{"id":35652,"date":"2026-06-15T11:07:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T11:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/35652\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T11:07:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T11:07:59","slug":"hermes-menswear-designer-nichanian-takes-final-bow-after-37-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/35652\/","title":{"rendered":"Herm\u00e8s menswear designer Nichanian takes final bow after 37 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

PARIS (AP) \u2014 With Paris Fashion Week<\/a> menswear heading into its final weekend, Herm\u00e8s marked a transition Saturday as V\u00e9ronique Nichanian<\/a> presented her final men\u2019s collection after 37 years leading the house\u2019s menswear and then stepped out to acknowledge a standing ovation.<\/p>\n

The Fall-Winter 2026 show was staged at the Palais Brongniart, the former Paris stock exchange. <\/p>\n

The front row blended Herm\u00e8s executives with a broader-than-usual mix of musicians, actors and designers. <\/p>\n

Singer Usher<\/a> was seen ahead of the show with Herm\u00e8s executive chairman Axel Dumas. Rapper Travis Scott, actors James McAvoy and Chace Crawford, and designer Paul Smith were among those attending.<\/p>\n

Understatement is her signature<\/p>\n

On the runway, Nichanian delivered the kind of material-driven, understated wardrobe that has long defined Herm\u00e8s men\u2019s clothing. <\/p>\n

Models wore silk turtlenecks paired with leather trousers in a restrained palette of navy, black and taupe. <\/p>\n

Overcoats were built with leather patchwork elements and shearling linings, leaning into warmth and texture without showy excess.<\/p>\n

Archive materials<\/p>\n

Several looks drew directly from earlier seasons, with archival pieces incorporated into the lineup. <\/p>\n

Among them were a navy leather suit with topstitched pinstripes first shown in 2003 and a mocha calfskin jumpsuit from 1991. <\/p>\n

Color arrived in controlled flashes, with orange and yellow jackets interrupting the darker tones.<\/p>\n

One of the most striking pieces was a glossy khaki crocodile-skin suit, a statement look that stood apart from the quieter mix of leather, silk and tailored outerwear.<\/p>\n

Wales Bonner <\/p>\n

Herm\u00e8s announced in October that London-based designer Grace Wales Bonner will succeed Nichanian. <\/p>\n

Wales Bonner, founder of her eponymous label, is scheduled to present her first Herm\u00e8s menswear collection next January. <\/p>\n

Herm\u00e8s has said she will become the first Black woman to lead a major fashion house.<\/p>\n

Nichanian will remain with Herm\u00e8s overseeing men\u2019s accessories and silk, the company has said, as the brand\u2019s menswear enters a new chapter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PARIS (AP) \u2014 With Paris Fashion Week menswear heading into its final weekend, Herm\u00e8s marked a transition Saturday…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35653,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12919],"tags":[17103,91,2866,25199,997,5,83,12938,4953,21510,2808,25201,4328,30,25198,20493,25197,20562,25200,90],"class_list":["post-35652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hermes","tag-apparel-and-accessories-manufacturing","tag-business","tag-celebrity","tag-chace-crawford","tag-fashion","tag-france","tag-general-news","tag-grace-wales-bonner","tag-hermes","tag-hermes-international-sa","tag-international-news","tag-james-mcavoy","tag-labor","tag-paris","tag-paul-l-smith","tag-send-to-apple-news","tag-travis-scott","tag-usher","tag-vronique-nichanian","tag-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}