Monaco’s official fashion event, the Monte-Carlo Fashion Week, runs from 14th to 18th April, with a programme spanning runway shows, conferences, a fashion hub and a gala dinner across some of the Principality’s most prominent venues.
The week opens on Tuesday 14th April with an official ceremony at the Mairie, where Mayor Georges Marsan will deliver the opening address, followed by the Monaco Woman Cocktail at Equivoque that evening.
Wednesday: shows at the Yacht Club
Wednesday 15th April is dedicated to fashion shows at the Yacht Club de Monaco, featuring international brands including Daphne Milano and Hyperlight Optics by Zepter, with a focus on eyewear and technological innovation. The Yacht Club will also present its own special collection. Young Monegasque-based Italian designer Isabel Fargnoli will mark the official Made in Italy Day, promoted by the Italian Embassy, before the evening closes with the headline Genny fashion show and an exclusive cocktail.
Thursday: sustainability, innovation and a fashion hub
Thursday 16th April shifts the focus to dialogue, with a series of conferences at the Yacht Club de Monaco. A roundtable organised in collaboration with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation will bring together designers and sustainability experts, including French designer Célia Roussin, who transforms vineyard residues into materials for fashion and perfumery, and Runa Ray of Kelptex — a US company that combines textile waste and seaweed into a biodegradable biofabric, nominated for the 2026 Earthshot Prize.
At 4pm, Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, President of Ray-Ban and Chief Strategy Officer of EssilorLuxottica, takes part in a face-to-face conversation on responsible innovation and global inclusion. This is followed by Fashion’s Next Chapter, in partnership with the Monaco Chamber of Commerce, featuring Alessandro Binello, founder and Group CEO of Quadrivio Group, the private equity firm behind Twinset, GCDS, Dondup and several other fashion brands.
The Fashion Hub opens on Thursday at 1pm at Marius Monaco, presenting a selection of international brands including Crida Milano, Di Iorio, Presente Ancestral, Baiah and Yasmina Al Jaramani.
Friday: awards and a student show
On Friday 17th April, the Fashion Hub continues at Marius Monaco before the day’s centrepiece: the Polimoda fashion show at the Salle Leo Ferré, with scenography by Pavillon Bosio, Monaco’s Academy of Visual Arts. The evening culminates with the Fashion Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner at the Grimaldi Forum’s Grande Verrière, where the Positive Change Award will be presented to figures who have distinguished themselves for their ethical and innovative approach to fashion.
Saturday: the grand finale at the Grimaldi Forum
The closing day on Saturday 18th April brings a full programme of shows at the Grimaldi Forum. Twinset presents a ready-to-buy selection designed for the Côte d’Azur, followed by Kalfar, Beach & Cashmere Monaco by Federica Nardoni Spinetta — with a focus on circularity — Portuguese designer Diana Mara, and Yasya Minochkina with a collection inspired by Monaco and the French Riviera.
The final show belongs to Macy Grimshaw, a British designer with a master’s degree from Central Saint Martins whose work has already been worn by Emma Corrin, Paloma Elsesser, PinkPantheress and Harry Styles.
“This edition represents a key moment to promote an increasingly conscious and responsible fashion, capable of combining aesthetics, innovation, and ethical values,” said Federica Nardoni Spinetta, President of the Chambre Monégasque de la Mode.
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