Bonnetje swaps tough-cookie tailoring for something softer this season, exploring the fragile beauty of glass, lingerie, and unpolished femininity
Working within the strict framework of deconstructed, upcycled suits, Bonnetje conjures the sort of tough-cookie office sirens who aren’t to be messed with. For spring/summer '26, however, we see Bonnetje’s softer side. “We’ve been working with the theme of fragility,” says Bonnetje co-founder Anna Myntekær. “We’re really inspired by glass. It’s able to hold things, but you can still see through it. It’s protective, but still breakable.” Co-founder Yoko Maja Hansen nods, adding, “The suit is a shield, that kind of protects you. So we thought there were actually some similarities between glass and suits.” As guests entered the show space – after grabbing a glass of pink champagne, naturally – they were met with the sound of ethereal bells, interrupted occasionally by the harsh crash of glass shattering.
But perhaps we’ve buried the lead. Bonnetje has expanded its repertoire this season, albeit ever so slightly. Joining the deconstructed suiting in the thoughtfully tailored looks is its diametric opposite: lingerie. “It’s more to show the layers underneath,” says Maja Hansen. “We actually used some of our granny’s old slip dresses."
The resulting garments offer a new language for the brand, one that leans into a sort of unpolished femininity. The silhouettes are fluid — like water dripping off the body or a protective wrapping shielding something delicate and breakable. Delicate linings, lace, sweet rosettes and unfinished edges bring the boudoir to the runway. Glass pops up quite literally as well. Models carry charmingly impractical glass handbags – which neither conceal, nor protect – made in collaboration with Danish It bag brand Venczel.
With a few seasons under its belt, Bonnetje is tinkering with the more practical elements of building a brand, too. Deadstock jersey panels are carefully worked into a handful of pieces to make them more adaptable to a range of bodies (not to mention, easier to grade into a range of sizes). “We’ve tried to think of how we can make it more wearable by adding small pattern pieces that are a little bit adjustable,” says Maja Hansen. Also in the mix, oversized tailored asymmetric shirts emblazoned with a cursive B monogram – a no-fuss cool-girl piece that just might become the next Saks Potts polo shirt (you know the one).
All that ethereal beauty was enough to bring a tear to one’s eye (the models, fittingly, had faux glistening tears running down their cheeks). Bonnetje, it seems, is unbreakable.
See all the looks from Bonnetje's SS26 collection below:
