Resort Collection ’26: A Love Letter to the Sun

Post by Michelle Olupona

Dec 24 2025

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I always think of Resort—or "pre-spring" as it’s often called—as a beautiful, necessary threshold. It is that transitional season where we are mentally and physically moving from the heaviness of cold weather into a warmer climate. It’s an escape. We start asking ourselves: How do we leave winter behind? How do we find the sun?

For me, this collection was born out of that craving for something vibrant, crisp, and sunny. I wanted to create pieces for the woman who is ready to go to a location she’s maybe never experienced before, or who just needs to feel that warmth before the season actually changes.

Three words guided every decision I made for Resort ’26: Playfulness, Calm, and Confidence.

Playfulness is the heartbeat of pieces like Dotun. She’s made of aso-oke, but she feels light, fun, and easy. Then there is the Calm, which you’ll find in the deep blues of the Lana dress.

That specific shade of blue reminds me of the ocean—it reminds me of being in nature and the stillness that comes with it.

And finally, Confidence. I wanted every piece to feel safe yet striking. I pictured you on vacation, needing something that is effortless to wear but makes you look like a million bucks the moment you put it on.

I feel like I went into my "stripe era" with this collection. I’ve always loved stripes because they feel so classic, but I wanted to do them in our own language.

Because our fabrics are handwoven, the stripes will never be machine-perfect. They possess a human uniqueness—a human sensibility. That slight irregularity isn’t a misstep; it is the humanness of the cloth. It adds a texture and a layer to the story that a machine simply cannot replicate.

I feel like I went into my "stripe era" with this collection. I’ve always loved stripes because they feel so classic, but I wanted to do them in our own language. Because our fabrics are handwoven, the stripes will never be machine-perfect. They possess a human uniqueness—a human sensibility. That slight irregularity isn’t a misstep; it is the humanness of the cloth. It adds a texture and a layer to the story that a machine simply cannot replicate.

We also explored new territory with our dyeing process. For some pieces, we constructed the dress first and then dyed it afterwards. It allowed us to treat the garment like a canvas, placing the design exactly where it needed to be to frame the body perfectly. It was a new way of playing with print placement, and the result feels incredibly special to me.

I was speaking with a customer recently who told me, "I don’t wear Busayo just for how it looks; I wear it for how it makes me feel." That stayed with me. It’s exactly what I want for you. Whether you are 25 or 65, I want you to find your point of convergence in this collection.

I want you to feel playful in the Fataye, calm and elegant in the Lana, and quietly confident—like a total "bad bitch" who doesn't need to shout—in the Ade Ruju. This collection is a capsule—a distilled, potent expression of joy. It is an invitation to be curious about what comes next for us. Think of Resort ’26 as just a taste.

Here’s to chasing the sun.

With love,
Busayo