LaQuan Smith Sets the Runway on Fire with Spring 2026 Looks
New York Fashion Week ended on a note of confidence. LaQuan Smith presented a Spring Summer 2026 collection that reminded everyone why he has become one of the city’s most anticipated names. It was not just about clothes, it was about an attitude that can carry from daylight to nightlife.
Smith has built his reputation on glamour, the kind that embraces skin, shine and unapologetic seduction. This season he refined that language. Tailored jackets and sculpted leather brought a new sharpness, while corseted lines and precise cutouts gave the body space to move and to claim attention without apology. These were clothes that worked for the street as much as the afterparty.
Texture was central. Glossy leathers sat against softer matte fabrics, sheer layers contrasted with opaque panels. The play of light turned each look into its own performance. Accessories stayed minimal, letting the surface and the silhouette take the lead.
The palette was equally deliberate. Dark tones carried the collection, but Smith broke them with moments of brightness and metallic flashes that caught the runway lights. Those contrasts created intensity without slipping into excess.
The energy in the room matched the collection. Wendy Williams, Ice T, Lil Kim and Larsen Thompson were among the front row, proof of the cultural gravity Smith commands. On the runway the models embodied the same spirit: women who know they own the space they walk in.
What made this show stand out was the balance. Smith stayed true to his signature glamour while opening the door to more versatile pieces. This was not only about spectacle but about how women live, move and transition through the day.
In a week where many collections leaned safe and commercial, LaQuan Smith gave us fashion that wanted to be seen. Silhouettes that sculpt. Cutouts that feel like strength as much as allure. Fabrics that communicate mood more than decoration.
SS26 was not just another collection. It was a declaration that glamour is not disappearing. It is evolving, sharper and more assured, and still impossible to ignore.