Resort 2026 collections deliver playful elements to denim.
Undone overlays, animal prints and exaggerated whiskering and fading kept Roberto Cavalli’s collection youthful and glam. Stella McCartney introduced lacing to jeans in several ways including wide-leg jeans and faux leather jean chaps.
A ’70s vibe ran through Etro’s collection of embroidered jeans and cropped denim jackets. Botanical prints also decorated men’s and women’s jean styles.
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Brandon Maxwell updated denim skirts with scarf hems, layering them over distressed blue jeans. Button-down shirts were exaggerated and billowy. Vintage fading added to the garments’ interest.
The center crease trend continued in Balmain’s collection. The French fashion house used a vibrant blue wash across its denim selection spanning wide-leg jeans, blazers and a pair of overalls styled with a matching denim shirt and necktie.
Nº21 chose a similar wash, using it for jeans with undone hems and pleated baggy jeans with center creases.
2000s-era medium washes played a large role in Dsquared2’s collection. The brand leaned into skin-revealing silhouettes like low-rise jeans—emphasized by statement belts—and micro shorts. Cargo jeans featured pockets made with the reverse side of fabrics.
Inky blue hues standout in collections from Khaite and Tory Burch. Bally tapped into denim heritage by adding a traditional leather patch to the front of its jean jacket. The honey-hued leather boldly contrasted against the dark wash.
Diesel’s focus on “extreme wearability” was executed through denim-treated neoprene pants, denim trenches with lasered tweed checks and JoggJeans printed to look like distressed jeans. The brand continued to rely on trompe l’oeil techniques to add visual interest to pieces, including T-shirts and pants with images of biker leathers, and trompe l’oeil mesh football sweaters on long-sleeve T’s.
