Rooted in a century of British academic tradition, KENT&CURWEN unveiled its Spring/Summer 2026 Collection, “The Blossoming”.
Photo courtesy of KENT&CURWEN
There is an unparalleled beauty to be found in an English summer. Nowhere more so than within the Royal Parks; those welcome pockets of escapism and collective calm within the bustling metropolis of London.
Artist David Hockney spoke of returning to England to witness the blossoming of summer, like ‘champagne cascading over the landscape’, how those unrelenting grey winters give way to hazy warmer months that – though fleeting – bring a sense of marvel, and it’s as if the city awakens and breathes new life…
Photo courtesy of KENT&CURWEN
What a myriad of characters you come upon within… From the early morning lido swimmers, nature’s dawn chorus, the dedicated runners to the leisurely dog walkers. The hooves of the household calvary, busy commuters to those basking in the sometimes sunshine. All life passes through here. From lovers and friends, locals to visitors from afar, all come with stories to tell. All pause, swapping artifice for glorious authenticity, as bursts of colour and flora in bloom replace the city gloom. All come together to bear witness to nature’s changing, fragile beauty; the life and lungs of London.
“The Blossoming”
All life passes through here.
All pause, swapping artifice for glorious authenticity.
All come together to bear witness to nature’s changing, fragile beauty; the life and lungs of London.
Photo courtesy of KENT&CURWEN
It is this heady blend of shifting beauty and personas that inspires the backdrop to the SS26 KENT&CURWEN collection. Opening with a clean palette – a blank canvas – the focus is on silhouette and texture. Looks blend technical sportswear with soft tailoring, mixing elegance with nonchalance. Bright pops of colour punctuates white, graphic lines offset feminine ruffles, and shapes blossom into an array of metallic and bold silk jacquard florals. Light knitted pieces give way to delicate semi-transparencies and relaxed tailoring is presented in an array of colours from sky blue to stormy shades, in stripes, checks, exploring innovative fabrications.
The soundtrack is composed and performed live by Erland Cooper; the music captures and layers in sounds of nature and spring summer in its unexpected wonderment.
Those summer months spent in nature shape us and prepare us. The air we breathe. The air we share; creatively, culturally and as a diverse community. Ever shifting, ever growing, and profoundly rich with London’s past, present and future aspirations.’
CREDITS
Chief Creative Officer: Daniel Kearns @daniel.kearns
Styling: Pau Avia @pauavia at Second Name @second__name
Hair: Tom Wright @tomwrighthair at Streeters @streetersagency
Make-up: Petros Petrohilos @petros_petrohilos at Streeters @streetersagency
Nails: Jenny Longworth @jennynails at Streeters @streetersagency
Casting: Ben Grimes @ben_grimes_casting at Drive Represents @driverepresents
Music Written & Performed: Erland Cooper @erlandcooper
LED Video Director: Joel Kerr @joelkerrfilms at Image Partnership @imagepartnership
LED DOP: Ed Hubert @edhubert
LED Editor: David Spence @dd_spence
Video: Studio Premices @studio.premices
Production: My Beautiful City @mybeautifulcity
Press: Gusto Luxe @gustoluxe, DLX @dlx
KENT&CURWEN
www.kentandcurwen.com | @kentandcurwen
Founded in 1926, KENT&CURWEN began as a maker of club and college ties for Oxford and Cambridge universities, helping to fashion a classic ideal of British collegiate style. Before long, the brand was creating sports kits for rowers at Henley, rugby players at Eton, and cricketers just about everywhere. It made clothing for students and royals, boxing clubs and banks alike. Today, under its Chief Creative Officer Daniel Kearns, KENT&CURWEN stands for a modern, playful, and expressive version of Britishness: tailoring, sportswear, and fashion, brought together in unexpected combinations. Eric Kent and Dorothy Curwen founded the brand together as a creative partnership. In that spirit, today’s iteration of the brand is a wardrobe intended to be shared and borrowed: a very British kind of tradition.
All images courtesy of KENT&CURWEN.
Tags: 2026, Ben Grimes, blossoming, blossoms, British brands, British Designers, British fashion, collection, Daniel Kearns, David Spence, DLX, Dorothy Curwen, Drive Represents, Ed Hubert, English summer, Eric Kent, Erland Cooper, fashion, fashion collection, fashion show, Gusto Luxe, Image Partnership, Jenny Longworth, Joel Kerr, KENT&CURWEN, London, London Fashion Week, My Beautiful City, Pau Avia, Petros Petrohilos, runway, Second Name, Spring, Streeters, Studio Premices, Summer, Tom Wright, YouTube
Share this page
