VIVIERS Drops SS26, a Collection Built on Transformation and Inner Stillness
For Spring/Summer 2026, VIVIERS goes inward.
The new collection, SCARAB: I am a spiral within, Eye within the Spiral, explores renewal, inner reflection and the idea that transformation starts with a single breath. It’s a soft, spiritual shift told through sculpted silhouettes, iridescent textures and colour inspired by the scarab beetle.
Designer Lezanne Viviers says the idea arrived as a sign. Two scarabs landed near her in one week. That moment sent her into research, symbolism and personal questions about change, intention and what it means to co-create your own reality. The collection is built around that spark.
The theme: transformation, mirrors and inner stillness
SCARAB plays with old symbols and new feelings.
The scarab beetle represents rebirth and the move from darkness into light. The spiral reflects growth and the non-linear nature of becoming. Lezanne links these ideas to modern life, slowing down, paying attention, choosing intention over reaction.
‘On my personal journey, I am beginning to realise that I am the creator of my own reality,’ – Lezanne Viviers
The collection also looks at reflection and mirroring. How your inner world shapes your outer world. How words and thoughts carry frequency. How intention builds reality. It’s a reminder that a shift in perception can shift everything else.
“When you change the way you see things, the things you see change.” – Lezanne Viviers
VIVIERS wraps these ideas in a visual language drawn from mysticism, sacred geometry and ancient texts, but always rooted in a simple question:
How do we transform? And what does that look like in the clothes we wear?
The clothes
The silhouettes take cues from the scarab itself.
Rounded, cocooned shapes. Sculpted seams. Protective, shell-like structures. Pieces that hold space, almost like wearable armour for a more grounded self.
The colours feel alive, layered and full of texture, moving from earth tones to metallic shine.
Deep emeralds. Metallic greens. Iridescent purples. Golden tones. Earth browns. And sharp black outlines. The mix of reflective fabrics with dry, matte textures gives the collection a balance between light and groundedness, between shine and soil.
Signature VIVIERS neon pops return, inspired by Lezanne’s childhood memories of walking through her family’s galvanising factory, surrounded by PPE overalls and industrial glow.
Fabric as story
The materials push the theme.
Vintage silk lamé, metallic threads and reflective finishes echo the scarab’s shimmer. Organic hemp, linen and raw cotton bring in earthiness. Technical nylon and sculptable metallic yarn from ROMO create structured, cocoon-like shapes that hold form.
The mix brings together the natural world, craft, and a futuristic edge, a hallmark of the VIVIERS aesthetic.
Standout pieces
Look out for the iridescent outerwear with rounded shoulders.
The metallic cocoon dresses.
The sculptural jackets that feel like moving exoskeletons.
And the fluid silk pieces that reference water, reflection and the subconscious.
Every item carries the theme forward: transformation, light, grounding, and evolution.
Why SCARAB matters
SS26 is one of VIVIERS’ most introspective collections, but also one of its most visually striking. Lezanne folds personal symbolism, global anxieties, and spiritual curiosity into a fashion language that is bold, tactile and future-facing.
It asks simple but urgent questions:
How do we respond instead of react?
How do we create rather than collapse?
How do we let our inner shift reshape the world around us?
Through colour, form and texture, SCARAB gives that shift a physical form.
It’s fashion as reflection. Fashion as a mantra. Fashion as a reminder that transformation is constant, and we are always becoming.
* Photos: by Karla Muller
