Anthony Vaccarello is getting his flowers, Fashion East has revealed the designers joining its SS27 line-up, and Dior is taking things from the runway to the theatre. Elsewhere, Maison Margiela gets spooky, Chase Infiniti dances for Vuori, Hyunjin fronts GUESS and END. launches its first full collection.
Anthony Vaccarello is about to add another major accolade to his Saint Laurent résumé, with the Belgian designer set to receive the International Designer of the Year Award at this year’s CFDA Fashion Awards. The honour comes as Vaccarello marks 10 years as Saint Laurent’s creative director, having taken over the Parisian house in 2016. The CFDA is recognising his “sustained creative conviction, global influence, and cultural relevance” – and it is true, the influence of his Saint Laurent can be seen in both streets and storefronts. The awards will take place on November 2 at New York’s American Museum of Natural History, hosted by Keke Palmer.
More fashion news this week…
Fashion East announces its SS27 line-up
Fashion East has announced its line-up for SS27, bringing another crop of emerging London talent to the upcoming London Fashion Week. Returning to the runway are Jacek Gleba and GoyaGoma by Traiceline Pratt, while Central Saint Martins graduate Mé Mé joins the Fashion East family for the first time. Having previously worked at both Alexander McQueen and Maison Margiela, Mé Mé is one to watch as they make their Fashion East debut. Louis Mayhew will also return, this time swapping the runway for a specially commissioned exhibition at Manor Place gallery in south east London. With the incubator continuing its knack for turning fresh London talent into names to know, its SS27 showcase is always one of the highlights of the season.
Dior and A24 are bringing fashion to the theatre
Dior and A24 are joining forces, with the French fashion house becoming the premier partner of New York’s Cherry Lane Theatre for a new two-year creative partnership spanning film, theatre and live events. Kicking things off is Both Ends, a one-off performance by Justin Vivian Bond inspired by poet and playwright Edna St. Vincent Millay, one of the theatre’s original founders. Naturally, fashion is very much part of the picture, with Jonathan Anderson designing Bond’s costumes and drawing on Paul Poiret, a designer Millay herself wore, for the look, the same reference behind his Dior Winter 2026 collection. Beyond the stage, the partnership will bring together and promote emerging and established talent across fashion, film and theatre, while creating opportunities for the next generation of creatives to get involved both on and off screen.
Maison Margiela’s latest campaign is one for the thriller fans
Maison Margiela’s Anonymity is the psychological thriller-inspired campaign for FW26 starring Rebecca Hall. The trailer follows Hall as an actress preparing for a role who begins repeatedly encountering her masked doppelgänger, turning the house’s infatuation for anonymity and identity into something suitably eerie. The actress wears looks from the FW26 collection, first shown in Shanghai this April, with Hall’s double wearing the same looks alongside the collection’s Artisanal masks. Edwardian tailoring, destroyed tapestries, second-skin pieces and clothes fused together in deliberately imperfect forms, all brought to life through Maison Margiela’s ongoing relationship with film.
Chase Infiniti stars in Vuori’s new campaign
Chase Infiniti joins forces with performancewear brand Vuori for its new global “Find What Moves You” campaign. Shot by photographer and director Renell Medrano, the campaign puts movement front and centre, with Infiniti joined by her best friend Ella Josette and members of their Duple Dance Crew. The actor, who has had a major year following her breakout role in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, shows off her dance skills with a choreography by Sean Bankhead.
Hyunjin stars in GUESS’ FW26 campaign
Hyunjin is the star of GUESS’ latest campaign, starring as the face of the brand’s FW26 collection. The Stray Kids member and global GUESS ambassador fronts the campaign with a modern take on the label’s California roots, wearing denim, relaxed silhouettes and other more polished looks. To mark the launch, GUESS is also bringing a dedicated tour truck to Westfield White City on September 13 and 14, where fans can personalise selected pieces from the GUESS and GUESS Jeans collections worn by Hyunjin using nano-laser technology.
Ferrari Style unveils its FW26 campaign
Ferrari’s FW26 campaign was shot by Rafael Pavarotti inside the Scaglietti workshops, the historic coachbuilding space founded by Sergio Scaglietti, one of Enzo Ferrari’s closest collaborators. Starring Mila Van Eeten and Fernando Cabral, the campaign explores the relationship between the human body and the mechanical world, drawing parallels between skin, clothing and the bodywork of a Ferrari. Directed around tactile textures, sculptural silhouettes and a monochrome palette, the images reflect creative director Rocco Iannone’s focus on sensuality and the physical relationship between the wearer and the clothes.
Meet END. Label
END. is launching its first full collection, END. Label, on 14 September. Shot in Newcastle, where the retailer began, the campaign brings together a very British cast including Climax Books founder Isabella Burley, Glasgow artist Trackie McLeod, Manchester-based artist Alina Akbar, British sprinter Marli Jessop and Newcastle jazz group Knats. The collection is all about building blocks for everyday dressing, spanning menswear and womenswear, leather outerwear, knitwear, shirting, jewellery and plenty of layers.
