Spring-Summer 2026 Fashion Shows: How We’ll Dress When the Heat Hits! Part One

Mood Black & White by Beatrice Brandini

The Spring/Summer 2026 fashion shows have concluded, and although the weather still doesn’t allow us to show off our favorite coats or glamorous boots (the cold weather is coming, please!), we can already take stock and predict the trends for next summer’s season.

I’ve rounded up my favorites, though overall, it’s going to be a colorful summer, with feminine yet fluid silhouettes, prints, lace, Old Hollywood ruffles, all day leather, florals, sparkles, and much more.

The first trend I’d like to suggest is RED, a color that’s been very popular on the runways, mostly “classic”—Valentino or Ferrari red, with a touch of orange. Vibrant and summery, it’s beautiful on its own, but also paired with white or denim. Ralph Lauren’s look is stunning, and Chanel’s (finally!) is fun.

Mood Red by Beatrice Brandini

From the catwalks, the RED theme for Spring Summer 2026

Another shade offered is Tiffany, a beloved hue among women, likely because it evokes the iconic jewels and the mood of Audrey Hepburn’s masterpiece Breakfast at Tiffany’s. It’s beautiful in summer because it’s delicate and light, and stunning when paired with fabrics like satin or voile. I loved the one from Proenza Schouler.

Mood Tiffany by beatrice Brandini

The Tiffany theme for Spring Summer 2026 from the runways

Also interesting are the lace/crochet styles for garments crafted by the legendary mastery of Italian artisans. Laser-cut fabrics with a macramé effect. Ermanno Scervino presents it as feminine and refined, while Miu Miu presents it as conceptual, almost a reinterpretation of the apron (Prada will offer it in many versions). Two polar opposites, but both from two great designers who have made Made in Italy what it is: a source of pride and beauty.

Mood New Crochet by Beatrice Brandini

From the catwalks: the NEW CROCHET theme for Spring Summer 2026

Another strong trend, which I’ve called Hollywood Marabou, favors dreamy dresses that echo a very “Sunset Boulevard” or “Great Gatsby” idea of elegance, that old Hollywood that no one, cinematically speaking, has been able to evoke anymore. And then we’ll see an opulence of feathers, marabou, that idea of extremely refined and exclusive longwear worn by the divas of the 1930s. Bottega Veneta, CHAPEAU! But also beautiful are the proposals from Chanel, finally youthful, from Morabito, Max Mara…

Mood Hollywood Marabù by Beatrice Brandini

From the catwalks, the HOLLYWOOD MARABOU theme for Spring Summer 2026

The black and white, or optical, combination will also be prominent, appearing on nearly every runway. It can be ultra-elegant, as seen at Ralph Lauren, urban, like OFF-WHITE, or dramatic, like Christian Siriano’s. But the black and white combination never tires, a trend that has outlasted all fashions for decades.

Black & White Mood by Beatrice Brandini

From the runways: The BLACK & WHITE theme for Spring Summer 2026

I’ll stop here for now; I’ll publish the second part in the next few days. I like to summarize, in my own way, what’s trending, but I always remind everyone that fashion should be about freedom and joy; we should never subject ourselves to something that conforms us, or worse, that makes us uncomfortable. There’s so much to choose from that it’s impossible not to find what we like and what suits us best.

Oh, and one last piece of humble advice: let’s buy less, but buy better. I’m not saying it’s easy to buy a beautiful item at a reasonable price, but it doesn’t make much sense to buy something new every week anymore. Eventually, our closets will cry out for vengeance, and perhaps we’ll have contributed to polluting a little more, or worse, exploiting underpaid labor.

Good luck to everyone!

Beatrice

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