Miss Sohee approaches Spring Summer 2026 couture as a study of emotion shaped through form. The collection treats the body as sculpture, using clothing to carry memory, symbolism, and imagined scenes. Fabric responds directly to movement, with each step activating the surface and structure of the garments. Fashion operates without fixed boundaries, existing in a space where clothing functions as art and motion gives material its meaning.
COUTURE COLLECTIONS
Draped silk taffeta wraps the body with a sense of rhythm, shifting and falling as if animated by breath. The material never appears static. It reacts, gathers, and releases, carrying feeling through weight and movement. Throughout the collection, motifs inspired by bamboo gardens and cherry blossoms appear to grow outward from the body. These elements are handcrafted using feathers and layered brass, creating forms that sit between botanical reference and couture construction. Sixteen looks make up the collection, adorned with more than 37,000 hand-embroidered Swarovski crystals. Select pieces required up to 2,500 hours of embroidery.
Miss Sohee uses the female silhouette as a frame, holding imagined scenes within its contours. Wisteria gardens, orchids, and skies shifting from sunset to midnight appear in soft ombré tones. These images extend beyond the garments themselves and continue onto folding screens and chairs, allowing embroidery to exist within a surrounding setting rather than on clothing alone.
Hand painting emerges as another central language in the collection. Miss Sohee treats the body as a canvas, reinterpreting traditional Korean painting by Kim Hong-do onto silk organza capes and overskirts. Using traditional ink techniques, she builds layered sheers that create depth, recalling hills that dissolve into mist.
Sheerness runs throughout the collection as a deliberate choice. Japanese organza, among the lightest fabrics used, appears weightless and floating, reworked into a fluid kaftan.
The gowns exist in dialogue with one another. Each look responds to the previous one, creating continuity across texture, volume, and mood. A subtle reference to the 1960s appears through simple, elegant silhouettes that rely on proportion and structure. These shapes feel controlled while allowing surface work and scale to take focus.
The finale presents an ethereal white bridal look. Swarovski crystals embellish the veil in patterns inspired by Korean sea waves, catching light with quiet restraint. A hooded veil draws from the tradition of Korean women covering their hair, translating this custom into a contemporary bridal form.
Couture phone cases appear through a collaboration with CASETiFY, while self-designed handbags take shape through work with Korean artisans. Crafted from mother of pearl, the bags adopt fan silhouettes and small trinket forms that reflect light like fragments of memory. The Spring Summer 2026 couture collection frames emotion through form, presenting clothing as a personal object shaped by imagination, memory, and the body itself.
