Hermes

Women Collection

Spring - Summer 2026

Free Rein

Water shimmers in the summer light, gusts tousle the marshland, salt clings to the air.  A horsewoman traverses the scene, reins loose. Emancipated. Empowered. She embodies a custodian of the land. Her manner of dress is nonchalant, seemingly effortless, artful superpositions assembled on the fly and finished by the wind.

In this free-spirited equestrienne’s wardrobe, dressmaking savoir-faire converges with heritage saddle-making inspired by an antique Camargue saddle preserved in the Hermès archives. Its signature troussequin backrest, patinated by the elements and shaped by horse and rider, informs a collection that honours tradition while embracing independence. 

Curved forms accented with hand-waxed leather, straps, buckles and rings combine utility with the artisanal, as quilting nods to leatherworking skills and the ancestral craft of boutis needlework. Designed for movement, a cropped equestrian jacket pairs with an asymmetrical skirt in quilted linen canvas, while billowing dust coats  inspired by the trench are cinched with harness belts, reflecting both tailoring codes and equestrian precision. 

Brassières anchor fluid, draped volumes patterned with the vivid motifs of the Aux champs en fleurs rayé carré. Anatomical, corsetry-inspired quilted dresses are worn over cycling shorts, fusing tradition with athletic verve as belts and lacing encircle the body.

Silk carrés fold into impromptu tops harnessed by leather brassières or transform into sculptural chokers intertwined with necklaces. Inventive, modular layering intended to reveal, not conceal.

Cut from cool, crisp cotton, a dungaree-inspired trouser with harness straps carries a maritime essence. Sheer nautical knits let the sun caress the skin, while the freehand brushstrokes of the Méditerranée print ripple across sinuous silhouettes, reverberating in quilting.  

The promise of vast, open horizons unfolds on a landscape shaped by the wind, a delta carved out by the unending ebb and flow of river and sea. 

At one with her surroundings, she honours a lineage of women whose history and spirit resonate across generations – wild, bright, free

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