Crazy Secretary

The Spring/Summer 2026 collection from Véronique Leroy arrives at the heart of Paris Fashion Week as a refined meditation on structure, texture, and quiet confidence. Rather than pivoting wildly from previous seasons, Leroy continues to evolve her design language—one rooted in sculptural precision and architectural tailoring—but introduces fresh materials and a subtle shift in mood that mark this as a moment of considered progression.

Leroy's signature silhouette remains unmistakable: broad shoulders, nipped waists, and bodies shaped with intent. Yet in SS26, these forms are given new softness via materials that invite touch rather than hold rigidly. Terry cloth, honeycomb mesh, and gaufré stretch feature alongside the sharper tailoring, blurring the line between structure and ease. It's a quiet toggle between control and spontaneity—jacket cuts remain assertive,

but trousers and dresses gain a relaxed fluidity.

What gives the collection its distinct identity this season is how material becomes narrative. Leroy pairs unexpected fabrics with familiar shapes: the sculpted shoulder appears on a terry cloth jacket; a cropped bustier emerges in mesh, paired with fluid wide-leg trousers. The tension of hard and soft becomes the collection's core: tailoring meets tactility, structure meets gesture. In one sense, fashion becomes architecture in motion.

Leroy's colour palette this season offers a master class in subtle disruption. Pastels—blush pink, powder blue, soft cream—sit alongside sharper jabs of acid green or mineral grey, colours reportedly drawn from the recycled-plastic works of artist Sylvie Ruaulx. Rather than letting colour dominate, the designer uses it as a structural tool: a shoulder panel in green becomes as much a statement as a silhouette. The result feels fresh without losing the house’s signature of restraint.