Saul Nash SS26: “EMBRACE”
Saul Nash SS26: “EMBRACE” Explores Sensuality, Movement, and the Intimacy Between Men
Milan, Spring/Summer 2026
London-based designer Saul Nash returned to Milan with EMBRACE, a collection that delicately examines the power of gesture, sensuality, and emotional connection through movement. Rooted in his signature athletic-luxury aesthetic, Nash pushes beyond performance wear to explore the space between bodies—how they meet, brush, and hold.
“This season looks at movement but through the interaction of two people,” Nash shares. “It’s a study of sensuality through movement.”
Fluid Motion Meets Formal Evolution
Known for his innovative approach to menswear, Nash continues to fuse tailoring, sportswear, and military codes with spiritual and sensual undertones. The SS26 collection showcases both soft and hard materials that mimic the quiet language of touch—an interplay between strength and vulnerability.
Military-inspired flight jackets with kinetic cuts meet adaptive trousers that unfasten to widen at the leg, allowing garments to move in rhythm with the body. In contrast, cupro shirts in Bemberg fabric glide across the skin with asymmetrical necklines and soft, tactile finishes. Sports jerseys with draped tricot mesh bodies made from recycled polyester challenge and soften traditional masculinity.
A muted color story—greys, lilacs, and pale yellows—reflects the duality of the collection: a subtle tension between intimacy and armor.
A Collection That Holds You
The term EMBRACE is literal and symbolic throughout the collection. Compression tops are printed with hand graphics, as if the wearer is being hugged. A standout ISKO denim twinset, including a two-way zipped jacket and barrel-cut jeans, is laser-engraved with abstracted images of two bodies entwined.
Nash’s exploration of intimacy continues in transparent plaid boxer shorts paired with capes and styled with jockstraps, blurring the line between sensuality and daily dress. Bamboo jersey Henley shirts cling to the skin with off-center fastenings that tease exposure. Ripstop nylon trousers unzip along the leg to reveal ventilated mesh, offering the wearer control over what remains hidden or revealed.
A New Chapter in Tailoring
As Nash’s man matures, so too does the wardrobe. The collection introduces a new era of tailoring: hooded Oxford shirts in water-resistant cotton poplin, and suits in Marl Punto di Milano nod to Nash’s sportswear roots, updated with sophistication. One standout suit in tropical wool—pinstriped and equipped with detachable sleeves and a hood—perfectly bridges athleticism and formality.
Accessories follow suit: a recycled nylon sling bag blooms into a crinkled texture with wear, echoing the collection’s sense of fluid transformation. The look is completed with Birkenstock footwear in Reykjavik, Boston Nova, and London styles, and angular eyewear by Cubitts.
The Performance of Intimacy
Set inside a red-curtained room, the show becomes a performance piece. An eclectic cast of men waltz in pairs, their relationships ambiguous. The focus lies in proximity, the unspoken tension of shared movement, and the beauty of undefined connection. Here, intimacy is not labeled—it’s simply felt.
The ambiguity of touch and togetherness becomes an act of liberation, a message stitched into every seam of the collection.
About Saul Nash
Raised in North East London, Saul Nash founded his namesake brand in 2018 with a mission to create technical clothing designed for movement. Trained in both performance and design, Nash bridges fashion and dance, crafting garments that respond to the body in motion.
A winner of both the International Woolmark Prize and the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design in 2022, Nash is celebrated for redefining sportswear, queering the codes of masculinity, and challenging conventions of what menswear can be.
Photo credits: IK Adama, Francesco LaFigaliola, Filippo Di Martino