Elie Saab SS26: Golden Summer Nights of ’71

Elie Saab’s Spring–Summer 2026 Haute Couture collection unfolds like a sun-drenched memory. Titled Golden Summer Nights of ’71, it channels jet-set summers where music lingered, nights stretched endlessly, and glamour felt effortless.

Drawing from a Milos-to-Marrakech fantasy, the collection softens couture’s usual sense of ceremony. Fluid fringes sway, metallic embroideries shimmer, and sweeping capes move with ease. Despite the richness of detail, everything feels light — crop tops worn backless, leather treated like chiffon, embellishments designed to feel slipped on, not staged.

Presented at the Théâtre de Chaillot, the contrast was deliberate. High couture meets relaxed hedonism, reminding us that true glamour doesn’t need to announce itself — it simply arrives, glowing.

High couture meets relaxed hedonism, reminding us that true glamour doesn’t need to announce itself — it simply arrives, glowing.