Wrapping the men’s Spring 2026 season, 26-year-old French designer Victor Clavelly gave Paris a much-needed jolt, serving a raw, sculptural collection that felt like a love letter to queer youth, technology, and resistance to the many conventions that usually define the world of fashion.
Below, six takeaways from his Paris Fashion Week debut.
It was his first runway show
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After years of working behind the scenes with some of fashion’s greats, including Rick Owens and Yohji Yamamoto, Clavelly finally made the leap to the runway. Stepping out of the shadows and into the spotlight, he delivered a debut that felt fully formed. We’re happy for you, king x
It took place in the fashion school he graduated from
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Clavelly staged his first-ever runway show where it all began: inside École Duperré, the design school he graduated from in 2020. It was a full-circle moment not just for him, but also for his family, his former classmates, and the teachers who helped shape his vision and showed him the ropes. A homecoming many won’t forget anytime soon—including Clavelly and his clan—it also doubled as an act of quiet rebellion against the industry’s obsession with prestigious venues and grand ceremonies.
His collection made heavy use of 3D printing
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Not just a gimmick or flex, Clavelly used 3D printing like a language—pushing tech beyond functionality into full-on disruption. Mixing different materials with digitally rendered hardware, he created garments that felt part couture, part exoskeleton. The aesthetic leaned cyberpunk, but softer, more emotionally charged. Like armor not built to shield, but to express. The result? A future-facing wardrobe that felt both post-human and deeply personal.
Inclusivity was front and center
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No box-checking here. The casting celebrated a wide range of profiles, welcoming individuals of different backgrounds, ages, sexual orientations, and identities to bring the collection to life and take up space on the runway. Floating outside the binary, the show rejected conformity in favor of fluidity, letting presence lead the way alongside performance, meaning, and much-needed representation.
Palestinian model Sharon Rose closed the show
@milleworlddotcom Palestinian model #SharonRose closing the #victorclavelly show tonight in #Paris 🇵🇸🇫🇷 #parisfashionweek #pfw ♬ original sound – milleworlddotcom
In a presentation that had resistance woven into every thread, it made perfect sense that Clavelly tapped a Palestinian model to close. The Haifa-based catwalker—who also closed Ayham Hassan’s CSM graduate show last month—brought grace and quiet defiance to the finale at a time when her region is enduring so much turmoil.
