APLF Colour, Leather & Material Trends SPRING SUMMER 2027
In a moving world that seeks to discover even more light, colour becomes an impetus, the language of a joyous freedom. The APLF SS 2027 trends continue the creative synergies launched for the FW 2026/27 season but reinvents them in a sunnier, more fluid, expressive dimension. Leathers and colours come together to explore new balances: lightness and vitality, softness and energy, mastered skills and spontaneity. Materials lighten up and breathe while offering us unique emotions and characteristics. An invitation to reinvent the real by playing up optimism, freshness and daring!
Materials:
Full grain leathers with a natural drape / Structured, grained leathers / Patent leathers / Sporty, stretch, technical nubucks / Smooth calf with a mirrored finish / Lightweight technical leathers with microfiber backings / Leathers with geometric embossings / Luxury, microperforated sport leathers / Lizard skins and shagreen / Bi-material lambskin and technical canvas / Nylon canvas with a coloured coating / 3 D breathable mesh / Structured, workwear-inspired, cotton twills / Metallic, brushed parachute nylons / Lacquered wickers
Motifs & Accessoires:
Linear graphics: chic sport stripes, technical bands / Contrast motifs / Architectural cut-outs and shapes / Visible, contrast or saddle-stitched seams / Oversized graphic zippers / Tone-on-tone insets / Thick graphic webbings / Minimal, geometric charms / Modern metal findings: square D-rings, huge dog clasps, technical buckles
Shoes – Mirror leather sandals with wide straps / Lacquered wicker wedge sandals with leather trims / Patent slingback pumps with geometric cut-out details / Leather derbies with contrast saddle stitching / Sporty nubuck ballet flats with elastic technical bands / Patent leather square-toe mules with graphic soles / Micro-perforated sport leather loafers / Lightweight technical leather runners / Bright tennis sneakers with technical colored stripes / Bi-material open-toe flat ankle boots
Bags – Structured baguette bags in grained leather / Patent leather shoulder bags with geometric details / Bi-material canvas and lambskin crossover bags with thick webbing straps / Doctor bags in structured leather with contrast saddle stitching / Leather shopper totes with architectural cut-out panels / Lacquered wicker mini bucket bags with leather flap closures / Graphic box vanity bags in smooth mirror leather / Sporty leather hobo bags with metal dog clasps / Nubuck belt bags with technical buckles / Technical nylon travel duffel bags with coated finish
Accessories – Small leather goods in grained leather with tone-on-tone insets / Bright leather phone and tablet cases with stitched stripes / Contrast-stitched leather belts with technical buckles / Graphic sunglasses with coloured mirrored lenses / Sport-luxury caps in coated nylon with patent leather visors / Minimal geometric leather charms to use as bag decoration / Minimalist metal jewelry
Materials:
Patinated, vegetable-tanned leathers / Grainy natural leathers / Supple nappas / Washed leathers / Patinated, oiled calfskins / Wrinkled, sueded leathers / Sculpted, heat-formed leathers / Openworked organic leathers / Handcrafted, braided leathers / Natural, matte fishskins and snakeskins / Textured, washed linens / Organic nettings / Handcrafted jacquards / Canvas with varnished coatings / Natural raffia
Motifs & Accessoires:
Organic, irregular prints and motifs : bark, natural textures, veins, rough materials / Updated ethno-contemporary motifs / Handcrafted imprints: stamps, irregular dyes, natural gradations / Twisted laniers and woven cords / Sculpted, handcrafted buckles / Decorative, coloured, natural stones / Nature-inspired charms (seeds, stones, talismans) / Wood and horn closures and accessories / Metal findings in patinated bronze / old gold / brushed silver
Shoes – Vegetable-tanned leather fisherman sandals / Natural raffia platform sandals with leather straps / Braided leather slide sandals with kitten heels / Flat canvas mules with cord details / Supple nappa flats with organic embossing
Suede loafers with brushed silver hardware / Open-worked organic leather ballerinas / Patinated leather clogs / Leather sneakers with washed linen inserts / Oiled calfskin ankle boots with sculpted buckles
Bags – Braided leather hobo bags with sculpted wood handles / Soft nappa shoulder bags with natural stone charms / Patinated leather saddle-style crossover bags / Sculpted leather handbags with wood closures / Washed linen and leather totes with irregular dye effect / Varnished canvas shopper bags / Organic netting beach bags with braided leather handles / Natural raffia shopper bags with vegetable-tanned leather trims / Mini pouches in matte fish skin with twisted leather wrist straps / Grainy leather travel bags with brushed silver metal findings
Accessories – Small leather goods in patinated vegetable-tanned leather / Braided leather belts with sculpted bronze buckles / Washed linen foulards with organic vein-like prints / Wide-brim straw hats with twisted leather bands / Horn and wood key rings with old gold hardware / Nature-inspired charms in seed, stone and talisman shapes / Decorative natural stone jewelry with handcrafted metal settings
Materials:
Ultra-supple, pastel nappa leathers / Nubucks with a velvety finish / Milky, “candy-coloured”, patent leathers / Stretch peachskin leathers / Ultra-light, ultra-fine, “papery” patent leathers / Soft-touch, expanding, foamy leathers / Skins with tiny, airy perforations / Pleated leathers / Discreet hologram leathers / Leathers with delicate pearlized effects / Python and crocodile skins in graded colours / Tulle-like nylon m eshes / Translucent “jelly” nylons / Sheared, micro-fiber plushes with a comfy hand / Painted straws and raffia / Woven pearls
Motifs & Accessoires:
Kawai motifs: bubbles, droplets, clouds, hearts, bows / Naive, cheerful mini-illustrations / Monogram prints and embossing / Wavy webbings / Novelty zippers and zipper pulls / Lightweight iridescent chains / Minimal leather pom-poms and tiny bows / Playful and poetic multiple charms: fruits, clouds, stars / Painted buckles and metal findings
Shoes – Candy-coloured translucent jelly sandals / Pastel crocodile sandals with kitten heels / Leather platform sandals with wavy soles / Nappa ballet flats with tiny bow details / Milky patent leather Mary Janes / Nubuck slingback flats / Pleated leather mules with stiletto heels / Patent loafers with pearlized finish / Tulle-mesh sneakers with iridescent croco details / Micro-perforated pastel leather ankle boots
Bags – Mini baguette bags with tiny leather bows / Pastel shoulder bags with lightweight iridescent chain / Milky patent vanity bags with monogram embossing / Soft foamy pearlized leather pouches / Translucent jelly bucket bags / Pleated leather mini bags with wavy straps / Hobo bags in ultra-supple nappa and patent details / Small box bags with delicate hologram leather finish / Candy-coloured clutches with woven pearl handles / Painted raffia straw bags with croco trims
Accessories – Pastel leather phone cases with monogram embossing / Tiny bow leather belts with painted metal buckles / Soft bucket hats in sheared micro-fiber plush / Pearlized sunglasses with translucent pastel frames / Wavy foulards with naive mini-illustration prints / Playful multiple charms shaped like fruits, clouds and stars / Iridescent chain jewelry
Materials:
Bright, super-pigmented, smooth leathers / High-shine leathers / Coloured, cracked patent leathers / Stretch, sueded, second-skin leathers / Shiny leathers with graphic perforations / Soft foam leathers / 3D embossed leathers / Semi-translucent tinted leathers / Leathers embossed with abstract movements / Coloured metallic leathers / Shiny monochromatic watersnakes and pythons / Lightweight, doublefaced leather/neoprene / Coloured sport-tech mesh / Reflective / iridescent fabrics / Printed, textured canvas / Multicoloured synthetic raffia
Motifs & Accessoires:
Multicoloured illustrations: brushstrokes, splashes, maxi spots / Vibrant optical motifs: waves, undulations, radiant lines / Modern Pop motifs in prints or patchworks / Sporty elastic inserts / Reflective, contrasted, patent, iridescent pipings and painted edges / Luxury sport webbings with leather details / Oversized chains / Figurative, sculpted leather charms / Coloured metal findings: vivid enamels, pop lacquers, translucent resins
Shoes – Neoprene and leather sport sandals with luxury webbing straps / Metallic leather flats with wide straps / Heeled sandals with oversized chain ankle straps / High-shine slingback pointed toe pumps / Cracked patent leather platform mules / 3D embossed leather loafers with abstract movement pattern / Python-effect pumps with pop lacquered heels / Leather sneakers with colour-block panels / Graphic perforated leather runners / Stretch second-skin suede ankle boots
Bags – Colour-block baguette bags in high-shine leather / Oversized hobo bags with abstract movement embossing / Sport-tech mesh crossover bags with reflective piping / Leather bucket bags with resin handles / Cracked patent leather box bags / Metallic gold mini shoulder bags with oversized chains / Pop lacquered evening clutches / Printed textured canvas shoppers / Multicoloured synthetic raffia beach bags with leather details / Double-faced leather and neoprene belt bags
Accessories – Small leather goods with contrast painted edges / Oversized coloured chain jewelry with enamel details / Pop lacquered sunglasses / Leather charms shaped like playful figurative icons Sporty elastic belts with leather and resin buckles / Bright colour-block phone and computer cases / Printed canvas caps with mesh details
