Sandy Liang Fall/Winter 2026 Collection: When a Dreaming Girl Greets the Morning

On February 15, Sandy Liang presented her Fall/Winter 2026 collection at New York Fashion Week.

The moment guests stepped into the venue, they were transported into Marie Antoinette’s secret chamber. Not the opulent audience halls of Versailles, but the bedroom of Petit Trianon—that intimate space where the queen returned to her unadorned self while gazing out at farmhouses and dovecotes. This season, Liang crafted an intensely personal narrative where fantasy and reality, ornamentation and utility, delicacy and strength intersect.

Sitting on the Edge of the Bed in the Morning

From the moment the first look appeared, a quiet gasp rippled through the venue. Quilting reminiscent of a velvet bedspread. Sheer layers of fabric peek through like a chemise. This was not a fully assembled look. It was “the very moment of getting dressed”—that in-between stage, never before shown, transformed directly into clothing.

A lingerie-like dress is casually layered over gray leggings. A princess-line dress thrown over long johns. Undergarment layers that would normally be hidden were brazenly displayed. What Liang called “immediacy”—that sensation of hesitation and exhilaration mingling as you leap from your bedroom into the world.

A mint green satin nightdress glides down the runway, lace and ribbons swaying. Should she leave the bedroom, or return to bed?—the precarious yet beautiful vulnerability of a girl standing on that threshold. Meanwhile, a look pairing a gray sweatshirt with a pink frilled dress poses a question: “Are dreaming and living in reality truly separate things?”

Beyond Sweetness

Sandy Liang’s “girly” is no longer merely a word for sweetness. Here lies a new strength.

An off-shoulder pink set. The soft jersey fabric gently embraces the skin, yet the ribbon detail at the waist asserts the body that undeniably exists there. Being delicate and being grounded—these two are not contradictory. Liang seems to declare this truth.

From a navy knit cardigan, countless satin ribbons cascade like a waterfall. When you layer sweetness this excessively, this persistently, it no longer registers as fragility but transforms into strength. Pale blue ribbons swaying on a tweed-like white ensemble, the glass-like shimmer of a pink beaded embroidered dress—these are garments of fantasy, yet they gaze at the present with a certain cool composure.

Mother’s Apron, Grandmother’s Slippers

Here, a passage from the collection notes comes to mind. The reference to mothers’ and grandmothers’ aprons.

A navy shirt dress. A floral-print long down coat. These are unmistakably items belonging to everyday wardrobes. But look at the feet. Bunny-slipper-style shoes. Ribbon-tied flats. Shoes with fluffy fur trim. Their feet simultaneously tread on the hard asphalt of reality and the soft carpets of dreams.

Furthermore, what resonated throughout the collection was an homage to “belongings.” A favorite card holder picked up again and again, well-worn slippers, pajamas worn as loungewear. Each time you touch them, a moment, an emotion resurfaces.

A New Form of Maturity

The Sandy Liang Fall/Winter 2026 collection did not proclaim a flashy concept, but rather quietly, confidently delved into the brand’s own DNA. Being girly. Dreaming. And practicing that in everyday, from waking to sleeping.

The tension of swaying between fantasy and reality. That moment of hesitation when you pause mid-preparation. Creating a quilted jacket wrapped in a bedspread, generating dresses from chemises, and walking the runway in bunny slippers. This audacity could not have been realized without the brand’s maturity.

In New York, the epicenter of fashion, Sandy Liang wove a story more personal and more universal than anyone else’s. It speaks to the fact that the dream the queen saw in Petit Trianon’s bedroom and the hesitation we felt this morning at the edge of our beds are connected by the same thread. Pulling that thread and giving it form as clothing—this is Sandy Liang’s irreplaceable raison d’être in New York today.

All looks from the Sandy Liang Fall/Winter 2026 collection can be viewed in the gallery below.

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