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In some news to celebrate, Hermès has announced Grace Wales Bonner as its new Creative Director of men’s Ready-to-Wear—a landmark appointment that marks both a bold creative step and a historic shift for one of fashion’s most storied Houses.
The ludicrously cool British-Jamaican designer, known for her cerebral, genderless approach, will be quick to take the reins at Hermès but will take her time to conceive her vision, presenting her debut collection in January 2027.
It’s a moment that feels both inevitable and thrilling: Wales Bonner’s own namesake label, founded a decade ago straight out of Central Saint Martins, has long balanced rigorous tailoring and technique with substance and cultural depth—an approach that aligns naturally with the Maison’s enduring devotion to artistry.
“I am deeply honoured to be entrusted with the role of Creative Director of Hermès Men’s Ready-to-Wear,” she said in a statement, calling it “a dream realised.” Hermès’s General Artistic Director, Pierre-Alexis Dumas, praised her “appetite and curiosity for artistic practice,” describing her appointment as the start of an “enriching mutual dialogue.”
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 05: (L-R) Grace Wales Bonner and Antwaun Sargent attend the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025, in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue) The significance of this move extends far beyond the Paris ateliers. In a luxury landscape still largely led by white men, Wales Bonner’s appointment feels like a poignant step. She becomes one of the few Black designers to helm a major European fashion house, and the first to do so at Hermès.
Her rise is emblematic of a long-overdue shift towards broader representation at the top tiers of fashion, and this next chapter is beyond deserved. Having been celebrated with accolades including the CFDA Award for International Men’s Designer of the Year and British Menswear Designer of the Year, Wales Bonner brings with her a distinct vision that has made her a favourite designer across generations. Her ongoing collaborations with Adidas have even become a cultural phenomenon in their own right.
For Hermès, a House defined by heritage and restraint, this union promises something beautifully measured: a new chapter that honours the past while reimagining the future, through the ever-creative, intelligent lens of Grace Wales Bonner.
