How to Celebrate a Milestone?

For Our Legacy’s 20th anniversary, Creative Director Cristopher Nying and his team chose reflection over nostalgia. The Spring 2026 collection, titled B-Sides, captures the brand’s youthful spirit—still rough around the edges yet more polished than ever. True to its musical inspiration, the collection blends analog and digital influences, much like the contrast between cassette tapes and digital audio files.

Rather than throwing a flashy anniversary celebration, Nying poured his energy into what he loves most: crafting textiles and designing clothes. The collection’s tactile nature shines through in its descriptions—fabrics are washed, waxed, dipped, speckled, coarse, soft, worn, oily, glazed, and deep. The palette spans countless shades of black (void, soot, whisker, deep abyss, jet) alongside khakis, bordeaux, and purple.

Nying described the season as an “internal process,” filled with inside jokes—like the Angry Fan Mail print, made from real letters the brand received over the years. Tailoring remains the foundation, whether sharp and technical or soft and deconstructed, with nods to biker and military styles. One standout references the first vintage piece Nying ever bought: Swedish military overalls, now reimagined as an Our Legacy jacket.

Men’s and women’s styles feel more aligned than ever. A structured uniform jacket gets a feminine twist, while a subtle back slit—typically seen in womenswear—appears on the men’s version. Lace details soften military-inspired looks, and a bold camouflage intarsia leans punk rather than militant. The collection also revisits past hits with fresh updates, like the tuxedo bomber and the angel of death print from the brand’s 2005 debut. New materials, like an iridescent knit, make their first appearance—proof that, as Nying puts it, “something is shifting.”

That idea of transformation ties into “defamiliarization,” subtly explored throughout the collection. The same dye or pattern takes on different qualities depending on the fabric, resulting in unexpected lilac hues. Nothing feels gimmicky—instead, materials are reinvented: nylon mimics embossed canvas, and printed jeans look identical to their denim counterparts. Technical fabrics blend with natural fibers, like a trench coat with a flowing lining back. Even a gothic black mesh raincoat plays with functionality.

Despite skeletal angels and tough black leather, there’s a softness to the collection. Asked what it would sound like as music, Nying compared it to a garage band that’s “a bit more finished, like we afforded a better studio. Maybe Sonic Death to Sonic Youth.” Either way, this collection feels like an unplugged performance—raw, honest, and proof that Our Legacy needs no auto-tuning.