Rooted in a century of British academic tradition, KENT&CURWEN unveils its Spring/Summer 2026 Collection, "The Blossoming"

LONDON, Sept. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- '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...

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.

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.'

Daniel Kearns 
Chief Creative Officer

SOURCE KENT&CURWEN