Poetcore Style Guide: Crafting Looks Inspired by 6 Iconic Poets

How SS26 runways translate literary genius into modern dark academic dressing

By: The Lace Ledger Staff

The cornerstone of Poetcore is dressing with intellectually-led clarity, and SS26 designer collections revealed silhouettes shaped by solitude and discipline, obsession and observation.

These looks felt authored rather than simply assembled.

We’ve curated a style guide that pairs seven different SS26 runway collections with iconic poets whose voices still influence how we think and feel today. Each look translates literary temperament into spring street style, including shopping cues, modern styling notes and a market edit to get the look.