Zuhair Murad Haute Couture SS26: A Luminous Rebirth After the Darkest Nights

In this dreamlike universe, silhouettes emerge like figures of light. They move slowly, as if stepping out of a forgotten painting or a buried dream one no longer dared to dream. Sovereign, they carry upon their shoulders the memory of collapsed worlds and the promise of those yet to be rebuilt. They are optimism made visible, gentle strength, beauty as an act of resistance. Within them lives the memory of past rebirths: that of Humanist Italy and that of the 1950s, when fashion reshaped the body as an act of hope. In the spirit of Giovanni Battista Giorgini’s founding gesture in Florence, this collection affirms that craftsmanship and vision can once again reinvent the world.

This renaissance also celebrates the glory of human genius. In the ateliers, some fifty embroiderers work in silence, perpetuating ancestral know-how. Their gestures remind us that beauty is born of patience, transmission, and respect for time. Thread after thread, they seem to be repairing the world.

Unfolded across 45 silhouettes, the collection forms a procession of women moving forward, sovereign and contemplative, carrying within them the promise of radiant tomorrows. They embody a beauty that elevates and herald the return of a peaceful humanity.

Conical corsets inspired by the 1950s, sculpted waists, majestic volumes around the hips, full skirts, deep draping, airy overskirts, and sensual necklines shape celestial bodies. The hourglass silhouette converses with Titian’s women: powerful, sensual, timeless. The garment becomes a soft armor and a talisman.

Materials speak to both skin and eye. Duchess satin and mikado provide structure; faille captures the light; chiffon brushes the body; jersey embraces it. One senses the whisper of fabrics, the perfect weight of a gown, the slow breathing of the body it inhabits. Embroidery is reinvented. Handcrafted in silk thread, accented with delicate metallic strands and discreet cabochons, it draws inspiration from Renaissance frescoes, cathedral ceilings, and time-worn gilding. Precious chains, like relics, adorn the silhouettes as symbols of protection.

The palette unfolds in chiaroscuro, in sfumato. Diaphanous pastels emerge from deep shadows, as though each model were slowly stepping out of the night. Light appears filtered, colors hand-ground as in the era of the great Renaissance masters.

With this Couture Spring–Summer 2026 collection, Zuhair Murad opens a passage toward a new, optimistic, radiant world. After the night, comes the light.