Female friendship, strength and creativity were the central themes of Ottolinger’s Spring/Summer 2026 show, titled “Girlfriend.” A tribute to the power of these connections, the show explored how women uplift and challenge each other and turned these gestures into fashion.

Ottolinger makes all the aspects of friendship visible, the resilience, the tested trust and the strength born from vulnerability, reshaping these into sharp edges, straps and plenty of mesh. The familiar use of leather, sheers and fraying were mainstays throughout the collection, alongside fresh takes such as reimagined wedding dresses stripped of tradition. The dresses transformed into symbols of freedom and connection through asymmetric ruffles and were paired simply with a black T-shirt or barely-there sheer top

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