Stella McCartney Resort 2026: The Many Moods of Stella
- Hikmat Mohammed
- Jun 4
- 2 min read
The British designer tapped into her serious, flirty and rock 'n' roll side, while still thinking about the planet.
Stella McCartney is embracing all sides of her personality for resort 2026.
There’s serious Stella in a double-breasted pinstripe suit; flirty Stella in a ruched butter yellow dress, and rock ‘n’ roll Stella with leather chaps.
At the core of each look is the environment.
“The collection is inspired by being free and confident and alive. Living in the moment, on the wild side.
This is a Stella collection, so of course there is an element of loving nature and living alongside Mother Earth’s creatures with kindness,” she said in an interview.
McCartney nodded to nature with the use of clouded leopard prints and bursts of color, from a soft peach pink to sky blue to a shimmering silver.
The designer said the collection is a continuation from her fall 2025 show, where she created a wardrobe for “laptop to lap dance.”
“You see that consistency in the sexy day-to-night dresses draped in beautiful responsibly sourced jerseys. They are incredibly wearable. I would know, since I did wore one to the Met Gala,” she said.
McCartney also didn’t shy away from being too literal with a few risque references — a white vest that said “Slippery when wet” with an image of a model with a blow-up dolphin and monkey or another vest with the word “Hardcore” printed on the chest.
“Spring is my favorite season, and this is one of my favorite collections to date. I want to wear every single piece,” the designer said.
For the tailoring in the collection, McCartney dug into her father’s wardrobe and pulled a suit of his that he wore in the ‘60s and ‘70s.
“I also wanted to lean into my Savile Row heritage and we’ve given [the suit a] feminine touch paired with our new Elsa heel,” she said.
A comfort and slouchy silhouette ran throughout the collection for whichever mood McCartney is feeling.
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