GRACE LING • SS27

For Spring/Summer 2027, Grace Ling turned her attention toward the things that exist at odds with one another.

Presented during New York Fashion Week on September 13, “Oddities” explores the tension between masculinity and femininity, sensuality and strength, beauty and danger. Rather than choosing between opposing ideas, Ling asks what happens when they exist within the same silhouette.

Her practice sits at the intersection of fashion, sculpture and technology, combining precise tailoring with 3D printing, CGI and unconventional forms.

That tension is embedded throughout SS27. A corseted mini dress constructed from traditionally masculine suiting fabric places softness and structure in direct conversation, while sharply tailored pieces move alongside fluid gowns and draped silhouettes. Cinched vests meet exaggerated trousers, while leather outerwear carries Ling’s darker, gothic sensibility into pieces designed for everyday wear.

The collection’s theatricality remains present in its opening and closing looks. An Adam and Eve-inspired opening look pairs sculpted metallic leaves with an apple, introducing the idea of beauty as something that can also be dangerous. At the other end of the collection, a sculpted raven takes flight across the final look.

Surrounding the runway, a haunting white forest of sculptural branches and cascading silk strands extended the collection’s world beyond the clothes themselves.

But beneath the spectacle, “Oddities” represents a shift for Ling. The collection places greater emphasis on tailoring, construction and wearability, expanding the label beyond its sculptural red-carpet pieces and into a more complete wardrobe.

The result is a collection built around contradiction, where masculine can be feminine, strength can be sensual, and something beautiful can still have an edge of danger.