Stella McCartney’s Spring 2026 collection pairs sculpted shoulders and recycled velvets with a clouded-leopard print.
Stella McCartney’s Spring 2026 collection is built for movement. Timeless coats, ruched mini dresses and roomy trenches share the runway with whip-stitched denim chaps, all balanced between feline grace and straight-up masculine swagger. The house codes reappear in sculpted shoulders and thoughtful draping, yet feel looser—ready for a day that could swing from the studio to a night set.
A clouded-leopard motif prowls through the collection as a reminder that fewer than 10,000 of the cats remain in the wild. True to McCartney’s ethos, every look is 100 percent cruelty-free, and 96 percent of the fabrics meet the brand’s “conscious” standard.
Colour carries the mood. Sky-blue satin, mimosa-yellow wool and soft peach sit next to tan tailoring and grey trenches cut from dead-stock herringbone. Peony print resurfaces from the label’s archive, wildflower embroidery winds across sculpted coats and silver velvet slips reflect studio lights like calm water at dusk.
Savile Row influences ground the more expressive pieces. Slim ’70s jackets pair with men’s trousers, culottes and cargo pants in midnight blue and warm earth. Trench coats stay classic in proportion but switch to regenerated nylon for cropped bombers, while mimosa-yellow outerwear adds power shoulders without tipping into costume.
Day-to-night looks form the backbone. Oversized suits bloom with hand-stitched British flowers, and brushed leopard cardigans arrive in Bordeaux and peach. Mini dresses gather at the hip, sweetheart necklines are wired into place by hand and metallic silver velvet forms a languid evening set. Body-hugging gowns explode into recycled-taffeta trains, and PVC-free recycled sequins flash across cape-sleeved dresses.
McCartney’s music lineage turns up in Hardcore tank tops printed with algae pigment, alongside whip-stitched organic-cotton jeans and denim chaps that echo equestrian leg panels in black. Clouded-leopard jacquard blazers riff on the same theme. Vegan shearling aviator jackets and culottes use recycled fibres in place of animal hide.
Accessories extend the stance. The Dartmoor bag returns in regenerated nylon, Falabella classics appear in vegan fur and pearl finishes, and the Ryder lands in a mycelium-based take on ostrich. Quilting nods to horse blankets, while the new Elsa pumps and sandals perch on angular heels—subtle height for the line’s sharper edge.
The collection reaches stores and stellamccartney.com in November 2025, offering a wardrobe that invites its wearer to move freely while keeping animals—and the planet—out of harm’s way.
