Viktor & Rolf unveils ready-to-wear collection

Dutch luxury label Viktor & Rolf is keen to “transpose its haute couture heritage into everyday wear,” it said announcing its come-back ready-to-wear collection for Fall/Winter 2025-26.

Viktor & Rolf has drawn from its Fall/Winter 2024 haute couture collection, called Haute Abstraction, reinterpreting some of its concepts in a more accessible style, more suitable to ready-to-wear.

The new collection “combines directional lines, distinctive details and rich textures with more casual, practical items featuring for example denim,” said Viktor & Rolf in a press release, underlining that the collection also includes a collaboration with coat producer Mackintosh.

The collection features surprising volumes and tulle ruffles that add an offbeat vibe and a touch of sophistication to the looks. “Wardrobe essentials are transformed by layering, duplication and cloning effects, inspired by Viktor & Rolf’s signature design language,” the label said in its presentation. Viktor & Rolf is owned by Italian fashion group OTB, which has recently renewed the contract with the label’s founders for the next five years.

“Draped bows are seamlessly integrated into the garments, creating sculptural tops, dresses and skirts,” said the label. Elements that reference many looks from the haute couture shows staged by the Horsting-Snoeren designer duo over the course of more than 20 years.

The collection’s mood was captured by photographer Alessandro Furchino Capria.