Emily Adams Bode Aujla unveils the Bode Spring 2027 ready‑to‑wear collection, a line that blends Western heritage with a fresh, summer‑ready vibe.
Historical Inspiration and Material Craftsmanship
The designer spent a full year mastering a single boucle yarn, a labour of love that underpins the collection’s texture. Research stretched into boys’ scouting guides, back issues of Frontier Times and the National Cowboy and Western Archive, giving each garment a story‑rich foundation.
“There’s the juxtaposition of the personal narrative and the historical aspect,” the designer explained.
— Emily Adams Bode Aujla, Designer
She also noted that the first part of the collection looks back to the ’20s through the ’40s, drawing on images and histories from that era. “For the first part, I was mostly drawn to a lot of images and histories around the ’20s through the ’40s,” she said, adding that children’s costumes from the ’40s and ’50s reappear in the spring pieces.
Western Details and Modern Silhouettes
Colour and cut echo a country feeling: sweet cornflower‑blue ginghams, riveted chore jackets in suede or denim for men, and a brown‑and‑white cow‑print pony‑skin that runs across the line. Smoking looks from the previous fall linger, now paired with cummerbunds or prize ribbons for a playful twist.
“this collection and how it kind of really evokes this idea of the American Pilgrimage West and the open range” (think: new starts and untested possibilities).
— Emily Adams Bode Aujla, Designer
Men’s pants are cropped and worn without socks, while women’s pieces include spanged tulle inspired by rodeo costumes. Heroic items feature fringed leather pants with patch pockets, a paisley jacket adapted from a Victorian capelet, and a suede skirt embroidered with cows and ropes. Shorts and soft tops with button details recall Edwardian children’s underclothes, offering a pajama‑like ease for warmer days.
While the models tend toward a youthful look, the collection aims to bridge the brand’s historic imagery with its more mature core customers, suggesting a future calibration between visual narrative and wearer identity.
