Lyle & Scott is expanding its Reactive product range for Autumn/Winter 2026, adding new knitwear and outerwear styles that respond to heat, UV light, water and low-light conditions. The Reactive series draws on the brand’s 152-year heritage as a springboard for design experimentation.
Heat Reactive Moves Into Knitwear
Heat-reactive technology continues across outerwear, with the brand’s shell jacket joined by a new quilted jacket and gilet. All three styles arrive in washed brown/cove, shifting from a darker brown to a lighter beige when exposed to heat. For the first time, the technology also moves into knitwear, with the relaxed crew-neck jumper transitioning from ice blue to white.
Water- and UV-Reactive Additions
New for Autumn/Winter 2026, water-reactive shell jackets are introduced in olive green, blue/purple and black. Each colorway reveals a 3D-effect Lyle & Scott pattern across the fabric when exposed to water.
The range also adds UV-reactive knitwear, with the relaxed crew-neck jumper changing from white to washed purple under UV light.
Glow-in-the-Dark Styles
Glow-in-the-dark pieces mark another new development within the range, including a stone-beige relaxed crew-neck jumper and a white wadded shell jacket, both of which illuminate in low-light conditions.
By testing new technologies and pushing familiar silhouettes into new territory, Lyle & Scott continues to build on its heritage while looking ahead.
