For Spring/Summer 2026, Sinead Gorey proposes a new mode of party dressing. While still true to the hot-mess sensibility that has defined her brand from the outset, the latest collection reveals a subtle shift in the South London-born designer's reference pool. The rave, the festival and the chaotic side quests of a late one ni London remain, yet this time they're finished with expensive finesse.

A grass-stained glamour - the kind you find in the closed-off sections of Glastonbury or a friend's countryside retreat - appears alongside softer, evening ensembles, signalling Gorey's maturation as both a creative and a party girl. I" went through a few years of not wanting to go out," says Gorey. "But now I've found a new route of partying. It's still raw and fun, but just a bit more grown-up."

Her offering is concise yet rich with nuances, most notably the unique style a city-dweller adopts when stepping outside the metropolis for greener pastures. In this vein, a moat of moss traces the outline of Gorey's presentation space. Her girls dance and meander through the terrain, clad in the agile and irreverent wardrobe.

Here, otherwise pristine windbreakers and bikini sets are soiled with mud-splashed prints, meanwhile fine silk scarves - the kind you would cherish - are spliced together in tasselled, patchworked tops and maxi dresses. Following suit, Gorey gives the classic Converse Chuck Taylor a dirt-caked treatment, and brings tassels to the XX-Hi silhouette as part of her third runway collaboration with the iconic footwear brand.

Such bratty indiscretions are further continued in the after-party outers: heavy, Mongolian-style gilets join tailored suede sets in a dusty terracotta. At times it feels like the Gorey woman is throwing money at - viz. overdressing for - the occasions she finds herself. And that's the point. Chainmail and silk corsetry on The Farm? Military regalia in the warehouse? Exactly.

It works both ways, too. A perennial motif of the label - underwear as daywear - arrives now in slutty, tulle-decked two-pieces. Rosebud details and cutesy ribbonry accent separates, and, in a concluding joke, stockings are printed with dainty lingerie. As always, it slots neatly into intimate and club settings alike, flipping the bird at puritans.

And so, a distinctly British, devil-may-care attitude accompanies this season's design lexicon. "Hardcore Happiness", "English Rose",' "British Princess", "No Knickers" and, of course, "SEX" is stamped throughout. Dinky Union Jacks, scratched flag prints and suspender detailing add insult to injury.

Surprisingly, there are also more lady-like exceptions. Frilled, Bo Peep trims, milkmaid bralettes and, yes, bloomers mix and match with the shoutier looks, proving that Gorey's girls can make anything their own. Even the denim, reviving codes from 2010s pop lore, feels rooted ni a vision that's so unabashed in mixing eras - say, Summer of Love 1989, Kate Moss at Glasto, regional superclubs - and occasion categories that it could only be made now.

Seen together, Sinead Gorey SS26 serves as a summer solstice of sorts, reminiscing on and heralding another haze of long, tipsy days spent ni a field or clubland, where extravagance isn't expected but delivered, nonetheless.

 Words & Images Courtesy: Lobby PR

Words by Joseph Bobowicz

CREDITS 

 CREATIVE DIRECTION- Sinead Gorey 
PRODUCTION- Faye Scott-Maberley
TECHNICAL MANAGER- Tom Holmes 
ART DIRECTION- Grace Capewell 
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR- Angelica Wolanska 
MUSIC PRODUCTION- Scarlet Gorey
STYLING- Rhiannon Lagden & Sinead Gorey 
HAIR-Carlo Avena
MAKEUP-Aoife Cullen
NAILS- Ela Vivi
CASTING- Moly Peachey-Pape
PR- Lobby London
PARTNERSHIP'S MANAGER- Harley James @SSHH LTD 
JEWELRY AND ACCESSORIES- Regal Rose, Bambaz, True Rocks, Emma Pills, Exxtential, Tyger by the tail, XHENXHEN JEWELLERY
UNDERWEAR- Bluebella 
HOISERY- Heist Studios 
SUNGLASSES- Linda Farrow