Anna Sui Channels the New Romantics For Fall/Winter '26

For her New York Fashion Week showcase, Anna Sui drew from the glitz, grit, and glamour of London’s early punk scene. Tracing back to the legendary Blitz nightclub of the early 1980s, the Fall/Winter collection is an ode to the rebellious spirit that electrified those nights.

Set against the grandeur of a historic art club tucked into Gramercy Park, the warmly lit runway felt intimate, its carved wooden doors and floors lending a sense of old-world charm. 

In this setting, painterly floral jumpsuits and slip dresses drifted past alongside floor-brushing quilted coats and ruffled headpieces. Checkered patterns and cheetah prints draped across thick coats, while delicately laced stockings and embroidered twinsets clung to the body with a playful sensuality. A rich palette of plum, emerald, deep brown, ivory, and peachy pink grounded the collection—-New Romanticism reinterpreted through Sui’s irreverent lens.

Amid a fashion landscape riddled with streamlined luxury and a minimalist ethos, Sui’s bevy of in-your-face prints and coquettish frills are an almost reclamation of expression, a maximalist palate cleanser that exalts the ritual of dressing up.

That spirit of hyper-adornment also carries through to the beauty details, from voluminous blowouts and modish makeup looks, keyed by Pat McGrath.

Clouds of fluffed, feathered hair bounced playfully, while plush faux-fur hoods framed the face like halos. Antique-inspired jewelry—elevated, evocative nods to the fresh finds found in a charity shop—were the final touches, and with each layer, another way to regale oneself.