A Look from Loewe’s Spring/Summer 2026 Collection Recalls a Poetic Carol Bove Sculpture

Discover how life imitates art in unexpected moments of visual synchronicity

Yellow pointed-toe high heel shoe next to abstract yellow geometric sculpture on white background
Left: A Loewe Spring/Summer 2026 leather shoe. Right: Carol Bove, Mouse Hole, (2016). Photo: Left: COURTESY OF LOEWE. Right: MARIS HUTCHINSON/EPW STUDIO, © CAROL BOVE STUDIO LLC

A standout of the Loewe spring/summer 2026 collection—the first under new creative directors Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez—this origami-inspired, leather shoe achieves its distinctive shape with no cuts or stitches, only crisp precision folds.

Swiss-born American artist Carole Bove is revered for transforming industrial materials into fluid, poetic forms that challenge the perception of weight and texture, as seen in her 2016 sculpture Mouse Hole. This spring, the largest presentation of her work to date is on view at the Guggenheim New York.

A version of this article first appeared in print in our 2026 Spring Issue under the headline “Life Imitates Art.” Subscribe to the magazine.