Amid the luxurious greenery within the Barbican conservatory hung two inflated clear spheres throughout the Susan Fang spring 2026 present.
The designer stated that’s the place folks dwell in a future utopia some 3,000 years from now, the place nature and know-how coexist in concord.
Imaginative and dream-like as all the time, Fang’s present was a full-on cinematic expertise, beginning with dancer Kay Collings performing a choreography involving a spaceship-like inflated bubble. Then, as nonchalant metal pan music kicked in, Fang unveiled her newest experiment with know-how, and conventional craft.
Her husband Orelio De Jonghe, a former Dyson engineer who now spearheads the model’s equipment and footwear choices, employed laptop simulation to “develop” 3D-printed fungi and coral-inspired purses, glasses and a hanging purple costume.
On the extra conventional entrance, Fang launched a beaded smocking method that creates sparkly diamond patterns seen on sheer clothes, tops and luggage. She additionally performed with “air-puzzle,” a course of that creates 3D patchworks used within the development of voluminous robes.
The newly wedded couple additionally showcased a slew of gorgeous bridal appears to be like, and debuted three footwear collaborations: with Nike on two sneaker types and an attire capsule, with Melissa on sporty rubber ballerinas in inexperienced, pink and blue, and with Korean-owned British label Rockfish on a spread of fluffy boots.
