Royal Affair for the Modern Rebel by Acne Studios, F/W 26-27, Milan Fashion Week | FashionTV | FTV

Witness the intersection of royal heritage and radical design in the fall/winter 2026-2027 collection presented at Milan Fashion Week! As Acne Studios hits the three-decade mark, its founder Jonny Johansson admits to a certain trepidation about the rearview mirror. “I’m really scared of looking back,” he confessed. “I live for the next thing.” The result is a collection that trades the brand’s usual avant-garde grit for a subversive take on Establishment chic. Inspired by the horsy elegance of “The Crown”, Johansson delivered a parade of box-pleated tweed skirts, riding suits, and floor-trailing silk scarves. Even the house’s iconic biker jackets were softened, appearing in “ladylike” shrunken silhouettes of baby pink and powder blue. True to the Acne Studios DNA, this preppy wardrobe was never meant to be “proper.” To the moody, trip-hop beat of Portishead, the “neo-bourgeois” aesthetic was dismantled and rebuilt. Classic beige blazers were paired with hortensia-print trousers and comically pointed fur-ringed boots, while day dresses featured portraits by photographer Paul Kooiker – a nod to the brand’s origins as a creative collective. As Chappell Roan and Rosanna Arquette watched from the front row, it became clear that Johansson isn’t just embracing his legacy; he’s weaponizing it. By merging heritage tailoring with a modern, safe-yet-strange security, Acne Studios proves that after 30 years, they are no longer fighting the old, they are simply making it their own.

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