DREAMING ELI

'THIS ONE IS ABOUT LOVE'

A hymn to softness, power, and the sacred glow of femininity

Spring/Summer 2026 

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Inside the Gothic sanctuary of St. Cyprian’s Church, Dreaming Eli unveiled its Spring/Summer 2026 collection: My Name is Amore. Beneath vaulted ceilings, bathed in stained glass light, models moved like apparitions to an ethereal score and live harp, their presence suspended between ritual and revelation.

For designer Elisa Trombatore, the collection marks a decisive shift — a departure from the survivalist energy of past seasons toward something tender, even radical in its vulnerability: love. Not a fragile love, but one etched into the skin like a scar, carried like a tattoo, permanent and alive.

The collection itself becomes a love letter to women. Ripped and reimagined tweed — long tied to tradition and resilience — was transformed into something raw yet romantic, embodying strength softened by intimacy. “Amore,” embroidered across sheer meshes and corsetry, speaks both to Trombatore’s Sicilian heritage and to the matrilineal wisdom of the women who raised her.

Beauty extended the message. Makeup artist Carly Utting crafted what she called “a honeymoon glow, a first-love glow”— flushed cheeks, dewy skin, and imperfectly scattered lashes evoking the wild intoxication of desire.

Dreaming Eli SS26 moves beyond surface to symbol. Each look becomes a ritual object: sheer fabrics that reveal, corsetry that protects, embroidery that scars. A collection in dialogue with both the sacred and the sensual, where femininity is not posed but lived, celebrated, and unflinching.

Dreaming Eli does not simply dress the body — it consecrates it. With My Name is Amore, the house bares not just its sleeve but its soul, proving that love — in all its rawness — may be the most radical garment of all.

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Credits
 

Art Direction by Arian De Vos @youcancallmearian
Styling by Karen Binns @karen_binnszzzz
Production by Antony Waller @ant_waller
Casting by Chloe Rosolek @chloerosolek @cdr.casting
PR by Lobby PR @lobby.pr
Makeup by Carly Utting @mac_carlyutting and The M.A.C Pro Team for @maccosmeticsuki
Hair by Danilo Giangreco for Revlon Professional @danilogiangreco_hair @revlonprofessionaluk
Nails by @hannahbnt using @the_gelbottle_inc
Movement Direction by Angelica Wolanska @angelicawska
Music by Xiaoqiao @xiaoqiao0o
Photography by Aitor Rosas for Iker Aldama @ikaldama
Videography by Craig Maddison @maddsinceeightyone
Hosiery by Heist Studios @heiststudios
3D Accessories Designer Harry Mack @macfbx

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