The Vibe :
⊹ Athletic mesh gets translated into laser-cut Italian leather
⊹ The new Unwind Cinch comes in Medium and Mini proportions
⊹ Steven Meisel returns with Amelia Gray, Candice Swanepoel and a newly expanded cast
⊹ ALO moves beyond handbags with its first small leather goods
ALO is giving its gym-bag obsession a much more expensive sequel for Fall 2026. One year after launching its first handbag collection, the Los Angeles label is back with new silhouettes, smaller proportions and a material that makes its fitness roots impossible to miss: athletic mesh, recreated in laser-cut Italian leather. Suddenly, the stuff of jerseys and workout gear is sitting on a Florence-made handbag.
The new Unwind Cinch is the collection’s biggest shape shift. Its gathered, softly structured body comes in Medium and Mini sizes, while the compact Shoulder Voyage trims down ALO’s existing Voyage silhouette for everyday carry. Leather Mesh appears on the Mini Unwind Cinch, Shoulder Voyage and returning Tranquility Tote, with the perforated pattern giving all three bags a sportier surface without swapping leather for technical fabric. Designed in Los Angeles and made in Florence, the bags use responsibly sourced Italian leather, hand-painted edges and custom-forged hardware. It is a fairly dramatic leap from the leggings and sports bras that built ALO.
Steven Meisel returns to photograph chapter two, bringing Amelia Gray, Candice Swanepoel and Daiane Sodré back from the debut campaign. Ming Xi and Natasha Poly join them this time around. The imagery keeps the bags beside cropped performance tops, bike shorts and bodysuits, making ALO’s original studio-to-street premise visible rather than explaining it away. The accessories may now compete with the kind of leather totes and shoulder bags found across designer bag collections, but the campaign still looks unmistakably attached to a workout wardrobe.
Fall also marks ALO’s first move into small leather goods, including card holders, zip wallets, a passport cover and a crescent pouch. The handbags retain the brand’s Intention Crystals, with Yellow Tiger’s Eye and Smoky Quartz selected for the season. Still, the detail worth zooming in on is the Leather Mesh itself: rows of athletic-looking perforations cut into leather where nylon would normally be expected. A gym reference has rarely looked this far removed from a locker room.
Brand DNA
Founded in Los Angeles in 2007 by Danny Harris and Marco DeGeorge, Alo turns yoga roots into a full lifestyle wardrobe. Sleek activewear, technical fabrics, tonal sets, sneakers, and wellness essentials define its polished studio-to-street identity.
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