The British designer presents his Spring/Summer 2026 show at London Fashion Week. Naomi Campbell opens the show in a black velvet dress with white d&eacute;collet&eacute; that combines couture rigor and theatrical romanticism.

In the atmospheric setting of St. John&rsquo;s in Smith Square, the historic concert hall was reimagined as a stage where gowns, bridalwear, classical music, and architecture converged to tell the story of British designer Richard Quinn. Sharing the spotlight with the couture was the English Chamber Orchestra, performing a live score that heightened the emotion of the runway and underscored each look. What unfolded was a Spring/Summer 2026 collection suspended between couture and composition&mdash;where silhouettes seemed to move in dialogue with the music, dresses swelling like symphonic crescendos and clean lines echoing with metronomic precision.

Richard Quinn&rsquo;s Spring/Summer 2026 collection moved seamlessly between theatrical volumes and precise constructions, staying true to the designer&rsquo;s signature codes and bridal mastery. The show opened with supermodel Naomi Campbell in a long black velvet gown, its drama amplified by a sculptural white maxi collar and a central rose motif. What followed was a procession of sculptural silhouettes rendered in opulent fabrics and defined by painstaking detail&mdash;an emotional crescendo that turned the runway into a living tableau.
Yet within this careful choreography of fashion and performance, a question lingered: when a fashion show begins to resemble an opera, is the viewer still an observer, or a participant in a self-contained performance? Quinn&rsquo;s vision is undeniably stirring, but so finely controlled that it at times edges into spectacle for spectacle&rsquo;s sake. Though far removed from the pragmatism of ready-to-wear, his work continues to mesmerize in its theatrical grandeur, affirming the power of clothing to transcend function and become pure performance.

ALL THE LOOKS FROM THE RICHARD QUINN SPRING SUMMER 2026 FASHION SHOW

Richard Quinn Spring/Summer 2026. Photography courtesy of Richard Quinn.

Naomi Campbell for Richard Quinn Spring/Summer 2026. Photography courtesy of Richard Quinn.

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