Collaborations|August 2026

ARKET and Laila Gohar present the artist’s first ready-to-wear collection

For Spring/Summer 2026, we have joined with artist Laila Gohar on her debut ready-to-wear collection. The collaboration spans 27 pieces, translating Gohar’s singular aesthetic into a rich, multi-layered wardrobe, designed for moments that move between the everyday and the exceptional.

Born in Cairo and based in New York, Laila Gohar blends spectacular food, installation art and playful object design to create a softly surreal world without clear boundaries between life and beauty. Her work includes acclaimed edible sculptures for Prada, Hermès, Comme des Garçons and Simone Rocha, among others, alongside her own home décor label Gohar World, co-founded with her sister Nadia Gohar in 2020.

Person in blue pajamas holding a large kettle and cup, standing in a room with sculptures and a trolley on a wooden floor.
White sleeveless dress with sheer shoulder panels and cutout waist on a green surface, featuring a red label inside the neck area.
Four beige garment pattern pieces laid out on a dark brown background.

Blending Gohar’s idiosyncratic interpretation of beauty with ARKET’s focus on practical design, the collection takes its starting point in the dynamic interplay between opposites – masculine and feminine, soft and stiff, sheer and opaque – as well as the personal, intuitive play between these dichotomies.


Tactility, tradition and handwork are foundational elements of Laila Gohar’s world. In her collection with ARKET, individually hand-beaded pieces and non-uniform, embroidered monograms reflect a shared interest in handicrafts and textile tradition, alongside a palette of specially sourced natural materials.

 

‘I don’t really differentiate between everyday clothing and special occasion clothing. Every day is a special day. I wear what I want when I want. I don’t believe in saving things for an occasion – I cook in my nicest clothes, I host in them, I live in them. That’s how I dress myself. Working with ARKET was about translating that attitude into clothing: pieces that feel structured and crafted, but still intuitive, open and easy to use,’ says Laila Gohar.

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