For Salvatore Ferragamo’s Pre-Fall 2026 collection, Maximilian Davis evolves his exploration of 1920s Hollywood – a chapter formative to the house’s history – through a new perspective.

“Everything is connected by the ocean,” explains Davis. “And that idea of the water connecting people and places led me to looking at sailors, and the space they were navigating to discover new beginnings.”

Nautical stripes and prints excavated from the Ferragamo archives are applied to scarf dresses draped in silk, and fluid knitwear whose relaxed forms echo the long line of 1920s silhouettes. Bouclé fabrications and draped dresses evoke the spirit of golden age glamour, but their silhouettes are refined with contemporary clarity. Discrete details – knotted fastenings applied to shirting or the shoulders of dresses, button accents in horn and Gancini hardware, metal boating eyelets and the pattern of knits – appropriate the language of sailor’s uniforms, while coated natural fabrics present organic textures with a technical, modern finish.

In footwear, a new iteration of the ballerina with Vara bow is introduced in delicate, shredded grosgrain, a technique which also appears across a new, criss-cross sandal. A gathered leather detail, connected by a Gancini, appears draped across loafers, sandals and mules, while satin pumps with a sculptural “S” heel are scattered with Art Deco jewellery.

In accessories, signature silhouettes appear elongated: the Hug and the double Gancini flap bag now adopting East-West proportions, while their original iterations are celebrated through new animations. The Soft Hug is realized in grosgrain, while a woven leather hobo bag reflects the craftsmanship that remains at the heart of Ferragamo.