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Erdem Autumn/Winter 2026
Erdem Moralioglu marks twenty years of his house with The Imaginary Conversation, bringing past inspirations into a new exchange of brocade, satin, lace and relaxed romantic dressing.
- Collection year
- 2026
- Show date
- 2026-02-22
- City
- London
- Creative direction
- Erdem Moralioglu
- Shown in
- London
- Fashion week
- London Fashion Week
- Edition
- Autumn/Winter 2026
- Presentation format
- runway
- Venue
- Tate Britain
At a glance
The anniversary becomes an opportunity to keep the house’s dialogue moving. Moralioglu returns to women, histories and textiles that have shaped his work, combining references rather than arranging them into a retrospective. Reused textile and embroidery fragments lend the clothes a sense of assembly, while tailoring and less formal pieces interrupt the grander silhouettes. Continuity comes through transformation rather than exact repetition.
An anniversary in dialogue
Earlier inspirations become material for a continuing conversation rather than a fixed retrospective.
Textiles carry memory
Collaged surfaces and reused fragments connect different moments of the house’s work.
Romance loosens up
Tailoring and everyday pieces give the more elaborate silhouettes a relaxed counterpoint.
The setting
The twentieth-anniversary collection, titled The Imaginary Conversation, was presented at Tate Britain on 22 February.
Creative credits
Creative direction: Erdem Moralioglu
Coverage & analysis
Erdem Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection — Vogue Runway