Elisabetta Franchi Fall-Winter 2026 | Fashion Show |

Elisabetta Franchi presents the Fall Winter 2026 collection at Palazzo Acerbi, reaffirming the venue as the Maison’s symbolic runway setting. In this narrative, the historic “House of the Devil” transforms into a space of light and conquest — the stage for a journey that moves through shadow toward full self-awareness. The fashion show is driven by a clear tension: not to deny the past, but to transcend it. The architecture remains austere, the memory intact. It is the energy that shifts. Light becomes direction, presence, assertion. The collection revisits Victorian imagery, stripped of nostalgia and rewritten through a contemporary lens. Romanticism no longer fights darkness — it inhabits it with conscious elegance. The discipline of the silhouette echoes nineteenth-century construction: architectural bodices emerge from wool coats and tailored jackets, sculpting the body with precision. The waist is emphasized through internal corsetry and glossy vinyl bustiers that carve defined hourglass lines. Structure engages in dialogue with lightness. Blouses and mini dresses unfold in flounces and ruffles, while georgette and tulle skirts explore asymmetry in motion. Georgette blouses with side slits open like petals as the model walks, paired with ultra-high-waisted trousers or lower- cut slim silhouettes. Crystal embroideries enrich skirts, tops, dresses, and masculine suits inspired by pinstripes.Sheer lightweight cashmere reveals without exposing. Trousers, engineered with