The cats are back at MSGM. For Fall 2026, designer Massimo Giorgetti once again turned to his long-standing obsession with cats, and the result is a collection that feels loose, confident, and genuinely fun -qualities that are harder to pull off than they look.
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| 🐱 The cat motif returns as a central MSGM signature element 🎨 Surrealist artists Leonor Fini and Stanislao Lepri influenced the mood 🏛 The show was staged at ICA Milan among Marina Rheingantz’s works 👗 Styling mixes tweed skirts, track jackets, and duchesse satin 🎯 The collection targets women who dress beyond coordination rules 🌈 Bold orange, lime green, metallic textures, and faux fur dominate |
Giorgetti launched his label in 2012 with a black cat sweatshirt that sold 3,000 units. That early success was no fluke. The cat has since become a recurring motif at MSGM, serving as a kind of brand shorthand for a certain irreverent sensibility rather than a gimmick. This season, the cat was promoted: it appeared as a large-scale print on silk duchesse shirts and skirts and as a fuzzy face on slipper-style shoes. The result was playful but not cartoonish.
However, the art world was the deeper source of inspiration for this collection. Giorgetti has been immersed in that world for years, and his engagement with it feels personal rather than performative. He visited recent exhibitions devoted to surrealists Leonor Fini and Stanislao Lepri, two artists who were romantically involved and shared an enthusiasm for painting cats. Their work caught his attention and directly influenced the mood of the MSGM Fall 2026 collection.
The show took place at the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts) in Milan, with the models moving through a space adorned with paintings by Brazilian artist Marina Rheingantz. The setting mattered. Giorgetti wasn’t just borrowing art-world credibility; he was placing his clothes within a genuine conversation about creativity and visual pleasure.
This context shaped the woman he was dressing. Giorgetti has openly expressed his admiration for the women he sees at Frieze and art galleries. These women combine colors and prints without apology and operate outside the usual rules of coordination. He finds them compelling precisely because their style is unresolved and unafraid. His MSGM muse is not trying to be appropriate. She is trying to be herself.
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The Fall 2026 collection gave her plenty to work with. Tweed and knit pencil skirts appeared alongside track jackets, high-neck blouses, and filmy tank tops. These combinations evoke a personal style that doesn’t care whether activewear belongs with office clothes; it wears both at once. Oversized windbreakers came in orange and lime green, colors that Giorgetti returned to with obvious pleasure. Rose prints, metallic Tyvek, and animal-patterned faux fur added further texture to a lineup with no interest in tonal restraint.
Giorgetti’s instinct for proportion and contrast kept the collection from feeling chaotic. A polished cocktail look would appear, followed immediately by something rawer: a washed-denim combination; an XXL parka lined with eco-fur; or a thin tank top paired with a flouncy duchesse satin skirt. These were not clashes, but rather deliberate juxtapositions—the kind that reflect how women actually dress when they pay attention to what interests them rather than what is expected of them.
Grays, blacks, and quiet neutrals anchored the more expressive pieces. Without them, the collection might have tipped into excess. With them, however, the collection read as considered and alive.
MSGM has never been a label for the cautious. Under Giorgetti, it has consistently championed a kind of joyful confidence and the willingness to wear something that makes a strong impression, regardless of the occasion. The Fall 2026 collection is one of the most satisfying expressions of that philosophy. It is specific in its references, generous in its color, and clearer than ever about its target audience.
As for Giorgetti himself, he may be devoted to cats on the runway, but he keeps two Jack Russell terriers named Pane and Coda at home. The contradiction suits him.
