Designer Massimo Giorgetti presented MSGM's fall 2026 ready-to-wear collection at Fondazione ICA in Milan, drawing inspiration from the art world and feline motifs. The show featured a backdrop of paintings by Brazilian artist Marina Rheingantz and explored themes of new and revisited memories through playful contrasts in style and color. Cats emerged as a central motif, reflecting Giorgetti's personal affinities and past commercial successes.
Massimo Giorgetti transformed Fondazione ICA in Milan into an art-meets-fashion space for MSGM's fall 2026 ready-to-wear show, held on February 28, 2026. The venue's walls displayed abstract paintings by Brazilian artist Marina Rheingantz, influencing the collection's mood. Giorgetti's longstanding ties to the art world shone through, particularly from a recent Venice exhibition of surrealist Leonor Fini at Tommaso Calabro Gallery, which focused on cats, and similar works by Stanislao Lepri.
Cats became a prominent motif, marking MSGM's 'feline era.' A Bengal cat prowled across an eco-fur maxi-coat, while a black and white kitty appeared on a duchesse satin shirt, evoking a spooky vibe. A life-size black cat print featured on a silk duchesse shirt and skirt, and fuzzy cat faces adorned slipper-like shoes. This theme echoed a 2012 MSGM sweatshirt with a black cat embroidery that sold 3,000 units. Giorgetti shares his affection for cats with his two Jack Russell Terriers, named Pane and Coda.
The collection framed as 'new memories' and 'revisited memories' avoided archival revivals, instead flirting with masculine and feminine codes. A recorded interview with Fini played in the soundtrack, where she noted that everyone should be a little androgynous and true style exists in the overlap. Runway looks included polished cocktail outfits undercut by washed-denim combos, an XXL parka lined with eco-fur followed by a thin tank with a tiny rose and flouncy duchesse satin skirt, and tweed or knit pencil skirts paired with track jackets, high-neck blouses, or filmy tank tops.
Giorgetti revived bold colors like lime green, high-voltage orange, and punchy fuchsia for oversized windbreakers, balanced with grays, blacks, and neutrals. Additional elements included nearly garish rose prints, metallic Tyvek, and animal-patterned faux fur. He described the muse as an art-world regular at events like Frieze or Art Basel: 'She’ll happily clash a color or two. Maybe she makes style mistakes, her accessorizing is bonkers, yet she still walks into the room radiating that rare mix of independence and wit.' Backstage, Giorgetti added, 'I study a lot the women and girls around Frieze, around art galleries... They are quite weird, but quite cool.' The soundtrack also featured The Cure's 'The Lovecats.'
