Jewel
Spring Summer 2026 Collection
Jewel, the Spring Summer 2026 collection marks ten years of Wales Bonner with a celebration of ideas inherited - of influence gathered and guidance received.
The collection expands the vision of Superfine style, channeling the opulence of 1930’s evening wear along with an eclectic wardrobe inspired by British sartorial traditions. The character presented is a collector of soulful clothing - a traveller and enlivened spirit who animates the clothing they cherish with joyful irreverence.
I have built my castle by the shore
thinking I was an oyster clammed shut forever
when this tiny grain I hardly noticed crept inside
And I spit around and spit around
and spun a universe inside
with a black pearl of immeasurable worth
Nikki Giovanni. “My Tower (Pretty Little Baby)” from The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni 1968-1998. New York: HarperCollins, 2003.
The collector’s wardrobe includes timeworn and treasured pieces: relaxed utility silhouettes, aged denim and a linen-check field jacket alongside tailored silhouettes, wing-tip silk shirts,and leopard opera shoes with crystal buckles. Preppy intentionality is felt in fine-gauge cotton and merino polo shirts in bark, ivory and jewel tones - made in England in partnership with British knitwear masters John Smedley - as well as Wales Bonner’s take on Jermyn street shirting.
Eveningwear is inherited from generations - a tailcoat of wool and silk is produced in collaboration with Savile Row tailors Anderson and Sheppard, while Atlantic Blue top collars and signature irregular button placements hybridize the cult-classic Crombie coat.
The mainline footwear includes the Montego tasseled loafers and the new Julien lace-up ballerina shoe in deerskin and patent leather. The recurring symbol of the lotus flower appears in damask, floating on lightweight shirting and summer outerwear. With diamond baobab-flower brooches and berets made with Stephen Jones, adornments become heirlooms, carried close and carried forward.
