If there’s one thing Fausto Puglisi understands, it’s that nobody goes to Roberto Cavalli looking for a quiet, minimalist wardrobe.
For Summer 2026, the Creative Director leans fully into the brand’s unapologetic glamour with Ray of Paradise, a capsule collection built around saturated colour, fluid silhouettes, and high-impact resort dressing.
Building on the success of Ray of Gold and Ray of Sea, Puglisi’s latest collection takes inspiration from tropical sunsets, heat haze, and the shifting colours of late summer skies. The prints are bold and almost psychedelic at times, blending molten gold with fiery orange, saturated purple and deep ocean blue.The collection is designed for movement.
Floor-sweeping maxi dresses, body-skimming separates and lightweight tailoring dominate the lineup, giving everything an effortless, after-dark energy that feels made for Mediterranean beach clubs and long summer nights. Lightweight fabrics allow the colours and prints to catch the light naturally as the wearer moves.
Since taking over at Cavalli, Puglisi has focused on reconnecting the brand with the confident, maximalist spirit that made it so recognisable in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Rather than completely reinventing Cavalli, he seems more interested in refining what made the label work in the first place, updating its signature glamour for a younger luxury audience without losing its identity.
More than anything, Ray of Paradise feels escapist. At a time when fashion continues to embrace bold colour and expressive dressing, Cavalli delivers a collection that treats summer style as something theatrical, confident and impossible to ignore.