Overview

• Newly named creative director Glenn Martens presented his first Maison Margiela ready-to-wear collection for spring 2026 at Paris Fashion Week.
• Sixty-one child musicians aged 7 to 15 performed from an orchestra pit, recalling the house’s early kid-centered presentations.
• Models wore metal staples that held their mouths open, a four‑stitch reinterpretation described in show notes as achieving uniformity of expression.
• The lineup prioritized wearability with tailoring, denim and leather, plus archival cues such as heel‑less shoes, fused scarf necklines, plasticized silk jackets and chiffon‑shrouded tailoring.
• Reviews noted commercial-minded restraint and questioned the mouthpiece conceit, with high-profile guests including Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner in attendance.