KML Men's Fall 2026: Discover the Power of Quiet Luxury

Making its first official appearance on the Paris Fashion Week calendar, KML’s debut presentation unfolded less like a fashion show and more as an art exhibition. Staged in a vast concrete space on the ground floor of the Institut du Monde Arabe, the atmosphere was meditative and set the tone for a collection defined by restraint. Models stood in perfect stillness side by side with mannequins, allowing the garments to be examined slowly, before moving in and out of the lineup for a runway show that doubled as performance art. A neutral palette of tan, black and white reinforced the sense of calm, while the absence of spectacle highlighted what Ahmed and Razan Hassan, the brother-and-sister duo behind the label, see as clothes stripped back with purpose. Ahmed’s silhouettes for the Saudi-based label draw on regional histories that centuries of cultural exchange across the Middle East and Asia. Many had an ascetic sensibility, and could be seen through the lens of Catholic priests’ cassocks, the Kasaya of Buddhist monks or Samue of Japanese Zen monks. Ahmed revels in such similarities between cultures. Robes wrapped and folded around the body; capes opened and tied up into new forms; jackets fastened with only a button or two but could be transformed by hidden interior straps. A Nehru-collar jacket, nipped at the waist and flared at the hip, was worn as a dress on women and as a tailored suit jacket on men. Traditional Bisht cloaks were reworked with voluminous sleeves that took cues from garments that were originally invented to wrap over the head as protection from the elements. The principle of transformation is central to Ahmed’s work. Pants featured flaps and extended panels that could wrap up the form or trail behind; skirts referenced regional menswear traditions across Saudi Arabia, from flowing Western silhouettes to more fitted southern styles. Fabrics shifted the mood entirely — stiff canvas-lined wool held sculptural curves, while gauzy chiffon versions of Agarwal trousers moved ease. And while this is a house, every piece can be converted for men and women. The collection’s spiritual principles were echoed in Zamzam water, a Saudi spring water believed to have spiritual and healing properties imported for the show and displayed in crystal glasses that many people assumed was an art piece itself. A table of archival photographs and sketches stood at the back of the room and helped immerse guests into Ahmed’s living mood board. It was a welcome moment of pause before the immersion into the fast-paced spectacle of fashion week.