Paris Men’s Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2026 delivered plenty of sharp tailoring and serious ideas, but it was the oddities, the objects that stopped the scroll and sparked conversation, that lingered longest. They were runway moments that made you look twice, revealing how brands think about culture, craft, and play right now. From glow-in-the-dark luxury to footwear that borders on surreal, here are the standout runway items we cannot shake.
LOUIS VUITTON — GLOW-IN-THE-DARK SPEEDY P9
Pharrell Williams turned one of Louis Vuitton’s most recognizable bags into a unique object. The ‘Speedy P9’ appeared on the runway in a glowing in the dark version. The white-colored handbag appears to be plain until its monogram is illuminated in the dark. It was playful but purposeful, reinforcing Pharrell’s ongoing push toward luxury that performs and reacts, not just sits pretty. The bag felt less like an accessory and more like a statement about visibility, movement, and fashion designed for a future that never really powers down.
HERMÈS — THE BOOMBOX PLUME BAG
Hermès rarely raises its voice, which made the ‘Boombox Plume’ such a compelling surprise. Introduced during the house’s Fall/Winter 2026 menswear show, the bag transformed the quiet ‘Plume’ silhouette into a sculptural object inspired by vintage boomboxes. Speaker-like leather appliqués, playback-style button details, and a removable cassette element were all executed entirely in leather. As part of Véronique Nichanian’s final collection, the piece felt symbolic. Not designed for daily wear, but for memory, proving that Hermès understands when an object is meant to be used and when it is meant to be remembered.
DIOR — THE ‘ROADIE’ SNEAKER, REWORKED
Jonathan Anderson returned to the Dior ‘Roadie’ sneaker with a quieter kind of update, focusing on texture. For Fall/Winter 2026, the sneaker arrived in tweed-like materials across new colorways, adding depth while keeping its streamlined profile intact. It was a smart evolution rather than a reset, showing how Dior’s accessories strategy favors refinement over excess. The Roadie did not shout for attention. It earned it through material intelligence.
MAISON MIHARA YASUHIRO — DUCK AND SOFT-SERVE HEELED BOOTS
Maison Mihara Yasuhiro leaned fully into fashion’s absurdist streak. The brown, fuzzy duck-shaped heeled boots and black leather soft-serve heels felt delightfully unbothered by practicality or convention. These were shoes as characters, walking the line between art object and wearable joke. Whimsical without being throwaway, they captured Mihara Yasuhiro’s talent for turning footwear into storytelling, reminding Paris that not everything on the runway needs to be serious to be meaningful.
ALSO READ: RUNWAY RECAP: ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM PARIS MEN’S FASHION WEEK FALL/WINTER 2026.
