Ulla Johnson Spring/Summer 2027: Tailoring Lets the Light In
Ulla Johnson’s Spring/Summer 2027 show, presented on September 14, 2026, at Gotham Park in New York, made a persuasive case for dressing with several moods at once. Beneath the Brooklyn Bridge, the designer put crisp collars, generous shorts and practical-looking outerwear alongside transparent dresses and restless floral layers. The setting sharpened the proposition: brick paving and monumental infrastructure gave the collection’s delicate effects something substantial to push against.
The opening look established a particularly useful balance. A taupe jacket framed a pink button-front shirt, its cropped hem leaving a small interval above the belt. Long pink shorts extended the silhouette below the knee, while floral fabric trailed from the arms. Each element occupied a different register, yet the proportions held them together. The jacket supplied an outline; the shorts loosened its authority; yellow pom-pom shoes interrupted any suggestion of office uniform.
That approach became more expansive in look three, where a lavender shirt and mustard-yellow, wide-legged trousers were joined by a long floral scarf. The scarf introduced a diagonal across an otherwise straightforward outfit, while a large, angular bag added weight at the hip. In look six, floral fabric slipped beneath the belt of an ochre coat and continued well below it. Here, styling altered the silhouette almost as decisively as the cut: a familiar outer layer acquired an irregular, fluttering extension.
Transparency operated at several different intensities. A yellow, narrow-strapped dress in look four combined a closely outlined bodice with cascading ruffles, letting the upper body remain legible while the skirt broke into overlapping edges. Look eighteen was shorter and more direct, with a yellow slip shape crossed by pale lace panels. The more interesting everyday negotiation arrived in look nineteen: a peach-toned, belted jacket over a mint shirt and a lilac, open-mesh skirt. Extended shirt cuffs and a small ruffle at the skirt’s hem made the layers feel considered rather than casually accumulated.
Johnson also repeatedly compressed volume. A cropped pink jacket sat above olive-green, puffed shorts in look five, creating a compact shape with considerable space around the legs. Near the end, a striped shirt was tucked into floral, ballooning shorts in look forty-six. The recurrence mattered. These rounded, abbreviated bottoms gave the collection a distinct alternative to both the long, flowing dress and the wide trouser, without requiring a change of personality.
Accessories helped keep those experiments grounded. Structured bags placed firm geometry beside softer clothing, while the prominent pom-poms on several shoes brought decoration down to pavement level. The palette likewise avoided a single temperature: lilac and pink could look sugary in isolation, but mustard, ochre and olive made their combinations less predictable. Rather than arranging each outfit around one decorative focal point, Johnson allowed colour, proportion and ornament to compete in measured amounts.
The final look released that careful compression into a pale, floor-length dress, suspended from narrow straps and covered with long, fine fringe. Its widening outline offered a quieter framework for an unusually animated surface. After the collection’s cropped jackets, short volumes and layered shirts, the finish felt earned. The strongest idea was the freedom to move between those scales: clothes capable of carrying a romantic impulse without making an entire wardrobe answer to it.
The complete runway
All 47 looks from Ulla Johnson’s Spring/Summer 2027 collection, in runway order.
Images: Ulla Johnson’s official runway gallery. The collection page does not identify an individual photographer.
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