VERSACE SPRING SUMMER 2026

Unearthing the foundations of Versace, connecting with the fundamental essence of the House.

A journey that begins with the archive, reaching beyond clothing, connecting with a feeling, an attitude, a way of being. Letters, photographs, ephemera and art that unlock gesture and sensibility. A stirring sensuality embodying human truths and contradictions, defined by a duality of body and mind.

Here, in the intimate chambers of the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana – home to an eclectic curation of godly masterpieces, and a former private residence – Versace’s deepest foundations are materialised. Never knowable through mere study, the inherent essence of the archive is explored and embodied; felt. An expression of life lived freely, fully, without apology or restraint. Unbridled by inhibition, indulging tactile pleasures, dirty and divine.

Profoundly Italian elegance with an outrageous impulse. Noble classicism, with its stoic virtues and halcyon era of antiquity, is venerated and twisted. This is the foundation of the house’s own myth, invoking a Mediterranean magnitude and the colour, grandeur and artistry of the Magna Grecia.

Human contradictions go unresolved, the non-logic of feeling and the pursuit of pleasure celebrated as intrinsic values. Sex reigns, not just as an aesthetic, but as a factor that conditions a way of being, flowing through gesture and silhouette.

Dressing is framed as collective, carnal, unconscious work-what we wear is an articulation of our contexts, coloured by those who occupy them. Friends, rivals, hook-ups, spouses. The refined rudiments of a distinctly Italian bourgeois dress code are undercut by reckless sensuality.

Versace’s definitive mixed metal dresses are rendered with an inviting ease. Art deco decadence for an individual who dares to indulge curiosity. Carnal and candescent, leading with pleasure, demonstrating the full power of the atelier.

Classicism is clashed with a streetwise sensibility, invoking a definitively Italian precision. Embroidered leather blousons. Sweaters over shirts over plain white tees. Denim that pops, and in Miami Beach and Mediterranean hues.

Patched leathers stir a carnal sensuality, satisfied only by touch. Lurid-toned prints, anchored in the heritage of the House, distill an impression of Versace. A synthesis of myth and the matter of the modern world. Lingering memories of fabled grottos, stately galleries, honed bodies, trompe l’œil gold chains. Intricate beading evokes a decadent glamour that exists solely for its own sake. Severe forms and tight drapes command a submissive urge.

Sex and sensuality, not just as aesthetic. Each piece carrying the impression of being lived in, broken in, attuned to the body. Holding, gathering, wrapping its parts. Styled to suggest action; styled to suggest. An unspoken and evolved language that is inherently Versace. High-low, rough and refined, sensual and seductive. Expression unbound by inhibition.