THE ART OF FORM
At Milan Fashion Week, Sergio Rossi debuted its Spring/Summer 2026 collection under Creative Director Paul Andrew.
Andrew’s sophomore season evolves the house’s fresh language of craft, art and technology, fusing sculptural silhouettes with artisanal softness and advanced processes.
Central to the SS26 presentation is a collaboration with artist Richard Zinon, whose gestural brushwork and earthy palette mirror the season’s sculptural wedges and walnut tones.
In Milan, Zinon has created an immersive installation of canvases that frames the shoes as though they were artworks themselves.
Together, Andrew and Zinon present the new Sergio Rossi collection as a private view that spans fashion and art.
Paul Andrew says: “Part of what drew me to Richard’s work is the way his lines and gestures resonate with our work at Sergio Rossi; sculptural, sensual, precise.
Showing the collection through his world brings the connection between art and footwear into focus, and amplifies Sergio Rossi’s unique spirit of soulful innovation."
Richard Zinon says: “As soon as Paul and I began talking, we realised our work shared a language in the gesture of my brushstrokes, the sculptural lines of his shoes, even the palette.
Bringing our work together in one space creates a dialogue through that language."
For Spring/Summer 2026, Paul Andrew expands the Sergio Rossi vocabulary by exploring three overlapping themes.
Sculptural form foreshadows the season’s silhouettes, from installation-inspired wedges with cut-out arches to flared heels and cone bases that echo architecture and abstract art.
Softness underpins every construction, whether in deconstructed loafers, scrunchy ballerinas, pliant uppers, or cushioned rattan-clad footbeds designed to mould to the wearer.
Finally, material and craft innovation drives the collection forward via combinations of galvanised carbon fibre and storm-felled “windfall” wood, as well as hand-woven twine, rope,
and the house’s signature calf and mirrored leathers.