ERDEM Spring/Summer 2026: Top 8 Looks From the Hélène Smith-Inspired Catwalk Show

For Spring Summer 2026, ERDEM looks to the extraordinary figure

of Hélène Smith, the late 19th-century Swiss medium.

Look 1 - Hourglass mini dress in collaged antique lace remnants, with jet crystal embroidered symbols.

When I think of the 19th century, my mind immediately drifts to structure and the Victorian era. I’m reminded of visits to Tate Britain, where I lingered before portraits of women painted with exquisite precision, moments that made me fall in love with form and detail.

ERDEM's Spring/Summer 2026 collection felt like a vivid reimagining of those memories, bringing to life the kind of artistry I once admired on routine museum tours. The collection’s floral hues, defined silhouettes, romantic lace, and intricate embroidery redefine what a spring–summer wardrobe can be.

Menswear is firmly on the Dinkum Diaries agenda, and while blending femininity into menswear is not new, it’s something we’re eager to see interpreted in fresh, innovative ways and one of our favourite looks does just that.

Look 3 - Hourglass mini dress in frayed f loral and crystal embroidery, with jet crystal embroidered symbols

Look 5 - Nightshirt and drawstring trousers in striped cotton, layered with floral embroidered pannier corset Fluid blazer, worn with matching shirt and drawstring trousers in ochre striped cotton

Look 23 - Fluid blazer, worn with matching shirt and drawstring trousers in ochre striped cotton

Look 24 - Hourglass mini dress in hessian with spliced historical thread-work embroidery

Look 30 - Draped mid-length dress in vivid lime floral-printed metallised linen gauze.

Look 42 - Skeletal bustier cage dress in frayed floral and crystal embroidery with jet crystal embroidered symbols.

Look 43 - Skeletal mid-length cage dress in collaged antique lace remnants with jet crystal embroidered symbols.

ERDEM’s SS26 collection perfectly marries soft femininity with sharp tailoring and structure. Bursts of vibrant colour sit harmoniously alongside neutral tones, capturing the freshness and luminosity of spring/summer.