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Lanvin Resort 2027 by Peter Copping “The Architecture of Timelessness”. Story by Eleonora de Gray, Editor-in-Chief of RUNWAY MAGAZINE: https://runwaymagazines.com/lanvin-resort-2027/

Peter Copping has accomplished something exceptional for Lanvin Resort 2027: a return to the formal glory of the house by looking inward, rather than merely backward. Copping demonstrates a profound conscientiousness toward Lanvin’s heritage, translating it for the modern woman who demands sophisticated, unfussy elegance. These pieces are fiercely contemporary, yet inherently timeless—garments that will simply never become démodé.

This pre-collection draws a direct line to the visionary founder herself. Jeanne Lanvin was an absolute pioneer of liberated, pragmatic chic, the first to expertly shorten skirts to free a woman’s movement. Copping channels this exact spirit. Interestingly, he revealed a secondary muse for this collection: the late interior architect Andrée Putman. An icon of cosmopolitan sleekness, Putman’s aesthetic serendipitously overlaps with Jeanne Lanvin’s.

While the presentation currently features only two trouser silhouettes—exemplified by a perfectly tailored black shirt tucked into wide-leg white trousers—Copping assures a more trouser-forward approach in the future. For now, Resort 2027 stands as a masterful intersection of Jeanne Lanvin’s liberating vision and Copping’s modern reality.

Zegna Summer 2027 Resort Los Angeles “La Villeggiatura”. Story by Kate Granger, Editor of RUNWAY MAGAZINE: https://runwaymagazines.com/zegna-summer-2027/

“La Villeggiatura” and the Geometry of the Great Escape.
Why take a simple vacation when you can uproot your entire existence and move it to the beach? This is the fundamental premise of villeggiatura, an exquisitely Italian concept that peaked in the 1970s. It is the art of relocating your family, your rituals, your endless conversations, and your impeccable wardrobe to a seaside villa for a month. 

For its Summer 2027 Resort collection, Zegna transported this mindset—and a small army of impeccably dressed attendees—to the Malibu Pier in Los Angeles. Against a backdrop of circling pelicans, local surfers, and June gloom fog that knew better than to ruin the lighting, Alessandro Sartori presented a collection that proves moving your life doesn’t mean losing your structure.

We saw this immediately in the bold vertical stripes of a lightweight, deep-slit shirt in earthy oranges, yellows, and browns, carried effortlessly with a matching striped tote and tailored burnt-orange shorts. The slit, plunging daringly low, practically demands to be accessorized with a Mediterranean breeze and a touch of unapologetic confidence.

This geometric obsession continued across the pier. Another standout look featured a striking green and brown vertical-striped pullover, paired identically with its matching shorts. Draped over the model’s arm was a solid terracotta jacket—a masterclass in balancing vibrant, 1970s-infused patterns with grounded, earthy tailoring.

Zegna’s La Villeggiatura is not about nostalgia. It is an invitation to take your life, elevate it, and move it somewhere beautiful.

Gianni Versace Retrospective at Musée Maillol Paris “A Retrospective of Pure, Unapologetic Genius”. Story by Eleonora de Gray, Editor-in-Chief of RUNWAY MAGAZINE: https://runwaymagazines.com/gianni-versace-retrospective-at-musee-maillol-paris/

Paris has thankfully been hit by a lightning bolt of pure, unadulterated brilliance. The Musée Maillol has just opened its doors to a colossal retrospective dedicated to Gianni Versace, and the city is infinitely better for it. Gianni has always been one of my absolute favorite designers, simply because he possessed something that is glaringly absent in much of today’s industry: the audacity to be magnificent without asking for permission.

“You will find me in my work” – Gianni Versace

Curators Saskia Lubnow and Karl von der Ahé have assembled over 400 original silhouettes and iconic objects, transforming the museum into a holy shrine of high-octane creativity. This isn’t just a walk down memory lane; it’s a masterclass in how to merge the sacred and the profane.

Operating as internationally recognized authorities on Gianni Versace’s life and work since 2017, they have engineered a fiercely organized deep dive that treats fashion as the high art it is. Supported by the striking scenography of Nathalie Crinière—who previously orchestrated the monumental Dior retrospective—and Tomoko Nishiki, Lubnow and von der Ahé have transformed the museum into an immersive 1,800-square-meter theater of dreams.

Hermès Fall Winter 2026-2027, the Second Chapter – Resort in Los Angeles: https://runwaymagazines.com/hermes-fall-winter-2026-2027-the-second-chapter/

High in the hills of Bel Air, Hermès unveiled the “second chapter” of its Fall-Winter 2026 collection. The resort show—poetically dubbed “Silhouettes on the Horizon”—required a custom-built, pale yellow runway erected over an open lot above the Hotel Bel Air. Reaching this aerie required a steep ride in a golf cart. One can only imagine the front row, which included Miley Cyrus, Kerry Washington, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, waiting in line for their post-show transport back down to reality.

But logistics aside, the collection itself was a triumph of liberation. Designer Nadège Vanhée delivered a much-needed departure from the somewhat confined, body-con stretch leather shapes of recent seasons. Here, dressmaking met dance. Vanhée drew upon her own childhood fixation on ballet, intertwining the strict, perfected gestures of the artisan with the fluid choreography of the dancer.

The runway offered a masterclass in narrative design. Satin dresses featured gathers and piped seams that deliberately echoed the meticulous construction of pointe shoes. Long, languid velvet dresses dripping with 1930s Hollywood glamour walked alongside spangled knit onesies in pale yellow and bright turquoise. And for the inevitable extrovert, tooled and studded leather biker jackets brought a welcome, rebellious edge.