The Spring/Summer 2021 season has been like no other. Ever-changing COVID-19 restrictions and protocols kept the fate of each city’s fashion week under a cloud of uncertainty up until the very last minute. Eleventh-hour bookings and travel restrictions punctuated the show circuit throughout. Yet despite the challenging circumstances, a group of new faces managed to emerge as ones to watch. As is custom each season, Models.com has reviewed the runways to analyze which faces made an impact walking for the clients that matter: the models who debuted walking big-ticket shows (newcomers) and existing talent who accomplished their best-ever seasons (breakout). Alongside the official Models.com list of newcomers, a group of the industry’s influential voices weighed in and selected the S/S 21 catwalkers they are keeping an eye on. Follow along with the latest from our Top Newcomers here and Top Breakouts here.

The Top Newcomers list is broken down in 2 sections:
Industry Selects
Models.com’s Selects

This season we asked six of the industry’s most influential voices for their selection of standout newcomers.