For the 2026 season resort, designers opted for safe print and patronage choices, with which they largely confirmed the trends of the past seasons. Windows, stripes, flower and animal prints were prominent. An interesting point is how prints have become transseizes-bound, especially for resort collections, which are in stores from November to March.
Volume
Artificial flowers are striking decorations that add volume and a sculptural element to clothing. Adding flowers to items of clothing to create a 3D effect is already popular for several seasons. This trend can even be traced back to circa 2009 and a Dolce & Gabbana collection. It can turn a look into portable art.
Erdem Moralioglu
Look 20: Pink and red flowers on a sleeveless satin top and matching pencil skirt.
Giambattista Valli
Look 43: pink and white violets on a translucent bustier maxi dress.
Reem Acra
Look 9: A jacket and matching straight skirt to the ankles, decorated with orange and blue flowers.
On the edge
Various designers chose to ‘frame’ clothing with prints along the hem, which can extend the silhouette and adds interest without dominating.
Etro: Designer, Marco de Vincenzo
Look 9: A wrinkled skirt with a cream -colored background and a decorative edge with print, combined with a matching top with puffed sleeves.
Double J: Designer, JJ Martin
Look 4: A royal blue edge on a jade green tube dress with prints and a matching cape.
Roberto Cavalli: Designer, Fausto Puglisi
Look 13: A backless dress with a pink and yellow ombré and a flower edge.
Crazy
Season after season, whether it is spring/summer or autumn/winter, designers love the use of diamonds. It has deep historic roots, both traditional and subversive. It also lends itself to playing with proportions.
Ferragamo: Designer, Maximilian Davis
Look 18: A lightweight cotton maxi-cooker dress in green and white window with a high neckline, folded with a gold ring.
Rosie Assoulin
Look 27: A red windows satin tube dress, combined with a red bra top and a matching red windows.
Tory Burch
Look 15: A blue windows tube dress with a wrapped waist and matching scarf.
Sophisticated lines
It is almost impossible to name a season in which designers did not invest heavily in stripes. This season, however, they were more refined and offered a more advanced look than before.
Zimmermann
Look 1: A linen dress with button closure in different colors of stripes, including blue, yellow and pink.
Gucci
Look 11: A slender dress under the knee with long balloon sleeves and a bow. The print consisted of a black-red diagonal ribbon line on a green background.
Bibhu Mohapatra
Look 3: A round neck dress with a flared skirt, balloon sleeves and a loop -shaped belt, had a beige and orange stripe on cream.
New paint
Various designers were inspired by the art world. For Olivier Rousteing at Balmain, it was Claude Monet’s impressionism. For Tanya Taylor it was the contemporary painter Grace Weaver, established in Brooklyn.
Balmain: Designer, Olivier Rousteing
Look 20: A silk jacket with a print of green brush strokes and pink paint stains, shown with a wide belt with an oversized gold buckle.
Stine Goya
Look 3: A satin dress with brush strokes on a brown background and painted flowers on a pink background.
Tanya Taylor
Look 1: A kaki cotton canvas mantle dress with adjustable sleeves and a painted, placed floral print.
Zebra transition
Last year’s ‘Mob Wife’ aesthetics promoted leopard prints. For the first months of 2026 we expect the rise of zebra prints for jackets and other items of clothing.
Blumarine: Designer, David Koma
Look 1: A semi-transparent pedestrian crossing top with orange embroidery and a matching skirt to the calves.
Ferragamo: Designer, Maximilian Davis
Look 8: A 60s jacket in zebra print with black fur sleeves.
Khaite: Designer, Cate Holstein
Look 7: A pedestrian crossing jacket down to the knees in ‘Pony’, worn over a translucent flowers Maxi dress.
Transparent femininity
Translucent substances for dresses, skirts and blouses remain attractive. For Resort 26, the renewal comes in the form of all-over floral prints for extra female allure.
Double J: Designer, JJ Martin
Look 12: A chiffon maxi dress with a deep cleavage and a purple and green print.
Valentino: Designer, Alessandro Michele
Look 35: An off-shoulder chiffon dress with an all-over floral print in Lila and Geel.
Khaite: Designer, Cate Holstein
Look 51: A dress with wide straps, a lowered waist and a pleated skirt.
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