How to Achieve the Taffeta Nail Trend This Spring Leave a comment

It’s official: Fabric-inspired manicures are having a major moment. From airy chiffon nails to pretty tulle tips to romantic sets that evoke a sheer lace overlay, an increasing number of beauty fans are gunning for silky textures at the salon. And according to celebrity manicurist Holly Falcone—lead nail artist at Sandy Liang this New York Fashion Week—the trend is showing no signs of slowing down. Enter taffeta nails, the most playfully elegant version I’ll be copying this spring and beyond.

Imagine a rustling taffeta gown. Notice its smooth, crisp texture and slightly shimmery sheen? That’s exactly the effect Falcone wanted to achieve for Sandy Liang’s F/W 26 nail look. Using soon-to-be-launched polishes from Celisse (of which Falcone is the founding creative director), she glazed models’ tips in pearl-pink and ice-blue hues that catch the light just like the silky material.

“[They’re] inspired by Marie Antoinette, like the satin color of her ribbons,” Falcone tells Who What Wear backstage. “Do we call it moire? Do we call it taffeta? It’s fabric-inspired nails, almost like how Sandy uses a bow or ribbon as a trim.” I’d say taffeta is just the right moniker (though “moire nails” does have a nice ring to it, no?), and I can totally see the Marie Antoinette influences in those pearlescent pastels.

While this nail look technically accompanied Sandy Liang’s fall 2026 collection, it already has legs as a year-round trend. Pastels, after all, practically scream spring, and the metallic sheen gives them a cool-girl edge that pairs beautifully with a neutral, winter-coded outfit (gray, black, brown, navy, et al.).