Oscar Ouyang Fall 2026
Oscar Ouyang’s Fall/Winter 2026 collection, The Last Party, captures the bittersweet glamour of a generation dancing through decline. Presented in a barn imagined as the ruins of a once-grand manor awaiting auction, the show unfolds like the final act of a gothic fairytale—its young protagonists partying among their parents’ fading symbols of privilege. Gilt frames rest against hay bales, chandeliers shed their crystals, and the clothes mirror that tension between inheritance and erosion. Ouyang, who staged his sophomore runway in 180 The Strand’s Newgen space, trades the feathered theatrics of his debut for sharp tailoring and tactile craft. Jackets, cut with Italian precision and British restraint, recall military rigor yet soften through fabrication and gesture. LVMH deadstock wool, hand-crocheted trims, and metallic threads lend both richness and ruin, their imperfections part of the allure. The result is seductive disarray—a wardrobe for those who still want to look good while everything falls apart.
Knitwear, long Ouyang’s language, evolves into hybrid forms: blazers edged in tinsel, varsity vests with fur borders, and bombers with knitted sleeves. Pyjama trousers printed with antique toy motifs peek from beneath tailored coats, echoing the collection’s theme of inherited elegance undone by youth. Masquerade masks by milliner Noel Stewart and oversized trapper hats add eccentricity without tipping into costume, maintaining Ouyang’s careful balance between irony and sincerity. Gender neutrality underscores the show’s modernity—waistcoats, coats, and shirts slip fluidly across bodies, speaking to desire as something shared rather than prescribed. “We do it for the girls and the gays,” Ouyang quips, though his work speaks more broadly to anyone negotiating beauty in an age of collapse. The Last Party is his most assured statement yet: romantic, self-aware, and defiantly alive.
