Inside the Mansion House—the residence of the Lord Mayor of London—Simone Rocha presents her co-ed Spring/Summer 2026 collection. The designer’s references include Maureen Freely’s essay „My Dress Rehearsal: or How Mrs. Clarke Taught Me How to Sew,“ as well as Justine Kurland’s photographic series, „Girl Pictures,“ a veritable portrait of awkward adolescence. On the one […]
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Inside the Mansion House—the residence of the Lord Mayor of London—Simone Rocha presents her co-ed Spring/Summer 2026 collection. The designer’s references include Maureen Freely’s essay „My Dress Rehearsal: or How Mrs. Clarke Taught Me How to Sew,“ as well as Justine Kurland’s photographic series, „Girl Pictures,“ a veritable portrait of awkward adolescence.
On the one hand, viewers recognize the domestic innocence of ruffles, delicate colors, satin cushions, and Rocha’s signature aesthetic vocabulary; on the other, the paradox of a brazen immediacy linked to individual growth.
In this dreamlike narrative, the wardrobe „for boys“ and „for girls“ becomes more layered and detailed, with a small organza flower perched on a crinoline, a man’s bow tie pressed like an artifact, and a satin pillowcase bag trimmed with ruffles that transforms the most banal object into a fashion accessory. Rocha constantly plays with paradox, and in this line, the designer presented over fifty looks, constructed like chapters in a tale that alternates between rigor and lightness: from the silver sequins of a dramatic trapeze to embroidery, to brocades trapped under layers of PVC.
Every silhouette in the men’s and women’s collection carries a contradiction within it. Severe tailoring dissolves into sheer organza, full skirts become mobile sculptures, and draped suits overturn every binary. The models parade with a daily weariness, with some even pouting with boredom, arms folded. As per usual with Rocha’s work, floral motifs are recurring, ranging from lilies to poppies to bouquets incorporated into the drapes. It is nature reduced to ornament, but also reaffirmed as a political gesture.
The show closes with Doris Day’s hit „Que sera, sera,“ which arrives like a „teenage dream.“ A precious spontaneous collection that doesn’t seek linearity, but instead, asks the viewer to be accepted even in its most awkward and disorderly forms.
Below, see all of the looks from the Simone Rocha Spring/Summer 2026 collection.
