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Nick Korompilas The year has been one of “growth and evolution” for New York-based videographer Nick Korompilas, who filmed behind the scenes on the Olivia Dean cover story, from page 97. It was like “shooting with a friend”, he says. “Olivia was warm and friendly, and gave each take 100 per cent, while remaining effortless and natural.” This year, Korompilas has crafted videos for Vogue with cover stars Lila Moss, Abbey Lee and Lorde, a personal favourite of the filmmaker. “We went deep in that episode,” he says. “We shot a roll of Super 8 and were in a Brooklyn warehouse studio with a great production team. That was pretty surreal.” Eyalla Tu'ipulotu Scouted in Wellington, Eyalla Tu’ipulotu follows her New Zealand fashion week debut with ‘Speaking volumes’, showcasing archival…

It was Olivia Dean’s natural confidence and charisma that helped shape the look and feel of her first cover shoot for Vogue Australia. Despite it being stylist Katelyn Gray’s first time collaborating with the British singer-songwriter, she quickly connected with Dean’s spirit. “We wanted to lean into her natural vibe as an ‘old soul’, so embraced a character-driven, classic and iconic direction,” she explains of the creative brief. Shot in a New York studio and captured by regular Vogue photographer Dan Jackson, Dean’s innate magnetism as an artist helped bring the images to life. “Olivia was very assertive, knew herself and brought her performance energy – and epic playlist – to set,” says Gray.…

BRIGHT DISPLAY Beading and paillettes – longtime cornerstones of party style – amp up classic tailoring and showpiece accessories, like Fendi’s dazzling patterned Baguette. Maximum detail, maximal impact. WELL RED Of all colours, red commands like no other. Incorporated into sizzling cut-out gowns, bandeau tops and close-fitting skirts, its appeal transcends dress codes. TIES THAT BIND The strappy sandal gets strappier and becomes the hero shoe for summer festivities. Chanel’s gold version, inspired by balmy European climes, is a high point. Scan the QR code to shop Vogue's edit. Scan the QR code to shop Vogue's edit. HANDLE IT The reign of the year’s most coveted bag, a hold-all tote, continues by virtue of adding tall arched handles, extending its allure for busy days through to eventful evenings. OPEN AIR…

PRESS RESET Where to start? There were 15 designer debuts for spring/summer ’26 alone including, most notably, Gucci, Versace, Bottega Veneta, Chanel, Loewe, Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier and Balenciaga. It was the season that just kept giving. This was fashion’s big change, the long-awaited reset that kept everyone on their toes. Designers released films: Demna at Gucci with the short The Tiger, starring Demi Moore. Or they teased with pre-show looks at the Venice Film Festival even before the season started – thank you Jonathan Anderson at Dior, who followed it up in Paris with a super-layered collection and a sleek set designed by the brilliant Luca Guadagnino. Chanel’s Matthieu Blazy amazed everyone with a beautiful collection that effortlessly raised the bar for all who follow. Presented in the…

In fashion, overnight success stories are few. The prodigious ascent of Willy Chavarria over three decades is no exception, and is testimony to his talent and conviction. Born in rural California, of Mexican American heritage, Chavarria became a successful fashion designer, first cutting his teeth at Ralph Lauren before working as senior vice president of design at Calvin Klein. But the advent of his eponymous menswear label in 2015 saw his name become synonymous with a new era of American fashion, one charged with purpose. Now, a decade later, Chavarria has shown at Paris fashion week twice. His pieces are coveted by collectors and appeared at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2025 Superfine: Tailoring Black Style exhibition. Chavarria’s work is replete with impactful tailoring, carefully thought-out colours and layered compositions,…

Ask a fashion insider to describe their relationship with artificial intelligence, and the response will likely be something like, “It’s complicated.” But if there’s one thing 2025 has made clear, it’s that this technology is quite the persistent suitor, and fashion seems, finally, to be accepting its advances. This year, the AI fashion tech market was valued at approximately $4.5 billion. In 2026, that’s expected to grow to $6.1 billion; by 2035, it is predicted to have rocketed to $137.6 billion. Is that any surprise given the developments AI has proffered for fashion in 2025 alone? At the end of September, OpenAI announced a partnership with e-commerce platform Shopify to allow its users to request products, browse and check out without ever leaving their conversation in ChatGPT. Perplexity AI has…

The Egyptians wore the Eye of Horus for protection, the ancient Romans carried cimaruta, an amulet in the shape of a sprig of rue, to ward off evil spirits, and knights carried charms inscribed with prayers into battle. More recently, surfers have worn St Christopher medallions to protect them in the ocean. It is hard to guess what French singersongwriter Françoise Hardy would have been hoping to protect herself against in 1973. The It girl, who seemingly had it all, adopted her own talisman in that year, one that has gone on to be one of the most recognisable and beloved: Van Cleef & Arpels’s Alhambra sautoirs. The necklace’s small motifs, inspired by a four-leaf clover, are strung along looped chains. The design was so resolved it has had few…

As with many matters of the sparkling variety, we can turn to Elizabeth Taylor for inspiration. Her taste in jewellery was notably nonpareil, but lesser known was an exceptional watch collection. Most of them were bejewelled, including an incredible Vacheron Constantin Lord Kalla gold and diamond cuff watch, a gift from Michael Jackson that she later auctioned off for AIDS charity amFAR, and a yellow gold, opal and diamond timepiece from Piaget. Did her glittering line-up help the famously punctuality-agnostic star keep time? Well, as she quipped in the 1951 film A Place in the Sun, “I’m always late. It’s part of my charm.” Taylor’s funeral began 15 minutes late. At her request. The point being that when wearing such an exceptional creation, it isn’t about counting the minutes. Think…

France has no shortage of extraordinary structures dating back to the Middle Ages, and the Palais des Papes is one of them. The stone turrets of the 14th-century fortress stand over Avignon, a city known for its significance in Catholicism. Behind its stone walls is an open-air theatre, which plays host to the annual Festival d’Avignon creative fair and, earlier this year, Louis Vuitton’s resort 2026 show. The space has long been significant to the maison’s artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière. “Personally, [the Palais is] tied to a memory that had a major impact on me,” he says. “In the summer of 2000, a series of exhibitions and performances called La Beauté in Fabula was staged in the run-up to the Festival d’Avignon.” Inside, Ghesquière experienced the work of experimental creatives…