At the Museo Poldi Pezzoli, one of Milan’s most intimate art sanctuaries, GIADA unveiled its Spring/Summer 2026 collection in a presentation that felt more like a serene encounter with art than a traditional runway. Designed by Gabriele Colangelo, the collection—rooted in the soft magic of Florence’s Boboli Gardens—brought nature’s quiet harmony into the heart of Milan Fashion Week.
Colangelo’s vision translated the delicate architecture of gardens into modern couture. Petals, leaves, and light became language. The designer reimagined the Boboli Gardens not merely as a literal setting but mostly as an emotion—a moment suspended between serenity and structure.
Chiffon, raffia, and silk intertwined in a dance of texture and air, crafting silhouettes that were fluid yet sculpted, romantic yet confident.
Each look unfolded like a brushstroke. Whisper-light dresses in pale ivory, soft agate gray, and muted jade floated down the runway, their surfaces adorned with faint peony embroideries or intricate devoré motifs achieved through artisanal fabric subtraction.
The effect was that of natural erosion—beauty formed through absence, texture revealed through patience. Transparent layers met unexpected details: fringes shaded in onyx and jade, or resin jewelry molded into organic, hand-sculpted forms.
Even GIADA’s signature Andi coat made a quiet reappearance, this time refined with a higher front slit and ethereal layering that turned tailoring into movement. The absence of handbags drew attention to form itself—purity of line, grace of proportion, and the tactile allure of ultra-thin leather that looked as fluid as silk.
The collection seemed to converse with its surroundings: classical stillness met modern restraint, art met design, and light became the unifying medium. Colangelo described this as a continuation of GIADA’s “Art to Art” philosophy—a conversation between disciplines, where craftsmanship transcends function to become poetry.
The presentation was pure magic, emulating the serene nature of pathways transcending the gardens. It was fashion distilled to essence—precise, pure, and profoundly emotional. GIADA’s Spring/Summer 2026 presentation reminded Milan that true luxury doesn’t shout; it whispers. And in that whisper lies power that captivates all the senses. A visual reality that is here to stay and be part of a much more beautiful world around as.
The setting at the SS26 presentation emulating the idea of the garden within the context of an urban setting
