An antidote to confusion is what Alessandro Dell’Acqua aimed to deliver with his concise, straightforward men’s collection.

“We live in complex times, confused and overloaded with messages that come continually from multiple sources and, all too often, even in contradiction with one another,” said the designer. 

He didn’t want to add fashion noise to the mayhem unfolding under everybody’s eyes across all fields, so for spring 2026 he avoided any intricate concept and relied on the reassuring familiarity of his wardrobe staples.

Presented off-schedule, his back-to-basics lineup arrayed archetypes such as the cardigan, the hoodie, the trenchcoat and the brand’s ever-present navy peacoat.

But even stripping any storytelling from his clothes, Dell’Acqua knows that basic doesn’t equal banal. In aiding men to nonchalantly dress for every day and with a grab-and-go attitude attuned to today’s pace, he tweaked the basics just enough to make them a bit unpredictable.

Polo shirts and crewnecks were cut from lightweight cotton terry for textural comfort; knits were doubled with neoprene to hold a more structured and cocooning shape, while a pair of shorts was covered with rivets for an unexpected punkish punch. A new take on Dell’Acqua’s popular twinset for men mixed the sporty with the classic as it was made of anorak material and shirts in matching cotton striped fabric, which also was used on basques mimicking boxer shorts and peeking out from classic pants. The minimal shape of a cool wool duster coat was unlined for extra lightness — which seems to be precisely what Dell’Acqua is after right now.