{"id":8032797,"date":"2026-06-12T18:53:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T01:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/?p=8032797"},"modified":"2026-06-26T09:13:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T16:13:37","slug":"hermes-nadege-vanhee-shows-her-most-glamorous-collection-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/culture-lifestyle\/fashion\/hermes-nadege-vanhee-shows-her-most-glamorous-collection-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Herm\u00e8s’ Nad\u00e8ge Vanh\u00e9e Shows Her Most Glamorous Collection Yet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

In Bel Air, Herm\u00e8s women’s designer\u00a0Nad\u00e8ge Vanh\u00e9e shows her most glamorous collection yet, putting the French maison in the red carpet running. ZEGNA turns the Malibu Pier into a men\u2019s runway.\u00a0H. Lorenzo\u2019s new guard fashion flagship bows on Robertson and\u00a0“Fashioning Chinese Women”\u00a0opens at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Herm\u00e8s Fall 2026 Chapter Two collection presented in Bel Air on June 04, 2026. Source: Herm\u00e8s <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Herm\u00e8s Goes Hollywood Glam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Julia Louis-Dreyfus cozied up to Melinda French Gates in the front row, Natasha Lyonne slid in at the very last minute and Miley Cyrus shimmied in her seat to the finale song “Bette Davis Eyes.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was star power aplenty at the Herm\u00e8s Fall 2026 “Chapter Two” show in Bel Air last week. Both off the runway and on it too, with women’s artistic director Nad\u00e8ge Vanh\u00e9e showing her most glamorous collection to date, and one that felt very L.A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hilltop location just above the Hotel Bel-Air made for some logistical headaches. But the cinematic golden-hour vantage point made up for the long wait for golf carts and shuttles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Natasha Lyonne at the Herm\u00e8s Fall 2026 Chapter Two collection show. Source: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The event had been in the works for a year, and the show’s pavilion structure was built over the course of a month. Bathed in golden-hour yellow paint, or jaune flave<\/em>, the set ushered in a softer vision of Herm\u00e8s ready-to-wear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2024, the brand has been taking its women’s RTW collection on the road, stopping in New York, Shanghai and now L.A., with each destination informing the designer’s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this chapter, Vanh\u00e9e zeroed in on the dress, specifically a gorgeous strapless duchesse satin design that seemed destined for the red carpet. Signaling a new direction for the leather-centric house, the dress came in several colors, including rouge tango<\/em>, modeled by Karen Elson. All were styled with super-chic matching satin evening boots, which feel like a trend in the making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The propositions for glam nights continued with fluid gowns in velvet or scattered with starry embroidery, jewel-tone silk coats and suiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Herm\u00e8s Fall 2026 Chapter Two collection show. Source: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the elements of practice and performance inherent to Hollywood came through as Vanh\u00e9e drew inspiration from the world of dance, touching on rehearsal wear with side-tie silhouettes and groovy sparkly-knit jumpsuits with flared legs. (Groovy and Herm\u00e8s are two words I never thought would meet.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The house\u2019s signature leather was reimagined with a lighter touch, as buttery blousons layered over sensual velvet dresses, for example, while Western-detailed, boxy zip-front jackets with matching shorts felt very L.A. rock \u2019n\u2019 roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Herm\u00e8s Fall 2026 Chapter Two collection show. Source: Herm\u00e8s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The event underscored the reality that the U.S., even with all its troubles, is a key market for luxury brands navigating the industry slowdown, though it should be said that Herm\u00e8s is already doing much better than most. The show followed L.A. destination presentations from Dior at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art<\/a> and Gucci and Louis Vuitton in New York<\/a> in the last few weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S., specifically L.A., is also the celebrity-fashion power center, of course, and the night\u2019s lineup of dressier looks made it clear that Herm\u00e8s is getting more serious about Hollywood dressing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several celebrities have been priming the pump, with director Chlo\u00e9 Zhao wearing a Spring 2026 Herm\u00e8s bodycon dress at Cannes last month, actor Toheeb Jimoh choosing a sleek pinstriped Spring 2026 Herm\u00e8s men\u2019s suit for a screening of “Sheep in the Box” at Cannes, and Cyrus donning a glossy black Herm\u00e8s coat at the iHeartRadio Music Awards back in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adding to the celebrity dressing potential, there’s already a lot of anticipation for what’s next in Herm\u00e8s menswear with British designer Grace Wales Bonner taking the reins–and making history as the first Black woman to lead a major European fashion house. Her first show will be in January 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Herm\u00e8s Fall 2026 Chapter Two collection show. Source: Herm\u00e8s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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ZEGNA Spring\/Summer 2027 runway show at Malibu Pier June 05, 2026 in Malibu, California. Source: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Zegna Does Malibu Without the Clich\u00e9s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ZEGNA turned the Malibu Pier into a runway on Friday night, bringing a taste of the Med to the Pacific with its Spring 2027 show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silver-haired style setter Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd, Oscar-winning composer Ludwig G\u00f6ransson, Rami Malek, Mahershala Ali, Paul Dano and many more from the Hollywood set took their seats in beach chairs for the parade of luxe leisurewear from Italian designer Alessandro Sartori.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd attends the ZEGNA show at Malibu Pier. Source: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Italian art of villeggiatura,<\/em> or escaping \u2014 truly escaping \u2014 to the seaside for the summer season, was Sartori\u2019s starting point for what he does best: a relaxed but refined lineup, one that would be right at home at Nobu just down the PCH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soft tailoring and stripes were the foundations of the collection. Shirt jackets, safari jackets, duster coats and beachy cardigans were casually layered over shorts, while terry-cloth pullovers and color-blocked windbreakers offered more overt nautical references. Blazers with adjustable belts and shirts with interchangeable collars underscored the functional aspect of the clothes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ZEGNA Spring\/Summer 2027. Source: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The palette was surf-and-sand, and ease was the prevailing mood, but never at the expense of elegance. Instead, the designer explored how summer dressing can look spontaneous and polished at the same time, taking on coastal L.A. without falling into palm-tree and surfboard clich\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wanted to express a ZEGNA take on summer,\u201d Sartori said. \u201cOur vision of leisure dressing is rooted in a cultivated attitude and a discerning gaze that is profoundly Italian, yet open to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ZEGNA Spring\/Summer 2027. Source: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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H. Lorenzo flagship. Source: H. Lorenzo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

H. Lorenzo’s New Guard Flagship <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fashion\u2019s new guard is alive and well at the new H. Lorenzo<\/a> flagship on Beverly Boulevard. The 9,000-square-foot, gallery-like space is a garden of edgy delights from hard-to-find and up-and-coming global and L.A. brands. There\u2019s Paris-based enfants terribles Mati\u00e8res F\u00e9cales, who created Sarah Paulson\u2019s memorable “One Percent” Met Gala<\/a> gown; London-based goth designer Dilara Findikoglu, who recently collaborated with Khy after Kylie Jenner\u2019s stylist discovered the designer here; and Paly Hollywood, whose art-to-wear pieces are co-designed by James Franco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of L.A.\u2019s formative fashion boutiques, H. Lorenzo was a Sunset Boulevard institution for 42 years. It was founded by Lorenzo Hadar, who helped bring cutting-edge European and Japanese clothing to L.A. in the 1980s \u2014 literally \u2014 beginning with a \u201ccash-and-carry\u201d model that saw him bringing Yohji Yamamoto, Issey Miyake and Comme des Gar\u00e7ons pieces back in his suitcase to sell to customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The store\u2019s reputation grew, attracting a who\u2019s who of celebrities over the decades, from James Brown and Michael Jackson to Tupac Shakur, Drake, Cardi B and Justin Bieber. It also became a go-to destination for stylists and costume designers looking for the newest looks, including Ruth E. Carter and Euphoria<\/em> costume designer Natasha Newman-Thomas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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H. Lorenzo flagship. Source: H. Lorenzo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Now, Lorenzo\u2019s son Mac Hadar is heading the business day to day, and the store has relocated to Beverly and Robertson boulevards. \u201cWe wanted to inject new energy into the company and just evolve,\u201d Mac said on a busy Wednesday afternoon at the store, as shoppers rolled in for Paly hoodies and Sekrit Saints leather jackets, trying things on and pronouncing them \u201cfire\u201d and \u201ccool as f–k.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We try to add at least a 15 to 20 percent new brand mix to our roster every season … and be one step ahead of the curve,” said Mac, who also merchandises H. Lorenzo’s archive store on Santa Fe Avenue in downtown L.A., curating 40 years of vintage so it feels relevant to the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flagship was designed in collaboration with Italian architect Oliviero Arch Baldini, who has created all the H. Lorenzo stores. It’s minimal, but packs a punch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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H. Lorenzo flagship. Source: H. Lorenzo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe love the racking system in this space. It feels like there is a lot of metal, but with the clothing on it, it almost floats,\u201d said Mac, explaining that the front of the store is intended to be a rotating design installation, starting with a Japanese curation of custom tatami tables, hand-painted fans, pottery and other objets d\u2019art, all of which are for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the racks and shelves, shoppers can find Elena Velez\u2019s wasteland-cool sweats, Chopova Lowena\u2019s punky princess skirts, Kapitol\u2019s cult-favorite Japanese-Americana workwear jackets, Doublet\u2019s moss-embroidered jeans, Stephen Jones\u2019 haute hats, Maison Margiela\u2019s tabi shoes and Ashley Williams\u2019 surreal paper roll bracelets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mac is also envisioning the new, larger space as a community space\u2014and it already has been, hosting the kickoff for an exclusive collaboration with Ann Demeulemeester last month. \u201cWe wanted to introduce the space before it was open,\u201d Mac said. \u201cAnd we\u2019re planning on doing things like movie screenings and activations that bring people together in ways beyond just a clothing drop with a DJ.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H. Lorenzo, 8801 Beverly Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90048<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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H. Lorenzo flagship. Source: H. Lorenzo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dress (qipao), China, 1939\u201340, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Acquisition Fund, mannequin head by Jason Wu. Source: Museum Associates\/LACMA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Rare Exhibition of Chinese Fashion  Opening at LACMA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Opening June 14 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, “Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity” is a rare showcase of Chinese fashion in the U.S., dazzling with textiles and embroidery so exquisite they have to be seen IRL, as well as stories of cross-cultural influence and trailblazing 3D-printed mannequins created by designer Jason Wu to represent Chinese physiques, hairstyles and skin tones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition is also rare in that it is largely based on a single collection donated to the museum by Berkeley-based Chinese American artist Chere Lai Mah, who spent more than four decades preserving garments belonging to her mother, mother-in-law and other relatives who traveled regularly between Fresno, Calif., and Hong Kong to buy their clothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Manchu-style informal dress and shoes, China, late Qing dynasty (1644\u20131911), c. 1900. Source: Museum Associates\/LACMA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Augmented with pieces from the museum\u2019s permanent collection, “Fashioning Chinese Women” includes 70 garments tracing the evolution of Chinese dress within China, from the loose, densely embroidered and decorated robes of the late Qing dynasty (1644\u20131911) to the sleek qipaos of Republican Shanghai (1912\u20131949) and the globally influential cheongsams of postwar Hong Kong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The show touches on how political reforms brought narrower silhouettes, while global trade and imported materials led to textile innovations, including Art Deco-inspired machine lace and devor\u00e9 velvets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dress (qipao), China, Shanghai, c. 1933 Sincere Co. Ltd.; dress (qipao) and jacket, China, Shanghai, early 1930s; dress (qipao), China, 1939\u201340. Source: Museum Associates\/LACMA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition explores the rise of the qipao as a symbol of modern Chinese fashion during the mid-20th century, when tailors refined the silhouette using Western dressmaking techniques. Among the highlights are two 1949 versions sewn by Susan Mah herself, made from whimsical mid-century California rayon fabrics that reflect her dual Chinese American identity, and three bold, colorful, 1960s-era graphic knee-length cheongsam shift dresses from the fashionable wardrobe of socialite Aileen Chiang Pei, stepmother of architect I. M. Pei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The show also touches on historical figures who shaped how Chinese dress was perceived and copied abroad, including Anna May Wong, the Hollywood actress who brought Chinese glamour to the silver screen and into the public consciousness in the 1920s, and the stylish First Lady of the Republic of China, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, who wore a modernized qipao on her 1943 goodwill tour to America and helped raise the visibility of Chinese Americans, including speaking to a capacity crowd at the Hollywood Bowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity,”<\/a> June 14\u2013Oct. 12, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dress (cheongsam), Hong Kong, early to mid-1960s. Source: Museum Associates\/LACMA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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