Next year is Ralph Lauren‘s milestone 60th anniversary. It’s hard to believe that Ralph Lauren (the man) has remained at the helm of his namesake brand for its entire six-decade-and-counting run, but alas, there he was taking a bow at the end of today’s runway show. So what does the beloved American designer have up his sleeve this time? “Spring 2027 is an irreverent take on romance that creates a new elegance,” Lauren stated in the show notes. “It’s about ways of dressing that celebrate ingenuity, originality, and character—the freedom and fun of creating a style that is truly personal.”
The show notes also provided a peek behind the curtain at some of this season’s ingenious design methods: “Throughout, artisanal treatments enhance the clothes. An intricate woven construction lightens a fluffy, ombré shearling vest. ‘Spritz and tumble’ laundering rumples full-skirted dresses. Hand-painted and burnout techniques make for highs and lows of color intensity, giving silk lames and velvets an aged patina. One skirt’s embroidery was wrought in gesso-painted thread; the oversized sequins of another were coated to dull their shine. And an intricate spray-paint process imbued silk brocade with an impressionistic mystique.”
Scroll down for everything you need to know about Ralph Lauren’s spring/summer 2027 collection presented at NYFW today.
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Breaking Down the Ralph Lauren S/S 27 Show
After Dark
The show notes highlighted some of the collection’s best clothes meant to be worn after dark: “Evening offers a bounty of options: fluid wrap dress, engineered with only a single seam; shimmering navy tank dress covered in micro sequins that release into fringe over trousers; poetic, embroidered velvet robe over ethereal white blouse and gesso-painted floral-print jeans.”
(Image credit: Ralph Lauren)
(Image credit: Ralph Lauren)
Well-Suited
“In an homage to the first suit Ralph Lauren designed for women, two stark, sharp pantsuits were built in an Italian menswear facility, where the focus is on highly defined structure,” the brand explained in the show notes.
(Image credit: Ralph Lauren)
(Image credit: Ralph Lauren)
Archival References
This collection reminded our editors of some of Ralph Lauren’s most enduring shows of the past, including spring/summer 2003. Over 20 years ago, Natalia Vodianova (pictured below, left side) wore a long coat with delicate florals in between pastel stripes, while today’s show featured a similar Bridgerton-worthy jacket that was cropped in the front and long in the back.
(Image credit: Getty Images; Ralph Lauren)
Laid-Back Looks
Ralph Lauren thinks your 2027 jeans should be ripped, faded, baggy, and low-slung. This season, denim was paired with everything from cropped jackets (sans shirts) to floral-stamped button-down shirts.
(Image credit: Ralph Lauren)
(Image credit: Ralph Lauren)
Finishing Touches
Straw boater hats were some of my favorite accessories this season, but I also appreciated the impressive range of chic brooches, floral scarves, white handbags, oversized clutches, lace-up flats, delicate strappy heels, and more. And don’t forget about the jewelry. Chandelier earrings were the perfect match for many of Ralph Lauren’s most elegant evening looks.
(Image credit: Ralph Lauren)
(Image credit: Ralph Lauren)
