For Spring Summer 2026, Erdem looks to the extraordinary figure of Hélène Smith, the late 19th-century Swiss medium who believed herself to have lived other lives: as a member of the French court, as an Indian princess, and as a traveller among Martian skies. The collection takes inspiration from her three romantic cycles, reflecting the many facets of femininity - expressive, fluid, and never confined to a single narrative.

Look 26: Hourglass mini dress in hessian with spliced historical threadwork embroidery and crystal appliqué.