Miss Sohee Spring/Summer 2026 Haute Couture at Paris Couture Week

Miss Sohee Spring/Summer 2026 / SS26 Haute Couture at Paris Couture Week

For Spring/Summer 2026, I wanted to explore emotion through form, how the body can become a vessel for memory, landscape, and symbolism. I approached the body as sculpture. Draped silk taffeta wraps and moves with rhythm, responding to each step as if it were alive. Fashion, to me, has no limits; it exists where clothing becomes art. Movement is fluid, and fabric is never static. It breathes, falls, and carries emotion. Throughout the collection, bamboo gardens and cherry blossoms seem to grow from the body, all handcrafted with feathers and fine layers of brass, blurring the line between nature and couture. Miss Sohee SS26 / Spring/Summer 2026 collection features 16 looks adorned with over 37,000 hand-embroidered Swarovski crystals, with select pieces requiring up to 2,500 hours of meticulous embroidery.

I was inspired by windows and the shadows created within a frame. I used the female silhouette as a frame to hold imagined scenes, wisteria gardens, orchids, and skies shifting from sunset to midnight in soft ombré hues. These narratives extend beyond the garments themselves, reflected onto folding screens and chairs, allowing the embroidery to exist within an environment rather than on clothing alone.

Hand painting became another key language. I treated the female body as a canvas, reinterpreting traditional Korean mountain landscapes (산수화) by Kim Hong do (김홍도) onto silk organza capes and overskirts. Layered sheers create depth, like ink painted hills fading into mist, all hand painted using traditional ink techniques. Sheerness is celebrated throughout the collection. Japanese organza, one of the lightest fabrics in the world, appears weightless and floating, reimagined into a fluid kaftan. The naked body is not hidden but honored. Why cover what is already beautiful?

The gowns within Miss Sohee SS26 / Spring/Summer 2026 collection exist in conversation with one another. Each look responds to the next, creating a dialogue across textures, volumes, and moods. There is a subtle influence of the 1960s, simple, elegant silhouettes that feel restrained yet bold, allowing craftsmanship and proportion to speak. The finale is an ethereal white bridal vision. Swarovski crystals embellish the veil in patterns inspired by Korean sea waves, catching the light with a sense of quiet reverence. The hooded veil draws inspiration from the 가락치마, referencing the tradition of Korean women covering their hair. My bride is both innocent and powerful. Protected, yet luminous.

Accessories complete the world. Couture phone cases are created in collaboration with CASETiFY, while self-designed handbags—adorned with mother of pearl—are handcrafted with Korean artisans and shaped into fan silhouettes and small trinket forms, reflecting light like fragments of memory. This collection is an exploration of femininity, heritage, and imagination. It is about framing emotion, allowing couture to hold stories, and redefining clothing as something deeply personal, an artwork worn on the body.

Words by Miss Sohee