TOM FORD AW26 brings character into close focus

TOM FORD’s Autumn/Winter 2026 campaign approaches portraiture as a study of character. Haider Ackermann’s collection is photographed by Stuart Winecoff. On the official page, Ackermann describes people of different ages, alone and in groups, against a pale background in stark light.

Faces and clothes share the frame

The published sequences bring faces close to the camera, sometimes partly obscured by another plane. A separate detail combines striped tailoring, a pale tie and sheer lace. The materials create tension between the structure of a suit and a more delicate surface.

We read the close framing and material contrasts as the campaign’s distinctive language. The performer carries character; the image leaves more room for a gaze or texture than for scenery.