_J.L-A.L_ Spring/Summer 2026 draws from 1000 Chairs, approaching the chair not as object but as ethic, a system of support, containment, and configured presence. Tailoring becomes a site of composure, where silhouettes are drawn inward and volume is redistributed toward structure. Surface logic governs construction as directional intention places seams and material is weighted to retain rather than express. Traditional brand codes are elevated and refined into a quieter, more calibrated expression. What is offered is not shape, but condition.
Core pieces articulate this system through spatial refinement. Layers process into ornament, eyelets sweeping across an asymmetric front and a rounded drape that recalls the precision of injection moulding. Seam placement becomes a compositional tool, guiding structure across the surface and recalling the linear alignment of Windsor chairs. Eyelets ventilate dart lines and articulate pressure points, echoing Riccardo Dalisi, while linear configurations and pocket placements are derived from veneer construction. Precision tailoring extends the collection’s compositional logic, where laser perforation is rendered as a field of drifting apertures, interrupted by angular cuts that introduce mechanical sharpness.
Throughout, fabrication becomes an architecture of its own. Material systems of precision form surface tension and structural clarity, with natural cottons, linens and wools sourced from Italy and Japan for their composure in wear. Linen–cotton blends, technical cottons, and dual-finish leathers are selected to balance breathability and structure, maintaining clarity of line, form integrity, and tactile precision.
A capsule developed with PUMA translates the language of containment into footwear shaped through material memory, where two-tone leather carries a patina that deepens with wear, echoing the softened surfaces of time-worn armchairs.
Presented in Paris, a set of sculptural chairs interrupt the gallery as instruments of seasonal composure. In collaboration with South Korean studio NICEWORKSHOP, chairs from the studio’s latest season function not as backdrop, but as score for a collection conceived in spatial relation, where garments converge in a shared grammar of containment.
_J.L-A.L_ Spring/Summer 2026 moves through memory and material with calibrated precision, tracing sculptural logics into wearable systems. It does not seek resolution between utility and expression, but holds them in ongoing tension, with garments positioned as spatial proposals and the body configured as site. Through layered construction, fabric innovation, and precise tailoring, _J.L-A.L_ continues its investigation into how bodies inhabit space, and how designed objects shape human experience. This collection is produced exclusively through artisanal manufacturers in Italy, where smaller-scale methods allow for heightened control and material precision across each piece.
