With his Fall/Winter 2026 collection, Saul Nash is going mask for mask. Making his debut at Milan Fashion Week, the London-based designer presented an offering titled Masquerade — an exploration of how identities can be shaped, concealed, or amplified through what we wear. Inspired by the ritualistic pageantry of Notting Hill Carnival and the subversive anonymity of Venetian masks, Nash reframes masquerade through a distinctly London lens, where dressing is often an act of navigation: between formality and comfort, visibility and self-protection, expectation and authenticity.
Here, power dressing is dismantled and rebuilt. Tracksuits masquerade as suits through a trompe l’oeil pin-striped print, while tailoring borrows the ease of sportswear and gets paired with a high-top sneaker. Garments morph through kinetic cuts, detachable elements, and warped proportions. Nash’s signature top design, which cheekily reveals one of the pecks, returns here in the form of a printed T-shirt paired with an olive green boiler suit and a crewneck knit with a string of undone buttons on the side. A set in deep teal features a print of hands, giving a hug to its wearer.
Drawing on 1980s British and Italian suiting codes, Nash proposes a wardrobe that accommodates multiplicity — clothes that let us slip between selves without compromise. It’s a confident continuation of the designer’s goal to blur performance and reality, reminding us that in a world of constant self-presentation, the ultimate luxury may be the freedom to decide who you are, and when.
Words by Martin Onufrowicz
