“The attitude is what I’m interested in, even more than single garments,” Alessandro Dell’Acqua said, his index finger hovering over images of his resort 2026 collection. Photographed at night on the streets of Milan, they portrayed too-cool-to-care women in daywear looks with glam touches and reflected the masculine-feminine duplicity that is ever-present in the designer’s work.

To be sure, even if his muses are on the move, Dell’Acqua is never one to chase trends, preferring to stick to his own codes. This concise lineup further proved so with its familiar interplay of contrasts, focus on knitwear and little decorative whims tweaking the shape of mundane pieces.

For one, the designer flanked his renowned chiffon and crêpe de chine dresses with sleek options cut from silk shantung that featured pressed folds, which conveyed an undone effect to its shiny texture in pencil skirts and long dresses with deep side slits. The technique was also employed for mannish suits and dresses printed with floral motifs, whose femininity was tamed via oversized blazers and overcoats in checkered fabrics.

With the same spirit, the designer paired a suit in lurex bouclé with a denim shirt; pleated full skirts and slip dresses with Fair Isle sweaters in cotton or neoprene-coated wool, and a long, sequined skirt with a polo shirt and a leather jacket with a lived-in feel. 

A faille evening gown and separates covered in lasered crêpe de chine strips to mimic a feathery effect offered eccentric touches to this straightforward and approachable wardrobe.