Absent Findings FW26/27 at Dubai Fashion Week is surreal
On February 3, 2026, Polimoda presented Absent Findings latest collection at Dubai Fashion Week, a dreamlike exploration of memory, surrealism, and cultural heritage. Creative Director Shivin Singh brought to the runway a vision suspended between clarity and distortion, where silhouettes linger like ethereal moments, vivid and intangible.
Drawing inspiration from Salvador Dalí’s Head of Roses, David Lynch’s fragmented narratives, and Francis Bacon’s bruised color palettes, the collection, titled Not What You Think, exists in a liminal state, the sensation of discovering something profound while half-asleep. Elongated proportions, controlled drapes, and subtle structural interventions define garments that feel both architectural and deeply human, precise yet fluid, resolved yet deliberately unresolved.
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