Conner Ives Fall 2026 Collection
American designer Conner Ives unveiled his Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear collection featuring playful subversion and upcycled creativity. The lineup blends 90s nostalgia, sportswear influences, and inventive layering with reconstructed denim and bold color blocking. Vogue highlighted the collection's focus on sustainability and youth-driven cool.
- Before officially launching his brand in 2021, the London-based American designer had already dressed model Adwoa Aboah for the 2017 Met Gala and been hired by Rihanna to work for her Fenty label, all while still a student at Central Saint Martins. - Ives' commitment to sustainability is a core tenet of his brand, with an estimated 75% of his clothing being crafted from deadstock, vintage, or recycled materials. His team sources these materials from warehouses and may sift through as many as 700 T-shirts to find the perfect combination for one of his signature upcycled dresses. - The brand is known for its social advocacy; a T-shirt with the slogan "Protect the Dolls," which debuted at his Fall 2025 show, raised over $600,000 for Trans Lifeline, a non-profit organization that supports the trans community. - Ives is a decorated designer, having been a finalist for the LVMH Prize in 2021 and winning the BFC Foundation Award in 2023. In 2025, he won the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund, which included a prize of over $200,000 to support his label. - His design inspiration often draws from American pop culture archetypes, with past collections referencing characters from films and TV shows such as *The Devil Wears Prada* and *The Sopranos*. - To further his brand's commitment to circular fashion, Ives has collaborated with the resale platform Depop, both to source materials for his Spring 2024 collection and to release an exclusive capsule collection of upcycled clothing and accessories.
