink cargo trousers, the eyelet blouson, the black lace crop top, all of them elegant, relaxed, and full of attitude. It feels like a summer spent between Paris and the California coast, the kind of collection you want to wear from a morning by the sea until late into the night. I absolutely love it.