Departing from last season’s fairytale narrative, AW26 shifts into the realm of detective fiction—rational, restrained, and infused with subtle retro sci-fi undertones. Inspired by mystery novels across different eras, The Notebook of a Detective’s Assistant unfolds from the perspective of an observer figure reminiscent of Dr. Watson beside Sherlock Holmes, revisiting investigative journeys through notes, documents, and visual memories. The story moves between imagined professions and shifting identities: a photographer capturing ghosts, a tailor mending shadows, an actor preparing for costume fittings, an archivist managing dream files—each character portrayed by catwalk models, with garments acting as narrative evidence and the camera as a trail of clues.
