ANIMEN: REBOOTEDMEN’S FALL WINTER 2026/27 COLLECTION

Mankind has evolved through the ages and centuries, but its true and profound nature, its primordial and essential spirit, remains animal. Even faces and physiognomy are: facial features lend themselves to infinite animal associations, based on ways of being, character, and personality.

For ETRO, this perspective on the human condition is part of a highly personal iconography, codified in a memorable 1997 photographic campaign, and has since become a defining feature of the brand.

Marco De Vincenzo now brings it to the forefront, working on an idea of masculinity that moves mercurially between classicism and playfulness, instinct and reason, affirming ETRO’s evolving nature, the play of signs that, always the same, gather into ever-changing combinations.

Lined up inside a cabinet of wonders, to the hypnotic sound of Wendy Carlos’s music - a pioneer of the use of the Moog synthesizer - the Animen who embody the FW26 collection are the epitome of Etrosity.

They teem with Paisley motifs printed on velvet; they wear robes and pajamas with ease, indoors and out; they boast feathers on the edges of impeccable suits; they linger on a dense, bookish palette of dark browns, forest greens, organic neutrals, and oxidized reds. Animal faces appear in pixelated jacquards on knits that have a compact, protective hand, or are hidden among drops of Paisley on liquid silk shirts; Paisley proudly spreads across trousers, scarves, and robe-coats.

This casual attitude is sealed by sweaters tied at the waist, soft, roomy bags, and caps pulled down over the heads. It’s the idea of clothing as livery, a plumage that for Animen, unlike the rest of the animal world, is the result of personal, infinitely modifiable choices. Everything moves, inviting the eye and touch to a perpetuous journey.

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