EMBRACE TACTILE NATURE AND COMFORTABLE LUXUARY
Know Your Fabric
Summer 2026 fabrics are embracing a shift toward tactile nature, breezy transparency, and comfortable luxury. The overarching theme is fabrics that breathe, move, and feel incredibly soft against the skin, balanced with rigid cottons and romantic textures. Fabrics are generally textured created with airflow or a slubby appearance and crumpled lightness.
Relaxed draping, overly wide soft floaty trousers are embracing layers of movement over the skin. Luxe fluidity features bias cut garments and asymmetrical hems made in simple bamboo knits; soft drapey Siro viscose lycra and ultra fine light weight cut and sews. These light flowing forms all work beautifully in pearly whites, oatmeal and choc shades this season.
Summer styles are all BUT subtle this season! Standout looks included statement silhouettes with deep and bold summer colours and primary brights, paired with confident, saturated pastels. Imagine layering and textured ruffles that add movement with expressive florals blooms in every step.
Strong self-expression and personal connection are evident in oversized streetwear and structured utility style tailoring.
EARTHY CONNECTION - STANDOUT YET CHILLED
Evolved naturals are effortless and set the tone in pure French linen and new linen rayon and Tencel or lyocell blends. Known for its breathability, comfort and sustainable luxury, our linen range offer it all.
Sustainable plant-based fibres, linen and cotton embody ecofriendly traits, therefore a very popular fabric choice for the environmental conscious customer.
Fabulous colours create relaxed yet luxurious looks. The colour for the season is a beautiful electric blue. Our pure French linen range includes classic to vibrant colours. Look out for the new scarlet red and gelato green as well as our classic chambray linen in a light and indigo blue, adding extra energy and sunshine this summer. Linen blends are offered in earthy neutral, seed sand and chocolate while the season staple colours are frosted blue, Irish greens, white and buttermilk.
Summer styling includes relaxed shirts for both men and woman with soft floaty bottoms and light weight sets are key for across all linen fabrics.
Soft bamboo single jersey and bamboo fine rib are key natural fibre qualities enhancing the conscious approach to natural aesthetics. These knits depict the seasons desire for effortless luxury.
We have a linen tencel blend for soft suiting for both ladies and menswear. Lyocell is another sustainable fibre which is the most eco-friendly rayon fiber. New popular blends are with linen to create a smoother hand feel and silkier look. Its moisture wicking properties makes it ideal for hot summer weather and perfect for elevated resort basics.
IMPERFECT SURFACES - SURFACES ITSELF BECOMES THE STATEMENT
CRINKLED AND TACTILE NATURE
Summer 2026 embraces creased and crinkles as one of the strongest fabric surface directions for the season. Rumpled light weights in cotton muslin, washer cotton, poly airflow and classic seersucker checks and stripes.
Whisper-light transparency achieved with airy, translucent weaves are a major signature for the season. Fine, semi-opaque cotton voiles are trending for romantic blouses and floaty maxi dresses. These fabrics catch the breeze easily and offer a soft, filtered transparency without being aggressively sheer. Willow is our new rayon nylon jacquard with three-dimensional, puckered, or crinkled surface providing soft volume perfect for light layering.
Look out for our soft sand washed linen rayon blend with subtle slubs for added texture and style. Perfect for Boho inspired dresses and laid-back resort wear during relaxed holidays.
STRUCTURED STYLING & FEMININTY
In contrast to crinkles and textures, a smooth crisp cotton poplin is a classic and versatile option for structure without the heaviness. Sculptured oversized white cotton poplin shirts with elongated cuffs set the tone for structured femineity.
Utility styles using our rigid cotton twills for voluminous silhouettes such as barrel styled cargos and short cropped utility jackets.
Besides white, other typically loved cotton shades are fatigue green and stone, navy and chocolate brown.
EMBROIDERY- HANDCRAFT AND ROMANTIC TEXTURES
Handcrafts, decorative embroidery and crochet is inspired by artisanal art and crafts creating pronounced surface textures.
The Embroidered trend is for all ages and all sizes. Updated relaxed resort sets for traveling aboard, shopping and sight-seeing. There are multiple designs to choose from, look for our Kalahari Desert embroidered linen blend with an option to match plain colour bases for creative combo dressing.
White waterlily cotton anglaise is our modern romantic embroidery emerging as a key fabric story. Crafty embroidered designs give a fresh contemporary look from pretty tea party dresses to boho style anglaise tops and skirts. It brings a fresh sense of femininity to Summer 26.
LUXE FLUIDITY - LIGHT FLOWING FORMS
HOT SUMMER STRIPES - UNAPOLOGETIC, OVERSIZED TO THINNER STRIPES
Fresh and bold seaside stripes are signature looks for this season. From classic black and white viscose lycra knitted stripes to pure cotton striped sets in shorts with matching shirts are ideal and fun in the sun. Combine your stripes from thick to thin bringing a sense of playfulness. Wider cabana stripes, a skinny candy stripe and a delicate pencil stripe offer a great selection to choose from.
Classic pinstripes are offered in stylish pure French linen. Two-toned white with blue and brown colourways inspire casual summer living. While the variegated stripes with thick and thin lines offer newness and trendy sophistication.
SK's Sahara and soleil printed stripes are also perfect for matching striped pajama sets for new looks in outerwear.
PRINTS AND PATTERNS CHAMPION A JOYFUL, ART-INSPIRED REVIVAL
Key designs include oversized botanicals and vintage florals, beachy conversation and stencil lines mono prints.
COASTAL PALM POSTCARD PRINTS
Print designs inspired by a tropical paradise, palm scenes, birds and beach landscapes continue into this summer. Our resort palm on a classic rayon woven will make up a soft touch styled shirt for menswear and light airy dresses for ladies, perfect for all occasions from the beach to bar. Shades of blue in the Mauritian palm print features oversized botanicals and palms on a natural earthy linen blend.
SK's beachy seashells and coconuts oozes wanderlust and summer charm on a whisper-light textured fabric that will sway in the gentle sea breeze.
Eye-catching Mermaid's cove is another print featuring an impressionist inspired painting of botanical foliage in hues of blues.
WATERCOLOUR BLOOMS - LARGER-THAN-LIFE ARTISTIC CANVAS FLORALS
1950s-style Pastel blooms in expressive brushstrokes are trending and overtaking cottage style dainty, ditsy patterns. Sun faded Sanderson inspired floral designs are a perfect match on linen blends.
For summer prettiness, choose airbrushed gradients, digital water colours, and surrealist inky washes to create a dreamlike quality. Perfect for floaty resort wear. Our watercolour floral and Irish whisper florals on a light textured fabric offer dreamy options in denim and mint colourways.
REFINED ARTISTIC MONOS - BOLD GRAPHIC SHAPES
In contrast to our range of florals, we include irregular stripes on a slubby fabric base with monochromatic combos. Criss-cross jaggered lines is our classic black and neutral monochromatic print for the season or oversized indigo swirls on a rayon blend base with subtle airflow offers timeless elegance.
Summer is all about interpreting classic styles through a modern lens, whether dressing in vintage capri pants and head scarf or experimenting with bold colours and unexpected textures. Weave new fabrics into your life with fashion as your daily canvas. Wear what makes you feel unstoppable, step out, experiment and make the season's trends entirely your own…
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