Blumarine and David Koma transform buttons into golden jewels
For autumn and winter 2026, the Italian house reimagines the humble button as an ornamental statement, dotting crisp white tailoring with glistening metallic circles and symbolic motifs.
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White tailoring reaches a quiet apotheosis when buttons become something more. For autumn and winter 2026, David Koma’s inaugural collection for Blumarine treats these fasteners as if they were precious metals, scattering them across cropped jackets and mini skirts in gleaming gold and silver tones. Each circle catches the light like a tiny jewel, some plain and geometric, others framed with decorative wreathing or embossed with symbolic shapes that suggest heraldry rather than haberdashery.
The silhouette itself speaks to a studied elegance: a streamlined double breasted jacket cropped to the midriff, paired with a fluted mini skirt trimmed in a tumbling ruffle of organza at the hem. The construction is precise, the proportions sharp, the white almost luminous against the polished gold fastenings. A narrow gap of skin between jacket and skirt creates an effect of deliberate exposure, balanced by the formality of tailoring and the richness of the ornamental buttons themselves.
What emerges is a paradox of restraint and extravagance. The palette is monochromatic. The cut is minimal. Yet every button glints with an understated grandeur, transforming what might have been purely functional into something ceremonial. It is the kind of detail that catches the eye across a room, then rewards closer inspection with its precision and craft. The collection is now available on blumarine.com.
Imagery courtesy of Blumarine (@blumarine).
