
Simkhai’s Spring 2026 collection may look somewhat familiar.
As showgoers sat in a cavernous room, surrounded by the sounds of gentle ocean waves, models walked down the runway in nautical-striped dresses, matching boardshort sets and distressed denim. It was like being transported to a sunny beach day in Southern California.
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For designer Jonathan Simkhai, that was the intention. He was inspired by SoCal’s coastal sensibility and surf and skate culture. But this wasn’t his first time using those concepts as reference points: As he was developing this season’s lineup, he revisited his Spring 2013 collection, which drew from “Lords of Dogtown” and a love for the beach.
“A second go at a similar inspiration allowed a chance to acknowledge growth and evolution,” the show notes read. “A reminder that there are no missteps in life, just lessons for the future. Realizations and reflections that could have gone overlooked without a nearness to the beach and the sea.”
Ahead, Simkhai talks celebrating vintage, “Lords of Dogtown” and honing in on the details.
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See the Simkhai Spring 2026 collection below.
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
Simkhai Spring 2026. Photo: Davit Giorgadze/Courtesy of Simkhai
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