Dreaming Eli’s Poetic Debut at London Fashion Week

At London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026, Dreaming Eli by Elisa Trombatore stepped onto the global stage with a debut that felt less like a runway and more like a performance of poetry in motion. The collection, titled “My Name Is Amore”, unfolded as an ode to love in all its contradictions: tender and dangerous, vulnerable and powerful, personal yet universal.

The Designer Behind the Vision

Elisa Trombatore, born in Sicily and based in London, launched Dreaming Eli in 2021 after graduating from Central Saint Martins. Her brand has always stood for the contradictions inherent in femininity: fragility and strength, softness and defiance, heritage and rebellion.

But Trombatore is not just a designer; she is a storyteller. Every collection is anchored in a narrative that reaches beyond clothing, asking deeper questions about womanhood and identity. With My Name Is Amore, she distilled that storytelling into a debut that felt both intimate and monumental.

My Name Is Amore: Fashion as Poetry

The show’s press notes began with verses that captured the mood:

“This one is about love,

And the power forces within.

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It’s the power of a woman,

Her name is Amore."

This excerpt sets the tone for a collection that explores the dual nature of love, the ability to disarm and empower. Trombatore treated love not as sentimentality, but as a force of transformation.

The Aesthetic Language of the Collection

My Name Is Amore spoke through its garments as much as its words.

• Corsetry and structure symbolized control and strength.
• Sheer silks and fluid draping suggested vulnerability and surrender.
• Contrasts of opacity and transparency reflected the tension between what we show and what we conceal.
• A palette of deep reds, moody blacks, and muted nudes mirrored the emotional spectrum of love from passion to intimacy and secrecy to exposure.
  
  

Sustainability Intertwined with Storytelling

What makes Dreaming Eli’s debut even more significant is its commitment to sustainability. Trombatore is clear that love, the central theme of her collection, extends to how fashion loves the planet and respects its future. Her practices include:

• Made-to-order production, ensuring no unnecessary waste.
• Deadstock and upcycled fabrics, giving new life to forgotten textiles.
• Repair services and adjustable designs, so garments can evolve with their owners.
  

In a world where fast fashion often dominates, Trombatore’s vision of sustainable luxury feels not only refreshing but necessary.

A New Era for Dreaming Eli

By the end of the show, My Name Is Amore had done more than introduce Dreaming Eli to London Fashion Week. It announced the arrival of a designer who insists that fashion can be both beautiful and meaningful, sensual and sustainable.

This debut was not simply a collection of garments, but a manifesto of femininity: a declaration that women are at once prey and predator, muse and creator, soft and unyielding. Trombatore gave us not just clothes, but a vision of womanhood stitched in silk and steel.