erdem aw26 | the imaginary conversation

Erdem Moralioglu is currently deep in a group chat with his own history. To celebrate twenty years as an independent house, the Autumn/Winter 2026 collection acts as a vibrant reunion for every muse he has ever brought to life. Titled ‘The Imaginary Conversation,’ the show was an exchange between memory and the present day. Erdem explains that he never intended for this to be a monologue. “Writers lean toward dancers. Botanists listen to actresses. Outsiders interrupt icons,” he writes, noting that the shared thread between these women is a “resistance to neat definition.” The collection pulls characters from the last two decades out of their original contexts and gives them a fresh, layered guise. We see the dramatic silhouettes of Maria Callas and the sharp presence of Radclyffe Hall remixed through new materials and motifs. There is a sense of metamorphosis in the air as pieces are patchworked or held up against one another; it feels as though a woman has taken everything out of her wardrobe to build something entirely new. Collaborations with Barbour bring waxed cotton opera coats into the fold, lined with collaged jacquard off-cuts and crystal fragments. Texture is everywhere, from shredded hand-knitted dresses crafted... Read more » The post erdem aw26 | the imaginary conversation appeared first on Schön! Magazine.