GIADA FALL/WINTER 2026-27 COLLECTION

Audacious, feminine, and in constant motion: design rigor blossoms among sophisticated orchids and exceptional fabrics. An embodiment of purity and refined sensuality, the orchid rises as the emblem of an enigmatic, multifaceted femininity. In particular, the ancestral Cymbidium – with its resilient and exuberant bloom – becomes the discreet yet powerful muse for creative director Gabriele Colangelo. Across the collection’s looks, he distills an intense and rarefied aesthetic, drawn from the very essence of the flower. A sense of grace unfolds through vibrant shades of burgundy and pink, flowing across fluid silhouettes and elongated trains, revealing the chromatic duality inherent to the Paphiopedilum orchid. The deep black petals of the Maxillaria Schunkeana inspire the glossy textures of trenches and jackets, while shearling coats are shaved, reworked, and sculpted into commanding forms defined by bold, architectural shoulders.

The collection’s aesthetic language reaches a delicate synthesis through the collaboration with American artist Leigh Wells. Her ikebana- inspired graphic works – born from collage, photography, and botanical references dear to Confucian thought – inform refined ramage motifs and three-dimensional embroideries of beads, and sequins, emerging softly on silk and cashmere. Subtle gestures of imagined, essential sensuality reveal bare backs, deep necklines, and hems rising above the knee, outlining a femininity rooted in restraint and precision. The look is completed with stretch cuissard boots or heels shaped by gently arched profiles. Couture thinking surfaces in the embossed textures that enrich flared bombers at the neckline and voluminous skirts structured at the waist. Chains of oval and circular golden elements set translucent pearls or leather ribbons, transforming into necklaces, belts, and ear cuffs.

The Pillow bag echoes this language through rounded closures, while irregular pendants in transparent resin – resembling gold-edged droplets -adorn necks and wrists in perfect chromatic harmony with the garments. Like orchid roots intertwining in ever-changing forms, the body is wrapped in textile asymmetries and scarf-like stoles. The weightless softness of knitwear alternates with floating threads of chenille and silk, light and ethereal, reminiscent of amaranth blossoms. Set within the prestigious Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense at the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan, the show renews the aesthetic dialogue between Italy and China. A tribute to a botanical species that appeared on Earth eighty-four million years ago, revered since the time of King Goujian of Yue (496–465 BC) and introduced to Italy during the Renaissance by naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi. More than a floral ornament, the orchid becomes a bridge between eras and distant worlds, now connected through style.

All images courtsey of Giada