For Resort 2026, Maria McManus deepens her commitment to a fashion language rooted in ethics, subtlety, and lived experience. This collection unfolds like a quiet conversation—layered, reflective, and gently insistent on the beauty of intention. It is both personal and universal, offering a wardrobe that invites mindful presence in every detail.

The collection’s emotional undercurrent was sparked, in part, by the recent appointment of the first American Pope, Leo XIV—a symbol of integrity and empathy in uncertain times. While McManus resists overt thematic statements, this moment of quiet global shift served as a distant bell, echoing through the gentle moral clarity of her choices in fabric, form, and finish.

Here, ethical craftsmanship is not a garnish—it is the architecture of the collection itself. Black bow-legged trousers, structured in organic cotton twill denim, arrive raw-edged and real, gently frayed to reflect life’s own imperfections. Deep black cherry parkas—cut from Naia Renew and lined with rescued deadstock fabrics—offer a luxurious utilitarian grace, detailed with bias-cut grosgrain and finished with recycled metal hardware.

Her dialogue between heritage and innovation whispers through every garment. A supple Japanese recycled polyester shearling coat walks the line between coziness and crisp tailoring. Elsewhere, Dentelle de Calais-Caudry lace—sourced from convent workshops in northern France—trims airy slip dresses and skirts, grounding the collection in artisanal reverence and quiet spiritual grace.

Perhaps the most daring gesture comes in the form of black belt-loop leggings fashioned from Italian biodegradable nylon, capable of breaking down fully within five years of industrial composting. Layered under sheer midi skirts or generous shirting, they signal transparency—in both material composition and philosophical intent—woven into the collection’s very fabric.

Maria McManus’s Resort 2026 offering resists spectacle in favor of sincerity. It reads like a thoughtful guidebook for daily dressing: essential pieces, designed for a life lived with care, grace, and planetary respect. These are clothes not merely for display, but for existence—for moving through the world lightly, beautifully, and with purpose.