THE BRAND
Founded in Budapest by Sandra Sándor in 2005, Nanushka designs womenswear, menswear, and accessories made from carefully chosen materials with low-impact credentials. Focusing on craftsmanship, detail, and fabric, Nanushka builds an elegant, modern wardrobe that combines traditional craft with contemporary design. Celebrating the beauty in imperfection, Nanushka brings pure design and conscious creativity together in a refined bohemian perspective informed by travel, innovation, and respect for heritage.
Under the creative direction of Sandra Sándor and the leadership of Peter Baldaszti, Nanushka, as a fashion house, has brought Central European design to the forefront of the fashion industry, making it the first of its kind. A natural extension of the brand’s elevated aesthetic, Nanushka’s Stores and Cafés offer a welcoming sense of community globally in Budapest, London, New York, and Shanghai.
Nanushka’s purpose is to redefine luxury, responsibly and authentically, by innovation through craft, and instilling function in beauty, while embodying the essence of Nanushka: spirit shines through matter.
THE COLLECTION
Nanushka’s Pre-Fall 2026 collection, titled Sacred Utility, explores garments as tools for spiritual living: essential, expressive and intuitive. Through the lens of protection and resilience, the collection imagines the future of dressing as a balance between hardness and softness, vulnerability and strength. Delicate fabrics are reinforced with utilitarian details, while functional silhouettes are reinterpreted in unexpected materials. This dialogue of balance defines Nanushka’s linguistic tone for the season: seeking tranquility and peace within strength, vulnerability and protection. Finding inspiration in wildlife is second nature to Nanushka, bringing the free-formed shapes, tone and texture of the organic world to the forefront of each collection. This season, the mushroom becomes a symbol of evolution, a key source of inspiration for silhouette and form. Cotton seersucker is reinterpreted through this sense of growth, with mushroom-inspired shapes explored through the addition of bonded hemlines at the edges of dresses, skirts and modern peplum tops. Fluid jersey pieces see intimacy and touch; built-in OkoborTM belts trace the hips and wrap the body in a protective embrace, adding subtle dimension through fabric blocking. Studio canvas introduced brutalist buckle detailing - angled and asymmetrical - while folded collars create new structures.
Utilitarian detailing remains a central focus. Tough elements are layered onto softer foundations: washed satin pieces are reinforced with functional utility accents that trace the lines of femininity. Fabric blocking evolved from the brand’s signature Cobee dress of Spring/Summer 2025, now a draped neckline with a racerback in contrasting blush and carbon tones. Washed silks feature epaulets and pockets, offering multiple energies within a single garment. Soft off-white twill serves as a palette cleanser, introducing freshness and balance. Bridging the gap between softness and structure, triple-toned yarns introduce dimensional texture. Tubular, ruched necklines evoke the look of a choker, seen on crewnecks and dresses with padded rib collars, creating the optical illusion of an integrated necklace. Tailoring evolves forward with a renewed perspective: cropped pinstripe blazers feature redefined proportions and sharp lapels, establishing a new lifeline within Nanushka tailoring. Newness is seen in the introduction of flax twill. The denim-like texture is refined through soft washing, bringing casual ease to the suiting category. Highlights of extra bonding and binding appear throughout the collection, most notably on two-toned stripe shirting with wide bound edges that frame and sculpt fluidly. Dual-stripe combinations create subtle fabric contrasts and optical depth.
For extra protection, outerwear emphasizes comfort and defense. Protective collars double as soft pillows or transform into multipurpose scarves. The funnel-neck narrative continues from past seasons, as the Alonza evolves with a hybrid collar-and-funnel neck style that buttons down into a structured shape, reflecting the house’s geometric codes. A modular trench coat, elevated in a double-wool, brings elegance to function. The tonal palette for the season is a true blend of autumnal hues. Rich shades of carbon, mahogany and stone are balanced with fresh pops of pink, blush, and the season’s highlight: cherry. Print direction evolves across silk and jersey, merging tropical wilderness with brutalist detail, filtering nature through structure. Black suede adds a refined touch to accessories across both the SANDI and Origami families, complemented by a handcrafted black crochet stitch on the Origami tote.
“Stepping into Pre-Fall, the idea of thinking, dressing, and creating for the future drives my desire to design this collection. The concept of feeling protected and safe within your clothes has inspired the idea of marrying brutality in form with softness in meaning, a duality that resonates throughout the collection.”