Willy Chavarria cools workwear layers for Paris heatwave

Willy Chavarria met Paris’s brutal heatwave with a stripped-down uniform of crisp boxy shirts, glossy leather jackets and baggy pants, then said backstage that he had been working in his boxer shorts for the last two weeks. The collection, titled Comunión, opened with a guided meditation and turned the season’s discomfort into something calmer, lighter and more spiritual.

That shift showed up in the clothes. Chavarria kept his sportswear language, but pushed it into a cooler register: men peeled back their tops, women moved through gauzy sorbet-toned layers and floral motifs, and the silhouette stayed relaxed enough to breathe. The tailoring felt softened rather than weakened, with volume where the body needed it and polish where the eye wanted it. For summer work dressing, that balance matters more than another round of rigid suiting.

The timing sharpened the message. Paris Fashion Week Men’s Spring/Summer 2027 ran from June 23 to 28, 2026, under a historic Europe-wide heat wave that made ice packs and other cooling measures common at shows. Chavarria did not bring back his ongoing Adidas collaboration for this lineup, which kept the focus on his own vocabulary instead of a logo-heavy crossover. The cast gave the collection extra pull, with Jordan Clarkson, Romeo Beckham and Bella Freud among the names walking the show.

Chavarria’s Paris profile has been rising since his first official men’s show in the city last year, after launching his brand in 2015. The label is now sold in 12 countries and sits at retailers including Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue and Dover Street Market, a footprint that helps explain why these heat-ready layers will travel far beyond the runway. His clothes have long carried political force, especially around immigrant and LGBTQIA+ rights, but Comunión leaned into a different register: less confrontation, more consolation, with workwear codes recast for a summer when even getting dressed feels like an environmental decision.