At New York Fashion Week, Raul Lopez reaffirmed Luar’s status as a cultural force with a Spring Summer 2026 collection that fused sharp tailoring, subversive sensuality, and a distinctly modern pragmatism. SS26 distilled Lopez’s vision of global street polish, where the codes of boardroom, nightlife, and sidewalk collapse into one, and reasserted his knack for tailoring that feels both commanding and elastic in its expression.

Blazers and coats came elongated and sculptural, framing the body with architectural precision, while micro-shorts, sheer layering, and body-conscious knits introduced an audacious physicality beneath the tailoring’s restraint. Lopez played with tension: oversized outerwear cinched tightly at the waist, transparent fabrics grounding against razor-sharp suits, and silhouettes that shifted between masculine rigor and feminine allure without ever being bound to either.

Accessories, as ever, carried the Luar signature. The Ana bag reappeared in fresh scales and finishes, re-staking its claim as a cult object, while angular eyewear and gleaming hardware punctuated the collection’s silhouettes with utilitarian glamour.

The palette was lean yet impactful: monochromes of black, white, and steel, interrupted by jolts of jewel tones and molten metallics that caught the light against sheer fabric and sleek leather. Textures played against each other with intent – crisp wools beside fluid silks and vinyl gloss against soft knits—underscoring Lopez’s fascination with contrasts that feel lived-in, not forced.

Ultimately, SS26 was about expanding Luar’s lexicon of power dressing: not simply for the office or the runway, but for the streets, the club, and the future. Lopez offered clothes that shape identity as much as they adorn it – armor and allure in equal measure, rooted in precision yet designed to move through the world with undeniable ease.