How much does a body truly weigh when clothing ceases to support it? This question forms the basis of MANÉMANÉ’s new Fall/Winter 26/27 collection, presented at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid. Starting from this almost suspended gesture, the collection explores the relationship between presence and emptiness, matter and disappearance.
The opening point draws on a cultural imagery that permeates photography, literature, and film: from Yves Klein’s suspended leap to the fragility of Francesca Woodman’s images or the floating melancholy of Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love. The collection captures this sensation of bodies that seem to inhabit an intermediate space, as if momentarily suspended in mid-air.
This idea is translated into the language of the garments through a constant interplay between weight and lightness. MANÉMANÉ works with structured materials manipulated to behave with an apparently light stance, constructing thin layers, veils, and overlays that blur the body’s contours as they move.
The collection even proposes a reversal of dressing logic, with dense garments supported by lightweight pieces such as structured skirts held in place by tulle tops or sheer lingerie, and fluid drapes that envelop heavier bases. The result seeks an image of a partially vanished body, almost suspended in motion.
The styling is completed with a collaboration with HUNE for the development of the fashion show’s footwear, designed specifically to complement this feeling of lightness on the runway.
The collection leaves us with a simple question: how much does a body really weigh when clothing decides to support it in a different way?
