APLF Colour & Material Trends Spring-Summer 2026

In a world where everything is going too fast, with its confrontations and clashes, Balance, already developed last season, remains as a welcome pause for Spring-Summer 2026. The season’s colours and materials focus on perennial values that complement rather than confront each other: sensory materiality, dynamic nostalgia or tribal co-creations.

PERFECT, AUTHENTIC MATERIALS

Materials

Plunged lambskins / Box calf / Minimal, evenly woven leathers / Leather with regular grains / Second-skin suedes / Monogram-embossed leathers / Pleated leathers / Iridescent leathers / Lizard and shagreen-embossed leathers / Linen canvas / Recycled nylons / Coated denims / Summer knits / Wicker

 

Motifs & Accessories

Embossed motifs and tone-on-tone prints / Woven logos / Classic prints / Minimal buckles / Galvanized silver or 18K gold metal accessories / Leather-covered bag locks / Satiny webbings / Leather braids

A CONTRAST OF SUBTLE MATERIALS IN INTENSE HARMONIES.

Materials

Vegetable-tanned leathers / Split suedes / Leathers with natural grains / Oiled nubucks / Crinkled patents / Braided leather tubes / Quilted monogram leathers / Metallic leathers / Croco-embossed leathers / Eco-responsible plant-based “leathers” / Bi-material weavings / Cotton crochet / Coloured raffias / Textured canvas / Terrycloth

 

Motifs & Accessories

Arty motifs / Multicoloured prints / Jeweled buckles / Leather-covered accessories / Figurative bag charms in leather / Patent leather cords / Summer quiltings / Giant zippers

ELEMENTARY, TECHNICAL, INNOVATIVE MATERIALS THAT ALSO PROVIDE WELL-BEING.

Materials

Ultra-smooth calfskins / Glazed leathers / Smooth suedes / Leathers with a rubbery finish / Stretch leathers / Leather nettings / Slightly metallic suedes / Water snake and fish skins / Double-face leather and mesh / Heat-formed fabrics and leathers / Neoprenes / Glossy fabrics in recycled PVC / Rough, bleached denims / Bamboo fabrics

 

Motifs & Accessories

Macro motifs / Giant logo and monogram prints / Recycled resin buckles / Tone-on-tone accessories / Technical lacings and cords / Waterproof zippers / Labels in embroidered neoprene

LUXURIOUS, SENSUAL & EXPRESSIVE MATERIALS

Materials

Supple nappas / Leathers with perforated motif / Velvety suedes / Lace leathers and suedes / Leather macramé / Metallic leathers with chrome finish / Python skins / Smooth, wet-look patents / Rhinestone-covered meshes / Iridescent sequins / Moiré satins / Shiny nettings / Organic pleated organzas / Iridescent canvases / Colourful metal mesh

 

Motifs & Accessories

Sunny, sensual motifs / Flamboyant prints / Iridescent metal buckles / Rhinestone-covered accessories / Silk fringes / Ultra-lacquered finishes / Satiny bows / Colourful rivets