Sandy Liang spring 2026 review.
Designer Sandy Liang and her girlhood-coded collections have become a highlight of the New York Fashion Week scene. Divinely girlish bows, collars, ruffles and childhood memories personified sing! Whimsical prints, quirky accessories and nostalgia-inducing details dominate. Remember when we couldn’t wait to get dressed up as little kids—when we thought of getting ready as an act solely for one’s self, not a care in the world what anyone else felt? Sandy Liang’s spring 2026 collection embodies that feeling.
Interestingly, Liang also referenced elders—harking back to a theme she touched on very early in her career. “These are clothes for a new generation of Chinatown grandmas—animated by the idea that it’s less about what you wear and more about how you put yourself together,” the show notes stated. True to the way we dressed when we were little, some of the most stylish older people wear clothing with beautiful reckless abandon. It’s an attitude as much as it’s about layering cropped lace leggings under a baggy dress or tying a scarf around one’s hair.
Highlights of the collection included lace and bows manipulated in layer upon layer of wacky whimsy. One dress was completely covered in mini doll clothes. A pair of shorts came down the runway with curtain-like appendages topped with a saccharine blue bow each. Maxi dresses were printed with cartoon baby bunnies. Underwear came pinned to one dress—a trend kicked off by label Jenny Fax and later, Vaquera. Liang took inspiration from 5th Avenue heiress Huguette Clark, who had an obsession with toys and dolls. She spent her early life in Paris before relocating to New York City. In the 1960s, she became a recluse–living to 104 until she passed away in 2011, with various mansions scattered throughout the United States.
The strongest ensembles managed to look like they were in conversation with each other in terms of materiality. Like the ‘80s chic shoulder padded, big-buttoned jackets in greenish gold and bright teal, one of which was paired with a plastic-y vinyl skirt. Sandy Liang spring 2026 is for the girls who dress spontaneously and with joy.
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