Milan Men's FW26 · Runway show Menswear
Simon Cracker
50 looks, shown 16 January 2026 in Milan. Known this season for punk / subculture, exposed seams / deconstruction, grunge-luxe.
The show
The collection, look by look
MILANO MODA UOMO - 16/20 GENNAIO 2026 · FW26Every look in runway order as a column of the colours measured from its garments. Hover or use the arrow keys to read each one; play to walk the show.
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Oversized black wool overcoat with knotted shirt-sleeve shoulder drape
A garment-on-garment trick: a charcoal shirt knotted at the shoulder like a scarf turns a plain oversized overcoat into something quietly deconstructed, grounded by distressed trousers and shearling-trimmed tote.
What set Simon Cracker apart
Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.
The palette
Share of garment area across 50 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).
Silhouettes
Share of the 50 tagged looks.
What the collection was made of
Share of the 50 looks described by our AI taggerTraditions in the collection
Cultural influences →2 of Simon Cracker's 50 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in Italy.
- Tartan / kilt · Scotland · European folk & regional dressLook 6
Italy → Scotland
“Knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by menswear look in kilt manner; dark green, navy and purple sett resembling Black Watch-type tartan; asymmetric deconstructed side panel.”
- Sashiko · Japan · East AsiaLook 23
Italy → Japan
“Dark navy patch covered in scattered white running stitches, recalling sashiko's white-on-indigo stitching, though in a loose irregular layout rather than a geometric grid.”
The character of the clothes
Simon Cracker's clothes were more muted, more casual, more daring and more experimental than most of the season.
- DarkerLighter
- MutedVividmore muted than 81% of collections
- CoolerWarmer
- SmoothTextured & printed
- CasualFormalmore casual than 92% of collections
- ClassicDaringmore daring than 79% of collections
- ExperimentalWearablemore experimental than 83% of collections
Simon Cracker against every other house measured so far
Also in Milan, Fall/Winter 2026
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Simon Cracker, in context
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