Johanna Ortiz wraps autumn in textures of dark shearling

Johanna Ortiz’s new collection ALMA for Fall Winter ’26 centres on a single, transformative material: shearling in deep chocolate tones that catch the light like warm velvet. The designer has built an entire narrative around this textural anchor, where the precision of tailored sophistication dissolves into something more raw, more instinctive, more primal.

The colour palette moves between rich burgundy undertones and the weightless brown of aged hide, each piece layered against linen and silk in ways that suggest a woman moving through seasons with both ceremony and ease. Shearling collars sit generous and embracing, wrapping the neck and shoulders in that particular kind of luxury that comes from something tactile, something you want to touch. The construction is meticulous, each curl of fleece seeming to have been placed with intention, creating depth and movement across otherwise minimal silhouettes.

What distinguishes ALMA is its refusal to treat shearling as mere embellishment. Instead, the material becomes the statement itself: a return to something essential beneath the veneer of glamour. The long, loosely waving hair visible beneath the shearling, the brass hoop earrings catching afternoon light, the burgundy knit glimpsed underneath, the hands emerging from the heavy pile to hold the garment close, all speak to a woman who has shed artifice for authenticity.

The collection draws on the Colombian designer’s consistent pursuit of material truth, where every element serves both beauty and purpose. These are pieces for someone who understands that true elegance often requires shedding excess, that sometimes glamour and instinct are not opposites but rather one becoming the other.

Imagery courtesy of Johanna Ortiz (@johannaortizofficial).