Florania introduces its Spring Summer 2026 collection ‘Songs for Beasts.’ Presented in seven key looks, the collection continues the label’s focus on upcycling while elevating its methods toward a couture sensibility. The brand reinforces its vision of turning waste into beauty, now framed with greater refinement and technical detail.
Prints, a central part of Florania’s identity, expand into new roles this season. The design team moves beyond two-dimensional illustration into textile experimentation, creating fabrics through both print and manipulation. Knitwear provides a vivid example: threads dyed with natural pigments from cabbage, blueberries, and turmeric were then draped and laddered into new surfaces. These techniques transform archival waste into fabrics with depth and movement, strengthening the brand’s ethos of internal upcycling.
Accessories extend the collection into symbolic territory. Florania collaborated with designer Margherita Potenza to create figurative amulet-jewels that function as both couture detail and narrative device. Cast in bronze and plated in gold or silver, the pieces depict foxes, ships, and horses. These motifs connect to the theme of beasts and voyages while introducing irony and intimacy.
The presentation carried an auditory dimension through a soundscape composed by Matteo Bertini. His composition layered animalistic and feral sounds into a rhythmic sequence, animating the creatures that the collection references. This soundtrack framed the looks with texture and presence, supporting the idea that Florania’s work speaks not only through fabric but also through atmosphere and sound.
With Songs for Beasts, Florania positions upcycling within a couture framework, bringing experimental fabrics, handcrafted jewelry, and a layered presentation together as one. By drawing directly from its archive, the brand emphasizes self-sufficiency and material responsibility.
