Beneath the Tide

<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">September doesn&rsquo;t wait. It hits like a wave, shows stacking on top of one another, fittings bleeding into flights, and collections rolling one after the other until Couture. It&rsquo;s the month fashion lives at full volume, and in this chaos, Tony Ward dropped a collection that feels like a deep breath underwater. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">The Ready-to-Wear Spring Summer 2026 line is not about keeping pace or going with that fast pace of the fashion world, it&rsquo;s about shifting the rhythm, and bringing Atlantis to life.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><strong>From Myth to Motion</strong></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">Atlantis has always been a story about memory, power, and collapse. Tony wanted to flip that narrative, turning the myth into fabric and motions. Dresses ripple in mousseline, tulle, and silk, layered like waves with ruffles. Sequins, pearls, and crystal embroidery glimmering as if hidden treasures surfaced from the ocean floor. Shades drift from aqua green to lilac <em>sirenne</em>, sunlight yellow to quartz pink, interrupted by the metallics of silver and gold. Fluidity with edge, softness cut by precision, a balance between fantasy and the real-world of daily wear.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><strong>Dresses that tell THE story</strong></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">Some gowns feel like water in motion. A strapless sky-blue crepe mousseline sparkled with silver beadwork cascading into a tulle overskirt, the kind of dress that seems to move before the body does. Other dresses capture the architecture of lost cities, a fitted lilac gown embroidered with crystals and pearls, sculpted with cape sleeves that echo both strength and ethereal lightness. Then there are the bolder silhouettes: a gradient strapless gown shifting from deep blue to skylight, its overskirt crashing like waves; a sunlight yellow tulle gown spiraling in layered feathers and ruffles, equal parts play and drama.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size:small;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;">Each piece carries a trace of Atlantis: submerged, uncovered, reborn. And it is not about getting inspired by the myth, it is about making it wearable for women stepping into their own spotlight, whether at a premiere, a gala, or a night that simply calls for more.</span></p>