A Feast for Crows: Genaro Rivas’s Gothic SS26 Menswear Vision Lands in London
ADARSH TOMICHAN @A.TOMICHAN
A Feast for Crows SS26
London’s Spring/Summer 2026 menswear season has taken a dark and compelling turn with the arrival of A Feast for Crows, the full debut menswear collection from Peruvian designer Genaro Rivas. After teasing the fashion world with a preview at Berlin Fashion Week, Rivas brings the entire lineup to the British capital solidifying his place at the forefront of ethically ambitious, visually poetic fashion.
Fresh off his win at The Visa Young Creators: Recycle the Runway competition hosted by Vogue Business, Rivas sets a new precedent in sustainable menswear. His choice of material denim may seem traditional, but in his hands, it becomes something radical. This is Rivas’s first foray into denim, and he approaches it not with reverence, but with rebellion.
CARINA WANG @CARINAWANG1030
Every piece in the collection is made from recovered or sustainable denim, shaped by zero-waste pattern cutting and brought to life with hand embroidery, 3D printing, and laser engraving. But A Feast for Crows isn’t just a technical showcase it’s an ethical blueprint. Nearly all production is led by women in both London and Peru, and every phase, from water usage to textile treatment, is designed with circularity in mind.
Rivas’s work doesn’t just wear its sustainability on its sleeve; it weaves it into its soul. The collection draws heavily from the dark mysticism of crows in global folklore figures seen as omens, protectors, and messengers. That mythic symbolism becomes a metaphor for the transformation Rivas seeks: finding beauty, power, and meaning in what has been discarded.
JOHN CLARK @VERDOUXLENS
Among the collection’s most arresting moments are laser-etched garments bearing reinterpretations of two iconic artworks: Raven (1831) by Robert Havell Jr., and Manet’s Le Corbeau (1875). These aren’t just references they’re reimaginings, appearing as if conjured onto fabric like arcane symbols. Elsewhere, discarded Metro worker uniforms from Lima are repurposed into accessories, and a standout look crafted entirely from raffia market bags pushes the boundary between sculpture and fashion.
Sound, styling, and storytelling collide in this multilayered presentation. Hair was directed by Richard Phillipart, with make-up by Manuel De Castro. The runway’s haunting, atmospheric score composed by Kai Brophy is already streaming on Spotify, offering a sonic extension of Rivas’s gothic aesthetic.
JOHN CLARK @VERDOUXLENS
A Feast for Crows doesn’t just showcase a designer’s first menswear collection; it marks a cultural moment. This is Rivas’s fifth consecutive season in London, making him the first and only Peruvian designer to do so an extraordinary milestone that echoes his collection’s core message: visibility, voice, and value reclaimed.
In a fashion landscape often dominated by fleeting spectacle, Genaro Rivas offers something deeper a sustainable, spiritually charged counter-narrative. With A Feast for Crows, he proves that ethical design doesn’t have to be restrained. It can be fierce. It can be fearless. And yes it can fly.
CARINA WANG @CARINAWANG1030
RUNWAY IMAGES by CHRISTINE DE OLIVEIRA
