Dunhill has unveiled its Spring Summer 2026 collection under the creative direction of Simon Holloway, continuing to explore a distinctly British duality. The collection draws from the refined dress codes of English aristocracy while incorporating the rebellious elegance of British rock icons such as Bryan Ferry and Charlie Watts.
The season is built around contrasts: the formal is undone, and the classic is made rakish. The sartorial expression of Windsor men remains a guiding reference, offering a sense of societal elegance worn with deliberate nonchalance.
Presented in chapters, the collection includes car coats, driving blazers and motoring trench coats influenced by Dunhill’s Motorities archive. These are rendered in butter-soft French lambskin, supple suedes and coated linens, in tones described as British drab. Tailoring continues to embrace fluid structure and muted tones of stone, greige and seersucker, with high-twist wools and finely spun linen adding texture.
As the season progresses, there is a shift toward sporting elegance. Bold striped ties are paired with Madras jackets, and summer blazers reflect the graphic flair of the season’s key events such as the Alfred Dunhill Padel Classic, Wimbledon and the Chelsea Flower Show. Linens are washed and sun-bleached, paired with chambrays and striped handkerchief fabrics in a palette of indigo and muted rose.
The accompanying Century collection revisits the House Motorities’ trunk legacy with leather-trimmed canvas bags and structured bridle leather document holders. The collection reflects more than 130 years of Dunhill’s heritage in leather and metal hardware, crafted in Northampton. Footwear is equally considered, including the hand-burnished Davies driving sneaker and a refined buckled loafer.
Eveningwear features smoking jackets cut in silk-wool blends, reinterpreting classic codes with Art Deco detailing. Classic Lounge suits in shades of royal blue, purple and black are styled with candy-striped shirts and sherbet-toned accessories. Japanese denim and Panama hats dress down traditional tailoring.
