Michael Kors Goes Mod for Spring/Summer 2027

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Michael Kors has always understood the power of a clean line. For spring/summer 2027, he pushed that instinct further, bringing a modernist edge to his familiar mix of American sportswear, sharp tailoring, and easy dresses.

Presented at MoMA’s Sculpture Garden this morning with stars like Gabrielle Union and Olivia Munn in attendance, the collection played with geometric shapes and sculptural proportions. Kors’s continual draw to the Old World is strong, with splashes of 1960s mod evident in the lineup. But still, the collection carried a contemporary spirit, rivaling the garden’s blend of art, architecture, and nature.

The clothes made that connection clear. Shrunken suits, miniskirt sets, and lean tank dresses gave the collection its mod silhouette, while hand-melted paillettes, shredded organza, and curved cutouts kept the clean shapes from feeling too severe.

Even the softer pieces had structure: a body-skimming high-low crepe dress, a cropped leather-and-cashmere look, a narrow coat. Kors’s idea of glamour is grounded in movement, and these were clothes that could leave the museum and get on with the day.

The accessories were equally adept at translating the collection’s modernist references. Black leather flap bags came with stark silver handles, as if molded by Calder, while drop earrings had orbiting pendants in an onyx-like stone.

Kors’s tongue-in-cheek sense of humor wasn’t lost, though, best evidenced by the see-through PVC beach totes filled with everyday paraphernalia, including newspapers and a MoMA pamphlet.

Kors’s modernist detour never came at the expense of wearability. If anything, it made his familiar wardrobe of suits, dresses, and separates feel newly alive. The collection may have been inspired by modern art, but its real subject was the modern woman moving through the city.

Matthew Velasco is the Fashion News Editor at ELLE. Based in New York City, he previously worked as a News Writer at W magazine and an Assistant Editor at V magazine. Outside of fashion, he enjoys interior design, tennis (both watching and playing), and a jam-packed antique store.