The Summer 2026 Tribute season has begun, and starting us off is Anna Sui! It has been a loooon time since we've had Anna Sui feature in our Tribute releases, we had one in the Summer of 2018 and one all the way back in the Summer of 2012 - both of which I still remember clearly. Anyway, let's get onto the current release:
I was really liking the flowy-Summer-boho-vintage vibes from the advertising of the store and a wide range of pieces were really highlighted, however I don't think those vibes really flow through into the collection as a whole - while I love some of them, some of them just aren't hitting the spot for me. I just thought some of the pieces looked better in the RL collection, and there's other items in the collections that I would have preferred to see, but anyway, moving onto the review! Overall there are 3 floors with a total of 15 outfits, with 2 pieces available for both male and female dolls.
Accessories: quite a few pairs of shoes to choose from, 7 in total in a range of colours from neutrals to brights. The styles really remind me of like early 2010's styles with the chunky heels and straps, which aren't so much my thing but I know will suit some dolls well. The Embroidered Black Bow Mules are a more minimalistic and versatile choice, I love a mule design and these have a really nice shape to the toe as well. I do love the Embroidered Satin Bow Mules, lovely design with the tapered squared toe and the green and nude colour combination is very pretty and standout. The Embellished Lace Satin Mules are also a tempting shoe, with the open-toe design and the lace flower detail is also a standout focus of them - these pop really nicely in the store. The store only offers 3 bags, and I'm still a little on the fence about them. The Floral Fringe Pouch Bag is very cute but I'm not sure how versatile it will be. I also love the idea of a brocade/tapestry style bag, but something about the Tapestry Memento Bag isn't sitting quite right with me, I'm not sure what it is but maybe I just need to see it style up! I do love our little freebie from this collection though, the Metallic Sequinned Patterned Clutch, super delicate and detailed and I love the small size and light colours. There are quite a number of other accessories in this collection. Now I'm not really a glove wearer, but I do think the Sequinned Metallic Gloves are a really fun option. The Veiled Fur Embellished Headband also looks like a fun option, more of a Winter-glamour type of piece but I think this would be a fun finishing touch to many stylings. There are a few knee-high sock options too, the Argyle Pattern Socks are nice and remind me of an early LE collection, while the White and Black Cutout Lace Socks are good simple styles that will be easy to wear. There are 5 pairs of sunglasses in the collection - now these aren't my favourite styles or colours to wear but I'm super tempted by the Animal Print Square Sunglasses and the Green Round Fade Sunglasses - but for sure all the colours and designs are standout in the Plaza. Jewellery-wise there are a few choices, I really love the Black Beaded Earrings, these are a pretty design and look versatile and pretty on the doll.
Clothing: starting with the first floor. I could see this one looked a little mixed in styles and designs, but I could see potential from some of the individual pieces here. The first piece to catch my eye were the Embroidered Blue Denims, these have a dark denim base and a very pretty light embroidered pattern on the bottoms of the length, which I think is fun and unique. While I don't think they go with the Embroidered Fur Neck Jacket, I do like the jacket on it's own as well, it matches with the shoes and I love the colours to it, completely unique to anything else we've had in the Plaza. The White Rose Lace Blouse is very pretty, however we've had quite similar pieces in the Plaza previously, and while it looks great on the mannequin in the store, the sheer-ness is a lot more on the doll, so I don't like it on my doll as much as I do in the store. The Fringe Patterned Knot Dress is also quite standout, I like the design and details to it, and love the brown and lilac colours together. The Floral Fringe Midi Dress is similar, and I do like this one, however the beige base colour to it doesn't suit my doll at all, so it's not for me, but will look great on others. Onto the second floor. This give me lots of Winter-glamour-party vibes, so for me a little not fitting with a Summer release. I really wanted to like the Sequinned Jacket and Slit Skirt set, super fun pieces and I like the idea, but I don't so much like the quality of the design of the pieces on my doll, something's just not right about them. The skirt does look better than the jacket, but I'm just not feeling the pieces when worn on my doll. The Fishnet Sequinned Ruffled Skirt is quite tempting, I like the ruffle and mixed sheer design and the shimmery vibe, and also loving the shimmers on the Collared Embellished Mesh Minidress, this is super cute, love the little collar and the floral design overall. The third floor brings us back to light Summer and resort-ready looks. The Blue Print Duster caught my eye immediately, I like the volume to it and the open design, giving it lots of versatility for what you wear underneath. I really wanted to like the Patterned Embroidered Long Dress, I like the pink and when you zoom in to those details, it looks amazing, but you really lose that detail when you zoom out again and the overall fit doesn't look so great on my doll. The White Ruffled Lace Top is a cute piece, versatile and will be a good layering option, both the details and the fit of this one are very nice.
T S L T O P P I C K S
Metallic Sequinned Patterned Clutch | White Ruffled Lace Top | Blue Print Duster | Embroidered Blue Denims | Black Beaded Earrings
F E A T U R E S
First up is Pietra wearing the Blue Print Duster and I think it looks great here with the white pieces as a base, and the lace details on them. The accessories here are fun choices, combining the chunky boots with the delicate jewel choker-style necklace and the headpiece. The bag in red is such a fun standout addition to the outfit =)
Next up we have sarah_1980 who once again wows with a look full of the new collection, wearing the Animal Print Square Sunglasses, Fringe Patterned Knit Scarf, White Rose Lace Blouse, Plaid Sweater Vest, Metallic Sequinned Patterned Clutch, Denim Embroidered Pearl Dress (top-up gift) and the Embroidered Satin Bow Mules - just wow! The pieces all look great together and I really like the layering of the dress in particular^
Then we have Sneja who also wears the Plaid Sweater Vest but in a different way, I think it looks so fun combined with the different prints, patterns and colours here^ The best combination for sure though is the banana necklace, it's just such a surprise in there but amazingly is a great fit - I love the overall tropical vibes to this one for something a little different with plaid!
And then I spotted two looks from SS-diamond and just had to include both because I think they highlight the versatility of the collection well. First are the Green Patterned Bikini Top and Bottom pieces together, while they're layered under other pieces, the colour and print still stands out beneath the lace and I love the overall green pops in the accessories - super classy Resort styling here. And then secondly is the Blue Print Duster, and it really looks so different to the other styling above - I especially like this fuzzy vest layered ontop, the colours are just perfect with the blue and it really helps that pattern on the jacket to stand out - really making me inspired with this piece =)
