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| Harri's Spring/Summer 2026 collection at London Fashion Week moved away from spectacle to designs that are artistic but suitable for quotidian life. |
At this season’s London Fashion Week, Harri's Spring/Summer 2026 collection continues the label’s dialogue between art and design while shifting toward a more wearable approach. The show marked a move away from the inflatable forms and hyper-sculptural silhouettes that first brought the designer international recognition, instead focusing on garments that carry the same imaginative spirit but are conceived for daily life, writes Antonio Visconti
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A sinuous silhouette and black and white palette made this ensemble a highlight of the Harri collection. |
Called Museumwear, the Spring/Summer 2026 show was unveiled during London Fashion Week. Known for his intriguing, inflatable silhouettes that blur the line between fashion and art, Harri’s new direction aims to translate the surrealist energy of past shows into a more accessible, ready-to-wear language.
Founded by the Kerala-born designer in 2020 after completing an MA at the London College of Fashion, Harri has developed a reputation for treating clothing as both artistic expression and experimentation.
Previous collections pushed boundaries with latex, inflated forms, and exaggerated proportions that caught international attention. For SS26, the London-based designer changed the focus from spectacle to wearability, positioning the collection as a bridge between art observed from afar and fashion lived in everyday contexts.
The show had a balance of contrasts: minimalist, tailored looks set against experimental structures; fluid textiles paired with sculptural shapes. While echoes of Harri’s signature theatricality remained, the collection leaned into pragmatic cuts and materials that suggested a desire to move beyond runway performance into wardrobe reality. The concept of MuseumWear underscored this ambition: pieces that acknowledge fashion’s place as cultural artifact while also functioning within urban life.
Awarded the British Fashion Council Fashion Trust grant earlier this year, following earlier backing from BFC Newgen, reflects Harris’s position as a designer navigating art-led fashion and market readiness. The collection was staged with the help of an extensive network of collaborators, highlighting the collective effort behind translating a conceptual label into a functioning ready-to-wear line.
The designer raises a question that sits at the centre of contemporary fashion: how can experimental design rooted in performance and spectacle evolve into clothing that engages with everyday culture? For Harri the SS26 collection marked a step toward answering that, proposing garments that retain an imaginative spark while entering practical circulation.
In a season where London Fashion Week spotlighted both theatrical innovation and commercial grounding, Harri's contribution stood as an ambitious aim to inhabit both worlds at once, keeping art at the forefront, but making space for quotidian life within it.
Scroll down to see the Harri Spring/Summer 2026 collection at London Fashion Week
