Sports Illustrated lists swimwear trends 2026

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit on June 1 published a Swim Week trend report that set out the swimsuit colors, prints and silhouettes it says will define summer 2026. The article, written by Cara O’Bleness, drew from the SI Swimsuit Runway Show in Miami and other branded catwalks during Swim Week. Sports Illustrated said its models walked above the pool at W South Beach on Saturday, May 30. The company also said the runway show will be available to stream on Hulu and Disney+ beginning June 9. ### Which runway did Sports Illustrated use for this trend list? The June 1 report tied its picks directly to Swim Week in Miami, not to a seasonal lookbook or retailer launch. Sports Illustrated said “several summer 2026 swimwear trends” were shown during the SI Swimsuit Runway Show over the W South Beach pool on May 30, with additional looks pulled from other branded runways across the weekend. (swimsuit.si.com) The May 26 event preview gave the same setting and date, saying the SI Swimsuit Runway Show would take place during Swim Week 2026 in Miami at the W South Beach on Saturday, May 30. That preview also said the show was produced by Next of Kin and directed by Sam Wrench. ### What trends did the June 1 article actually name? (swimsuit.si.com) Sports Illustrated’s June 1 article explicitly named statement hardware and bold accents as one of the season’s key swim directions. The report described bikinis with shimmery or shell accents, beaded details and other high-visibility embellishments as beach looks expected to “turn heads” this summer. (swimsuit.si.com) The same article also singled out cut-outs and monokinis, framing them as a one-piece variation that still delivers a more exposed silhouette. Sports Illustrated said that shape appeared repeatedly on Swim Week runways and cited examples worn by Alix Earle, XANDRA, Emma Slater and Ilona Maher. Animal print was another pattern the article called out by name. (swimsuit.si.com) Sports Illustrated said cheetah and tiger motifs remained staples on the runway and wrote that the print “always belongs” in a swimwear wardrobe. ### Which brands and personalities were attached to those looks? Sports Illustrated’s report tied several of the highlighted looks to named brands on the runway. (swimsuit.si.com) The statement-hardware section cited swimwear from Lybethras Swimwear, Devon Windsor and Fio e Areia, while the cut-out and monokini section pointed to suits from ENEZ, Ola Vida and Heidi Fish. The June 1 article also used named personalities to illustrate the trend list. Megan Thee Stallion, Jocelyn Corona, Kristin Cavallari, Tiffany Haddish, Alix Earle, XANDRA and Ilona Maher were among the figures shown or referenced in the runway roundup. ### Where do Left on Friday and Hunza G fit into the broader swimwear conversation? (swimsuit.si.com) New York Magazine’s Strategist on June 1 published a separate shopping roundup asking stylish women what swimsuits they were wearing that summer. That article named brands including Left on Friday, J.Crew, Aerie and Hunza G, placing those labels in the broader 2026 swimwear conversation alongside the runway-driven trend coverage from Sports Illustrated. (swimsuit.si.com) Sports Illustrated has also featured Hunza G separately on its site in earlier coverage, including a piece on the brand’s summer collection. That earlier mention does not appear to be the June 1 Swim Week trend article itself, but it shows the label was already in the publication’s swimwear coverage. (nymag.com) ### When can readers watch the runway show themselves? Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ will begin streaming the SI Swimsuit Runway Show on Tuesday, June 9, according to both the May 26 event preview and the June 1 trend report. Sports Illustrated said viewers can also follow runway updates across its social platforms, while the on-demand stream will carry the full Miami show after Swim Week. (swimsuit.si.com 1) (swimsuit.si.com 2)