Memory, archive, shelter and fragment are the summarising terms for QASIMI’s Autumn/Winter
2026 collection, Memory and the House of Remembrance. A reflection upon the very premise of how we carry our
memories, replicated in material form.
For creative director Hoor Al-Qasimi the very garments we wear are a vessel for holding onto memories. Using the core
design elements of QASIMI, clothes are layered, deconstructed and mended, referencing the way in which the past is
stitched together to form our personal remembrance. The collection, as in previous QASIMI seasons, looks to a hybrid
sensibility for its formation, wherein it sits at an intersection of casualwear and tailoring. This reflects the very essence of
mis-matched memories.
Pleated shirts and billowing trousers sit alongside denim zip-up jackets and utilitarian pocket-heavy jackets. Earthy checks
are used across trousers and matching jackets, as well as on a protective cape-esque coat. Carefully layered garments
offer another level of protection, as well as a nod to the overlapping of scattered memories. It is an accumulation of
personal experience.
Across knitwear mending techniques are explored as acts of repair and continuity, with a reminder that a reconstruction
of an object carries presence, absence, and repair, in turn framing the collection as a living archive of evocation. Modular
jackets sit alongside slit dresses and knits. Tailoring is razor sharp, yet lineage offers sensual fluidity across the body.
Silhouette is explored more so than ever. Cinched waists are juxtaposed against wide trouser hems, offering a sense of
fluidity that in turn echoes installation structures inspired by artist Dala Nasser. Shape is imbued with a sense of personal
protection and shelter via capes, scarves, and high necks.
The collection is grounded in QASIMI’s familiar palette: muddy browns, burnt apple, earthy greens, aged clay and slate grey
make up the best part, with injections of burgundy and bright white. Once again Al-Qasimi has partnered with Lebanese,
London-based artist Dala Nasser, who has leant her signature natural dyeing technique to the brand for the second season.
Nasser’s artistry is embodied in the idea of landscape, decay, and memory embedded in matter. Her charcoal rubbing
technique, developed with University of Sharjah students, adds layers to QASIMI’s clothing. The textiles are memory-
infused and scarred. Raw edges and loose threads are reminiscent of her work – notably the marks central to her work with
ancient Lebanese sites.
“Working with QASIMI for the second time deepened our ongoing dialogue around imbuing fabrics with marks and materials
specific to their ethos. This collaboration became an exploration of process, memory, and place through my art and through
bringing in students from the University of Sharjah to recreate my frottage technique across different architectural
landmarks in the city. This introduced a layered, personal dimension to the work where their individual interpretations,
shaped by the textures and histories of these sites, infused the project with a sense of collective authorship; something
that could only emerge through a genuinely supportive and open artistic collaboration.” – Dala Nasser
Accessories-wise, the Autumn/Winter 2026 collection expands on its leather goods, and a new bag collection is conceived
as a permanent line. Each durable design has a fundamental understanding of the brand’s hybrid language, combining
soft, gathered volumes with rigid structure.
The collection positions clothing as something not just to be worn, but remembered, kept and held onto. Clothing is
emotional archaeology. A lived experience.
