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COS Spring 2026 Seoul Spring Leather

<p>After a circuit through Europe and multiple seasons at New York Fashion Week, COS lands in Seoul with a show that reframes how spring dressing can look—anchored by an unexpected lead: leather.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17756195880499.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><p>Staged in a brutalist, poolside structure on the outskirts of the city, the runway strips everything down to material, movement, and form. Concrete basins, geometric columns, and a low hum of Seoul subway sounds set the tone. Models emerge through a soft haze, moving across the expansive space with a sense of calm precision.</p><p>The collection—40 looks in total—leans into a restrained palette of slate greys, warm browns, creams, and whites, with flashes of blue and oxblood adding depth. The discipline in color shifts the focus directly onto fabrication, where the real shift happens.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17756196005878.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><p>Leather drives the collection. It’s reworked for spring—lighter, more fluid, with a softened sheen that allows it to drape and move with the body. Instead of structure, it carries ease. Instead of weight, it reads as second skin. It sits alongside technical fabrics that echo its gloss, amplifying that same clean finish across coats, separates, and layered looks. Paper-like textures introduce sharper edges, while linen blends pull everything back into something grounded and wearable. Sheer layers run throughout, but even here, leather anchors the looks.</p><p>In womenswear, that material shift sharpens the silhouette. ’90s minimalism keeps the lines clean, while leather pieces add depth without bulk—cut close, softened through movement, and integrated seamlessly into draped tailoring and layered looks. Strong shoulders and sheer ribbed knits frame the body, while silk pieces—pleated, sculpted, or off-shoulder—contrast against leather’s controlled finish. Even the trompe l’oeil denim moment, rendered in silk, feels calibrated to sit within this material dialogue.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/177561961027612.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><p>Menswear approaches it with the same restraint. Leather outerwear lands with a lighter hand, worn as part of a full tonal look rather than as a statement piece. Tailoring is slimmer, more relaxed, and suede introduces a parallel texture that keeps the palette cohesive while reinforcing the collection’s tactile direction. Utility details are reduced, allowing material to take focus.</p><p>The campaign sharpens that idea further. Alexander Skarsgård, Park Gyuyoung, Vittoria Ceretti, and Taemin Park in stripped-back portraits where leather takes visual priority, too.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/177561962603410.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><p>Across the images, leather appears in multiple forms—structured outerwear, softened separates, and high-shine finishes—set against monochromatic styling that keeps the focus on texture. A butter-soft leather aviator, oversized leather trench silhouettes, and croc-effect surfaces bring variation without disrupting the collection’s restraint. Even when layered with linen or tailored pieces, leather holds the frame.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/177561963515711.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><p>Tailoring remains present—strong shoulders, high necklines, fluid cuts—but it’s leather that defines the tone, grounding each look with a sense of control and tactility.</p><p>In Seoul, COS builds a clear case for leather as part of spring dressing. Lightened in weight, refined in finish, and integrated across both runway and campaign, it shifts from seasonal contrast to a core material—quietly reshaping the modern wardrobe.</p><div><em><br/></em></div><div><em>Photos courtesy of <strong>COS Philippines</strong></em></div>

<p>See how to make this surprising material work for you this season—meet spring leather</p>

See how to make this surprising material work for you this season—meet spring leather

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Published April 08, 2026 11:41 AM PHT

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