Marie Lueder
SS26 LUEDER SHOW with support by Tintoria Emiliana
For Spring/Summer 2026, LUEDER presents SL Y — a staged fashion play that blurs the boundaries between runway and rite. Set against the myth of Saint George and the Dragon, this season reimagines ancient archetypes through the lens of present-day resistance, transformation, and psychic armour.
This is not a retelling, but a reframing. The dragon — once a beast of fable — is recast as something closer to home: a shifting metaphor for structural power, digital delusion, and emotional inheritance. In SL Y, the battle is not one of dominance, but of metamorphosis. The hero no longer arrives with a sword, but emerges through slow, necessary change — in gestures of softness, protection, and vulnerability.
Following SS25’s alchemical dive into the stage of Albedo and the cleansing of surfaces, SL Y shifts the focus to what’s left behind in the residue: unspoken fear, learned violence, identity in flux. If last season washed the wound, this one looks directly into it. Drawing from theatre, medieval symbology, and contemporary psychodrama, the collection unfolds as a modern passion play. Silhouettes oscillate between discipline and release: sculptural shoulders clash with flowing shields oftwisted jersey; softened tailoring mimics armour; garments are worn like declarations. Protective hoods, talismanic fastenings, and scorched or distressed textures suggest both battle and rebirth.
Collaborations with Dye House Tintoria Emiliana in italy for hand finished and sustainable processes, Artist Eben Weile Kjaer, and long-time contributors Movement and Art Director David Varhegyi, Oscar Khan for sound, bring layers of symbolism to the surface. Alongside exclusive footwear partner UGG,whose latest silhouettes were uniquely customised for the runway. Where fashion meets commentary, and function becomes myth, presented by Actors and Artists Ruby Commey, Luisa Gaffron and Roman Ole and models cast by Kyra Sophie and styled by Tati Cotliar.
As the show unfolds, roles unravel. The Hero might be a single mother navigating the metropolis. The Princess might be a satire of masculinity. The Dragon might be the voice inside your phone, or the one inside your head. Power is fluid. Salvation is self-made. The audience, like the cast, is invited to reconsider the myth and their place within it. In the end, SL Y does not ask who wins the battle — it wonders what we’re fighting. What haunts us,
what protects us, and what we must shed to step into the next version of ourselves.
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