TO French style lesson, a macramé top cannot be missing from the Summer 2026 wardrobe. It does not know the passage of time nor the continuous change of trends, but rather, it has made the “slow life” its own aesthetic character. A bit’ French Riviera, a bit of a diva sixties, a bit Jane Birkin on holiday with her basket under her arm, she lives with that très chic nonchalance that continues to please precisely because it seems spontaneous.
White, perforated, light, sometimes mischievous but never really excessive: in Summer 2026 the macramé top returns to make its place among the most desirable pieces of the warm wardrobe.
What is macramé lace and how to recognize it
First rule: macramé is not simply lace. AND a process made of knots, weaves and perforated designsborn as a decorative technique and then entered the women’s wardrobe with all its artisanal strength. It is recognized by reason often material, almost three-dimensional, less impalpable than lace and more constructed than crochet. It can have flowers, waves, geometries, small embroideries or great designs. Its charm lies right here: look unique and speciallike those who made it a must have for the warm months. Jane Birkin she was one of its most famous interpreters, transforming perforated tops and dresses in a uniform of freedom, as well as a boho quirk. Macramé is popular because lets you glimpse without revealing too much, bringing with it that Côte d’Azur air that everyone dreams of.
Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg in 1970. (Photo by REPORTERS ASSOCIES/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
From the catwalks to the wardrobe: the new macramé is sartorial
On the catwalks Spring-Summer 2026crochet and openwork have reappeared in a cleaner and more sophisticated wayespecially for Italian brands, which continue to work on the idea of savoir-faire, Mediterranean femininity and craftsmanship. As Luisa Spagnoli, who proposed a short model with puffed sleeves or Ermanno Scervino, which widens the silhouette without fear of excess. As seen on fashion shows today the macramé top can be chosen in many ways.
A Street Style look with macramé top and balloon jeans. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)
There’s that sleeveless, perfect with white trousers or midi skirts. That a long sleeves, more spectacular, to be worn even in the evening. That cropped, plus Birkin, to be worn with a high waist and minimal accessories. And then there are the versions with neck high, ruffles, silk inserts, small drawings or large floral motifs. While the strongest color remains white: ecru, cream, ivory, butter.
How to match the most French top of Summer 2026
The secret is Don’t take it too literally. With shorts and flat sandals it works, but the macramé top becomes much more interesting when it breaks away from the vacationer clichéor. With a denim dark with wide leg and a leather belt acquires a relaxed elegance. With white trousers high-waisted it immediately becomes French Riviera. With one midi skirt black or a pencil skirt loses the hippie look and gains character.
To choose it well, it is better to focus on models with a rich but not too heavy design, with a strategic lining or worn over a tone-on-tone tank top. From Zara there are easy and accessible versions to ride the trend without investing too much. At Twin Set the mood becomes more refined and boho. Among the French brands, from Sézane to Sandro, the white perforated top retains that allure of a Parisian girl fleeing towards the South.
A small garment, but with a lot of potential: a well-chosen weave is enough to make the summer seem more Parisian, with that nonchalance of someone who dresses well without too much effort.