byFANG Spring/Summer 2026 Couture: Folding as Architecture

Between Paris and Shanghai, Fang Yang continues to shape a couture identity that feels as much structural as it is expressive. For her Spring/Summer 2026 collection, the Chinese designer revisits the principles that have defined byFANG from its inception: transformation, precision, and balance.

Yang’s lifelong fascination with zhezhi—the traditional Chinese art of paper folding, where flat sheets are transformed into sculptural forms—guides every volume, line, and movement, making folding at byFANG as much a structural exercise as a visual one. Fabrics evolve from flat surfaces into sculptural shapes through a careful choreography of tension and release, producing silhouettes that balance control with fluidity.

This season, Yang extends her signature vocabulary with new zhezhi-inspired forms and an even more exacting approach to construction. The silhouettes feel more refined this season, with structure and movement working together so that every fold and curve serves a clear purpose.

The palette remains disciplined yet evolves subtly. Soft blues join the Maison’s essential black, white, and red, lending freshness and luminosity while preserving the collection’s architectural strength. These restrained tones accentuate depth and movement, allowing the sculptural quality of each piece to speak.

In Spring/Summer 2026, byFANG offers a meditation on modern couture: a space where heritage meets innovation.