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In case you haven’t noticed slim, thin models are dominating major runways again. After several years of inclusive with major fashion brands including more models of color, more seasoned models, transgender models, as well as curvy and plus-size models, for the spring 2026 season slender models are once again the major force on runways.
This does not mean that there are no curvy or plus-size models; however, their numbers have decreased for the spring 2026 season. However, standard-sized thin models are back to being the ideal runway models.
Recently, Vogue Business summarized model size data from the recent spring 2026 seasons in New York City, London, Paris, and Milan. According to fashionnetwork.com, of the 9,038 looks analyzed in New York, London, Milan and Paris, 97.1 percent featured models judged to be very small (US 0-4, UK 4-8 or 32-36 in France), according to data from Vogue Business in its size inclusivity report.
“There are fewer and fewer plus-size models on the runways,” Aude Perceval, a booker at Plus Agency, a pioneer in plus-size modeling in France, told the Associated Foreign Press (AFP). Aude Perceval that thinner models were particularly evident at the spring 2026 Paris shows, even though many French designers were using silhouettes that emphasize curvy figures and zaftig physiques. In fact, some models were sent out on the runway with padding on to give the hourglass effect.
The body positive movement which speaks to diversity in model size was borne in the 2010s; however, with the arrival of Ozempic and g-LP drugs which can help consumers lose weight quickly may be contributing the return of super thin models to the runway as celebrities and Hollywood actress using g-LP drugs. The diabetes treatment “has something to do with it because we’re seeing a lot of celebrities who are using it,” British Vogue editor Chioma Nnadi said last November. “I think there’s this shift in the culture around how we think about our bodies and how we address our bodies,” she told the BBC.
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A state of Grace
Fashion Reverie always celebrates when a woman, particularly a woman of color, achieves a creative directorship of a global fashion brand. Grace Wales Bonner has been named the new creative director of Hermès menswear.
The UK-based designer will continue with her eponymous brand while working at Hermès. The 35-year-old Jamaican British designer currently has a collaboration deal with Adidas.
“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, melding the house’s heritage with a confident look on the now. Grace’s appetite and curiosity for artistic practice strongly resonate with Hermès’s creative mindset and approach. We are at the start of an enriching mutual dialogue,” exclaimed
Pierre-Alexis Dumas, general artistic director of Hermès.
Bonner will be replacing Véronique Nichanian stepping down from the brand after a tenure of 37 years. Bonner’s first collection for the iconic French luxury house will take place in January of 2027. Nichanian’s final show will be in January 2026, and the label won’t show its spring 2027 collection (which will be created by the studio) at the runway event in June 2026.
Bonner graduated from Central Saint Martins and soon after developed her menswear collection. She has received the emerging menswear designer title at the British Fashion Awards (2015), the LVMH Young Designer Prize (2016) and the CFDA International Men’s Designer of the Year (2021).
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VS scores another hit
The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show presented again in New York on October 16 at Steiner Studios at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. This particular show was more inclusive in that Victoria’s Secret model Jasmine Tookes opened the show stepping out with her baby bump draped in gleaming gold crystals and oceanic pearl wings.
According to the dailyfrontrow.com, the evening was filled with all-star moments from Gigi Hadid, Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Irina Shayk, Candice Swanepoel, Behati Prinsloo, Barbara Palvin, Joan Smalls, Abby Champion, Anok Yai, Precious Lee, Ashley Graham, Alex Consani, Adut Akech, Grace Elizabeth, Lila Moss, Devyn Garcia, Emily Ratajkowski, Liu Wen, Imaan Hammam, Doutzen Kroes, Paloma Elsesser, Lily Aldridge, Awar Odhiang, and many more. Several celebs also made special cameos, including Angel Reese, Quenlin Blackwell, Barbie Ferreira, and Suni Lee.
There were musical performances by Madison Beer, K-pop girl group TWICE, and Karol G. Missy Elliot gave a spectacular performance, closing the show with her hit songs Lose Control,” “Get Ur Freak On,” and “Work It.”
The Victoria Secret’s fashion show demonstrated their customer at every jointure of her day—plus Victoria’s Secret’s iconic fragrances over the years. “Life feels so immediate and raw to me right now, yet so crystal clear,” Victoria Secret’s creative director Adam Selman wrote in his pink show notes. “This show is big. The emotions around it—big, the audience—big, the expectations—big. It’s a reminder of the power Victoria’s Secret holds. Honoring the strength of the brand’s iconography, grounding it in the excess of the present and propelling it firmly towards a continually optimistic future. It is a love letter to women, the beauty they possess, and the power they harness.”
—William S. Gooch
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