When Life Gives You Lemons…Wear Them! And Other Lessons From the Spring 2026 Collections

Spring 2026 designs by  Tolu Coker Yuhan Wang Yueqi Qi Monse and Ganni

Spring 2026 designs by (from left): Tolu Coker, Yuhan Wang, Yueqi Qi, Monse, and Ganni

Fashion is a bit like Richard Scarry’s Busy Town, there’s always more than one thing happening. When designers present new collections, they’re not only suggesting new styles, but reflecting the way people are living (or how they imagine them to be).

What do fashion people do all day? That’s a question we started to answer through the spring 2026 collections last week, and continue to explore below. To a list that includes reading, tuning into music, working out, and traveling, we can now add pet sitting, tree hugging, star gazing, and much more. Which activity do you most identify with?

Subvert the Trad-Life Trend

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Junya Watanabe, spring 2026 menswear

Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
August Barron spring 2026 readytowear

August Barron, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Pascal Gambarte / Courtesy of August Barron
Tolu Coker spring 2026 readytowear

Tolu Coker, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Rashidi Noah / Courtesy of Tolu Coker
Moschino spring 2026 readytowear

Moschino, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Tanner Fletcher spring 2026 readytowear

Tanner Fletcher, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com
Julie Kegels spring 2026 readytowear

Julie Kegels, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Ashlyn spring 2026 readytowear

Ashlyn, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
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Jacquemus, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Gianluca Carraro / Gorunway.com

Feel Fruity

Julie Kegels spring 2026 readytowear

Julie Kegels, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Giambattista Valli spring 2026 readytowear

Giambattista Valli, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Paul Smith, spring 2026 menswear

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Paul Smith, spring 2026 menswear

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Monse spring 2026 readytowear

Monse, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Maison Mihara Yasuhiro, spring 2026 menswear

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Holzweiler, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Giambattista Valli spring 2026 readytowear

Giambattista Valli, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Doublet, spring 2026 menswear

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Charles Jeffrey Loverboy, spring 2026 menswear

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Maintain a Leek Me Alone State of Mind

Sandy Liang spring 2026 readytowear

Sandy Liang, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Jacquemus, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com

Say It With Flowers

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KidSuper, spring 2026 menswear

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Feng Chen Wang, spring 2026 menswear

Photo: Giovanni Giannoni / Courtesy of Feng Chen Wang
Ganni spring 2026 readytowear

Ganni, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Esther Theaker / Courtesy of Ganni
Kent amp Curwen spring 2026 readytowear

Kent Curwen, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Plan C, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Plan C, spring 2026 menswear

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Feng Chen Wang, spring 2026 menswear

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Moschino spring 2026 readytowear

Moschino, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Mains spring 2026 readytowear

Mains, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Maison Mihara Yasuhiro, spring 2026 menswear

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Marke, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Andreas Hofrichter / Courtesy of Berlin Fashion Week
Simone Rocha spring 2026 readytowear

Simone Rocha, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Armando Grillo / Gorunway.com

Hug Trees

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Masu, spring 2026 menswear

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Kim Shui spring 2026 readytowear

Kim Shui, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Isidore Montag / Gorunway.com
Proenza Schouler spring 2026 readytowear

Proenza Schouler, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Monica Feudi / Courtesy of Proenza Schouler
Mithridate spring 2026 readytowear

Mithridate, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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IM Men, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
When Life Gives You Lemons...Wear Them And Other Lessons From the Spring 2026 Collections
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Calvin Klein Collection spring 2026 readytowear

Calvin Klein Collection, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Bird Watch

Yuhan Wang spring 2026 readytowear

Yuhan Wang, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Paul Smith, spring 2026 menswear

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Henrik Vibskov, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Collina Strada spring 2026 readytowear

Collina Strada, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Alessandro Viero / Gorunway.com
Tory Burch spring 2026 readytowear

Tory Burch, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Alessandro Viero / Gorunway.com
Prabal Gurung spring 2026 readytowear

Prabal Gurung, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Umberto Fratini / Gorunway.com
Mugler spring 2026 readytowear

Mugler, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Isidore Montag / Gorunway.com

Pet Sit

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MSGM, spring 2026 menswear

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Junya Watanabe, spring 2026 menswear

Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
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Kenzo, spring 2026 menswear

Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com
Yueqi Qi spring 2026 readytowear

Yueqi Qi, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Umberto Fratini / Gorunway.com
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Caro Editions, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Dunhill, spring 2026 menswear

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Heirlome spring 2026 readytowear

Heirlome, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Hermès, spring 2026 menswear

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Brandon Maxwell spring 2026 readytowear

Brandon Maxwell, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Monica Feudi / Courtesy of Brandon Maxwell
Brandon Maxwell spring 2026 readytowear

Brandon Maxwell, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Repurpose

Moschino spring 2026 readytowear

Moschino, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Aubero, spring 2026 menswear

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Hodakova spring 2026 readytowear

Hodakova, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Sandy Liang spring 2026 readytowear

Sandy Liang, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com

Sit Pretty

Dušan spring 2026 readytowear

Dušan, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Sacai, spring 2026 menswear

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Eudon Choi spring 2026 readytowear

Eudon Choi, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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The Row, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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A.L.C. spring 2026 readytowear

A.L.C., spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Attersee spring 2026 readytowear

Attersee, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Rag amp Bone spring 2026 readytowear

Rag Bone, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Ernest W. Baker, spring 2026 menswear

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Ernest W. Baker, spring 2026 menswear

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Stargaze

Burberry spring 2026 readytowear

Burberry, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Shinyakozuka, spring 2026 menswear

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KidSuper, spring 2026 menswear

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Rick Owens spring 2026 readytowear

Rick Owens, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Rick Owens spring 2026 readytowear

Rick Owens, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Masu, spring 2026 menswear

Giuseppe Di Morabito spring 2026 readytowear

Giuseppe Di Morabito, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Yueqi Qi spring 2026 readytowear

Yueqi Qi, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Umberto Fratini / Gorunway.com

Work a Sight Gag

Orimi spring 2026 readytowear

Orimi, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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MSGM spring 2026 readytowear

MSGM, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Umberto Fratini / Gorunway.com
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Doublet, spring 2026 menswear

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Moschino, spring 2026 menswear

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Moschino spring 2026 readytowear

Moschino, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Schiaparelli spring 2026 readytowear

Schiaparelli, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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Get Hung Up on Their Clothes

Junya Watanabe spring 2026 readytowear

Junya Watanabe, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Paolo Lanzi / Gorunway.com
Junya Watanabe spring 2026 readytowear

Junya Watanabe, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Alessandro Viero / Gorunway.com
Julie Kegels spring 2026 readytowear

Julie Kegels, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
MM6 Maison Margiela spring 2026 readytowear

MM6 Maison Margiela, spring 2026 ready-to-wear

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