Y3 returned to Paris to present its FW26 collection at the Palais d’Iéna, continuing the enduring dialogue between adidas’ performance driven innovation and Yohji Yamamoto’s deeply human vision of dress. The collection explored the latent potential between the technological and the organic, reaffirming Y3 as a uniform shaped by movement, instinct, and the poetry of sport.
Staged as an immersive, kinetic performance, the presentation translated motorsport into an abstract language of velocity, tension, and precision. Bodies moved through racetrack inspired scenography in a procession of choreographed intensity, culminating in the unveiling of a transformational collaboration with the Mercedes AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team.
Balancing the adrenaline of asphalt with the spirit of the street, the Fall Winter 2026 collection united past, present, and future through expressive silhouettes, custom prints, and reimagined footwear. From the return of denim and skate inflected references to adaptive tailoring and new sneaker debuts, Y3 once again pushed toward a new threshold where stillness becomes velocity.
SHOW CREDITS
Creative Direction: Matière Noire in collaboration with Rémy Brière
Styling: Y-3
Casting: Najia Li Saad
Hair: Ryan Mitchell
Make Up: Crystabel Efemena Riley
Nails: Lora de Sousa
Movement Direction: Julien Gaillac
Music: Solitary Dancer
Production: Farago Projects