Road Trip! Bode SS26 Is Off to Camp
At Paris Fashion Week, Bode's Spring/Summer 2026 collection delivered what the American brand does best: Reformatted nostalgia.
But through Bode's arts-and-crafts-style presentation and summer camp themes, that nostalgia was framed from a younger, smaller point of view, something that wouldn’t feel out of place in a Wes Anderson film.
Mind you, this wasn’t the only Anderson-coded moment of Paris Fashion Week (see: Pharrell, LV, and The Darjeeling Limited). But this Bode show was Moonrise Kingdom through and through in setting, in mood, in its romantic take on mid-century American camping culture.
Rather than throw on a Boy Scout uniform for your lakeside summer adventure, your mom packed you a sartorially styled two-piece sailor suit, a hand-stitched wool set with bright red toggles, and candy-striped rope trim.
And for evenings when you’re homesick? A slightly oversized brown chunky knit sweater with two felt dog appliqués on the back.
Bode does nostalgia well. In fact, it’s quite literally woven into the garments that Emily Adams Bode Aujla has put forth over the last decade. Her pieces pull from specific corners of mid-century America, designed and cut to feel like heirlooms.
But this season, she pushed even further, leaning into a space that felt intentionally childlike, a vision of what the brand calls “American innocence” — not too far off from Moonrise Kingdom, which tells most of its story through the eyes of two children.
Still, SS26 was far from childish. It offered grown-up staples we’ve come to expect from the brand: intricate embroidered shirts, stunning prints, a healthy amount of layering, and brightly colored cropped knits. Clothes with heart, and a romantic approach that never feels forced.
Not sure about summer camp out west, but you’ll definitely see a few of these pieces floating around New York’s West Village next summer.
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