The Bite Magazine - Spring/Summer 2026 - Issue 39

Elsewhere, sharp tailored pieces meet diaphanous sheer layers in a gentle dialogue between structure and air, formal enough for an impromptu city stop, light enough for a summer evening by the coast. Washed fabrics, faded dye treatments and soft hand-feel finishes reinforce the sense that these are not clothes to be preserved, but clothes to be lived in.This is designed for rhythm over arrival; it moves when you move, breathes when you breathe. The palette reads like a road trip seen through a wind- screen, split evenly between earth and sky. Burnt orange, deep olive and muted animal prints ground the collection in warmth and texture, evoking sunbaked asphalt and dusty roadside stops at golden hour. Against that base, flashes of sky blue, pale lemon and soft lilac flicker like light glan- cing off passing windows, fleeting, bright, and alive with the sensation of travel. The effect is nostalgic but not retro; it captures the faded glow of old film photographs that capture feeling more than faces. No Ambush collection would be complete without acces- sories that carry their own mythology, and SS26 delivers them as ritual objects rather than afterthoughts. Sculptural silver jewellery reads like wearable signals, tribal markers that identify the collective without words. Hand-decorated belts, stacked and layered, cinch loose silhouettes and add tactile weight. Oversized sunglasses shield and reveal, lending anonymity to the nomad gaze. Rhinestone details catch the light like sun on skin: subtle, shifting glints that move with the body, mirroring motion, memory and mood. Footwear stays deli- berately grounded: simple leather sliders built for unfamiliar paths, where every step sets its own rhythm. Shot by photographer Dexter Navy, the accompanying look- book amplifies this itinerant spirit, framing the collection against open roads, weathered porches, and sun-bleached coastal rock faces. There is no posed grandeur, no overt luxury signposting, just a group of people moving through the world together, dressed for whatever comes next. It is a visual thesis for the collection’s core idea that tribe is not a place you arrive at, but a pace you keep with others. ‘Tribe on the Move’ feels like a gentle, timely rebellion. It proposes that freedom isn’t found at the end of a journey; it’s found in the chest, when the air is warm, and the road is humming, and you’re moving in time with the people beside you. For Ambush, SS26 is more than a new collection; it’s a step into a new rhythm, where every form holds feeling, and every piece carries a story worth wearing. www.ambushdesign.com bitefashion TRIBE ON THE MOVE