Jason Wu Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear
Jason Wu Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear
By Brooklyn Hoffmann — September 18, 2025
The Jason Wu Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear collection had the same reckless beauty as a scrapbook page. Jason Wu built his Spring 2026 collection around the idea of a collage, saying in a pre-show interview with Vogue, “I think the collection addresses imperfection, and we are in a time where things are complicated and we can’t pretend that everything is perfect, because it never was.”
The show took place inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard, surrounded by monumental works by Robert Rauschenberg. The setting honored the late artist’s centenary and his “Hoarfrost” series—a body of work made by transferring photographic images onto transparent, floating textiles. Fashion is often overlooked as a subcategory of art, but seeing Wu’s designs in dialogue with Rauschenberg’s pieces underscored how clothing can be just as powerful a medium.
As the models drifted slowly around the installations, Wu’s exploration of deconstruction came to life. The layered approach created an army of distorted silhouettes, clothed in silk slips and sheer gowns veiled with soft gauze overlays, fragile florals, and patchwork lace. Edges and hems were left unfinished, bodices slipped aside to reveal the inner construction, and strips of fabric hung together by what looked like a single stitch. Even men’s button-downs were reimagined as tattered dresses.
The Jason Wu Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection blurred the line between disfigurement and beauty. Wu translated the essence of a collage flawlessly: taking something familiar, reconstructing it, and allowing us to see it in a new light.
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