Next year is Ralph Lauren’s milestone 60th anniversary. It’s hard to believe that Ralph Lauren (the man) has remained at the helm of his namesake brand for its entire six-decade-and-counting run, but alas, there he was taking a bow at the end of today’s runway show. So what does the beloved American designer have up his sleeve this time? “Spring 2027 is an irreverent take on romance that creates a new elegance,” Lauren stated in the show notes. “It’s about ways of dressing that celebrate ingenuity, originality, and character—the freedom and fun of creating a style that is truly personal.”

The show notes also provided a peek behind the curtain at some of this season’s ingenious design methods: “Throughout, artisanal treatments enhance the clothes. An intricate woven construction lightens a fluffy, ombré shearling vest. ‘Spritz and tumble’ laundering rumples full-skirted dresses. Hand-painted and burnout techniques make for highs and lows of color intensity, giving silk lames and velvets an aged patina. One skirt’s embroidery was wrought in gesso-painted thread; the oversized sequins of another were coated to dull their shine. And an intricate spray-paint process imbued silk brocade with an impressionistic mystique.”