Hermès Men’s Fall-Winter 2026: Véronique Nichanian Gives A Fashionable Farewell

How does one say goodbye after 37 years? Véronique Nichanian’s titanic tenure as the artistic director of the Hermès men’s universe came to an end on Saturday evening, with the presentation of her final collection for Fall-Winter 2026. 

After nearly four decades, Nichanian is in a class of her own — so there wasn’t exactly a playbook on farewell collections for designers of her stature. Since she first took over in 1988, Nichanian’s contemporaries have bounced around from house to house...