Connect with us

Fashion

Grace Wales Bonner Appointed Creative Director of Hermès Menswear

Published

on

British designer Grace Wales Bonner has been named Creative Director for Hermès menswear. She will take over from Véronique Nichanian, who is stepping down after 37 years with the French house. Nichanian’s final collection will be shown during Paris Men’s Fashion Week in January, while the Spring/Summer 2027 collection will be handled by the in-house studio as Wales Bonner prepares her debut for January 2027.

The 35-year-old designer who has had a long-running collaboration with Adidas, created her own brand, Wales Bonner, in 2014. Sources say she will continue to lead her own brand alongside her new role at Hermès.

Grace Wales Bonner: Instagram

Wales Bonner was born in London to an English mother and Jamaican father. She graduated from Central Saint Martins and founded her menswear label in 2014. Whilst studying at Central Saint Martins, Bonner completed her placement year at Meadham Kirchhoff in London and assisted American Vogue fashion editor Camilla Nickerson in New York. Her graduate collection, titled “Afrique,”featured an all-Black cast of male models and earned her the L’Oréal Professional Talent Award that same year.

Hermès’ general artistic director, Pierre-Alexis Dumas, shared his excitement about Bonner’s appointment, saying,  “I am really pleased to welcome Grace to the Hermès Artistic Director family. Her take on contemporary fashion, craft, and culture will contribute to shaping Hermès’ men’s style, meddling the house’s heritage with a confident look on the now. Grace’s appetite and curiosity for artistic practice strongly resonate with Hermès’ creative mindset and approach. We are at the start of an enriching mutual dialogue.”

Grace Wales Bonner: Instagram

Known for telling cultural stories with refined tailoring, Wales Bonner has dressed stars such as Kendrick Lamar and Lewis Hamilton. Winning several awards including the Emerging Menswear Designer at the 2015 British Fashion Awards, the 2016 LVMH Prize for Young Designers, the 2021 CFDA International Men’s Designer of the Year Award, and British Menswear Designer of the Year in 2024.

Grace Wales Bonner: Instagram

“I am deeply honored to be entrusted with the role of creative director of Hermès men’s ready-to-wear, It is a dream realized to embark on this new chapter, following in a lineage of inspired craftspeople and designers. I wish to express my gratitude to Pierre-Alexis Dumas and Axel Dumas for the opportunity to bring my vision to this magical house.” Grace said in a statement.

Wales Bonner is expected to bring her cultural approach to design into Hermès’ world of luxury. Her debut collection in 2027 will be one of the most anticipated moments in the fashion calendar.

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

+ 23 = thirty one
Powered by MathCaptcha

Fashion

Kylie Jenner Announces New Khy After Dark Collection

Published

on

By

Photo: Kylie Jenner/@ Instagram

Kylie Jenner is not taking a break from fashion anytime soon. After walking down the Victoria’s Secret runway in the brand’s $50 million Fantasy Bra last weekend, the beauty and fashion mogul is back to work on her clothing label, Khy. The brand has announced its latest winter collection, Khy After Dark, which is set to launch on October 27.

Khy After Dark features 16 pieces, including  oversized bomber jackets, sculpted coats, faux-fur details, knitwear and bold animal prints. The designs mix different textures and shapes, with some pieces featuring more than one material.

Photo: Khy

One of the looks combines a fur jacket with leather sections along the sleeves. The fur appears in separate bands, creating a layered design rather than the usual single, continuous finish. Another piece is a long leather coat with fur around the neckline, hem and cuffs.

Photo: Khy

Despite its name, Khy After Dark is not limited to evening outings. The campaign also features a hooded knit paired with relaxed jeans and a long-sleeved top styled with shorts. These looks bring a more casual side to the collection, showing how the designs can be worn beyond nights out.

Jenner also stars in the campaign for the new collection, photographed by Quentin de Briey in the hills of Los Angeles. In a press release, she described the woman she had in mind when creating the collection. “The collection is designed for a woman for whom getting dressed is an occasion in itself, and she is always the main character,” she said.

Photo: Khy

The collection’s outerwear can be incorporated into an everyday wardrobe. Pieces can be paired with denim, straight-leg trousers or skirts, depending on the look.

Continue Reading

Fashion

Kylie Jenner Makes Victoria’s Secret Runway Debut in $50 Million Fantasy Bra

Published

on

By

Photo: Getty Images

Victoria’s Secret brought Kylie Jenner onto the runway at its October 18 fashion show. The reality star and beauty entrepreneur appeared in the brand’s most expensive Fantasy Bra yet, valued at $50 million.

Her appearance marked the return of the Fantasy Bra to the runway for the first time since 2018, when Elsa Hosk wore the $1 million version. Jenner paired the diamond-covered piece with a silver thong, a sheer white organza miniskirt, transparent heels and oversized white feathered angel wings.

Photo: Getty Images

The 2026 Fantasy Bra was created by Jacob Arabo of Jacob & Co. in collaboration with Victoria’s Secret. It features 4,410 natural diamonds surrounding a 75.54-carat radiant-cut yellow diamond. Fifteen artisans spent more than 1,000 hours making the piece. According to Jacob & Co., the design was inspired by its Rare Touch Jewelry Collection, which explores how precious metals can move with the body like fabric. In an Instagram post, he wrote, “What began as a pencil sketch became a masterpiece of jewelry engineering. Crafted from 3,218 individually designed components, the creation moves with the body like lingerie, combining brilliance of high jewelry with fluidity of fashion.”

Speaking to Vogue, Victoria’s Secret chief creative officer Adam Selman explained why the brand chose Jenner to wear the Fantasy Bra. “Kylie really extends beyond fashion, beyond culture, beyond TV, beyond one singular thing,” he said. “The show is so big, it’s true entertainment, and I think she is a great catalyst for that.”

Photo: Getty Images

Jenner had appeared in fashion shows before her Victoria’s Secret appearance. She first walked the runway in 2011 for Abbey Dawn. In 2013, she appeared in designer Sherri Hill’s show and joined her sister Kendall Jenner for The Heart Truth Red Dress Collection. More recently, she closed Coperni’s Spring/Summer 2025 show at Disneyland Paris in October 2024.

Jenner joined a lineup of other returning Victoria’s Secret Angels including Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel, Barbara Palvin and Elsa Hosk. Bella Hadid opened the show, while Adriana Lima brought the runway presentation to a close.

Photo: Getty Images

Kylie’s boyfriend, Timothée Chalamet, was also in attendance, cheering her on from the audience. He sat beside her mother, Kris Jenner, as she walked the show.

Continue Reading

Fashion

Seán McGirr Departs Alexander McQueen

Published

on

Photo: Instagram/@Seán McGirr

Seán McGirr is leaving Alexander McQueen after three years as creative director, the fashion house announced on October 15. The Irish designer’s departure comes less than a month after he presented his Spring/Summer 2027 collection in London, marking the brand’s return to London Fashion Week after years of showing in Paris. Kering, the luxury group that owns the label, said it would announce new creative leadership soon.

Photo: Getty

McGirr joined Alexander McQueen in October 2023, succeeding Sarah Burton, who spent 26 years at the house, including 13 as creative director. Burton took over the role following the death of founder Lee Alexander McQueen in 2010. Her departure in 2023 opened the door for McGirr, whose appointment brought a new designer to a label closely associated with its founder’s unconventional runway shows and distinctive tailoring.

Before joining McQueen, McGirr served as head of ready-to-wear at JW Anderson. His previous experience also included positions at Dries Van Noten, Burberry and Uniqlo. A graduate of Central Saint Martins in London, he entered the role with a background spanning established luxury houses and more accessible fashion retail.

Photo: Instagram/@McQueen

His first collection for Alexander McQueen, presented in Paris in 2024, received mixed reviews. The designs included exaggerated knitwear, shearling jackets and embellished trouser suits, signaling a different approach from Burton’s collections. Critics questioned whether his early work had established a clear direction for the house, whose identity remains closely linked to the late designer’s work.

McGirr continued to explore the brand’s established references while introducing his own ideas. His tenure included the return of recognizable McQueen motifs and an emphasis on unconventional styling. However, his collections continued to attract debate over how the house could evolve while retaining the identity that made it one of Britain’s best-known fashion labels.

Photo: Instagram/@McQueen

His final collection, for Spring/Summer 2027, was presented in London on September 20. The show took place at Lincoln’s Inn Chapel and included sculptural tailoring, leather harnesses, metallic details and gowns. It marked a major change in the house’s runway schedule, returning McQueen to London Fashion Week for the first time in more than two decades.

McGirr’s departure comes as parent company Kering reassesses Alexander McQueen’s business. The group has been working to address challenges across its luxury portfolio, while reporting on the fashion house has highlighted restructuring and efforts to refocus its operations. Kering has not publicly detailed a specific reason for McGirr’s exit, and no successor had been announced at the time of the departure statement.

Photo: Instagram/@Seán McGirr

In its announcement, Kering CEO Luca de Meo thanked McGirr for his contribution and said the group intended to establish a new direction for the house. Alexander McQueen CEO Gianfranco D’Attis also acknowledged the designer’s work and his role in reconnecting the brand with London and its creative community.

McGirr’s next move has not been announced. The fashion industry will now be watching for Kering’s choice of successor and the direction the next creative director takes at Alexander McQueen.

Continue Reading

Trending