After seasons dominated by chocolate brown, burgundy and the ubiquitous butter yellow, fashion seems to have turned up the saturation for 2026.This summer’s palette looks deliciously zesty with lime, tangerine and lemon yellow cropping up across the catwalks, while turquoise and lavender have also been given a punchy makeover.London-based celebrity stylist Deborah Sheridan-Taylor believes the shift has been bubbling away since Michael Rider’s arrival at Celine as the brand’s creative director in 2025. “For me [that] may have lit the fuse,” Sheridan-Taylor says, “but Dario Vitale’s one and only collection for Versace really confirmed the mood, reviving the glorious sun-soaked palette of 1980s Miami, with all its saturated turquoise, citrus, coral and purple.”“Fashion never embraces colour in isolation,” she adds, pointing to Christian Dior’s New Look, which emerged in 1947 after World War II. “I think we’re in a similar moment. Wearing bold colour feels joyful, hopeful and defiant.”So if your wardrobe has been swimming in neutrals, which shades should you be looking towards next?TurquoiseNorwegian actress Alisha Boe, of 13 Reasons Why fame, in turquoise at the Carolina Herrera spring/summer 2026 fashion show in Madrid, Spain, in September 2025. Photo: Getty ImagesTurquoise has made a splash as a trending hue for the 2026 summer season.