Veronica Leoni Exits Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein confirmed on Thursday that Veronica Leoni will part ways with the brand at the end of her current contract. She joined in May 2024 as the first woman to lead the Collection line, reviving a line that had been on hiatus since Raf Simons’ departure in 2018. Her debut for F/W 25 drew Calvin Klein himself to the front row alongside Kelly Klein, Kate Moss, and Christy Turlington. Reviews grew stronger with each season, and the brand ranked first in social engagement according to ListenFirst, the social analytics firm, during S/S 27 with a score of 15.3 million, up 552 percent from the previous February show. Yet social numbers only go so far; speculation about her contract had been swirling for months. Global brand president David Savman thanked Leoni for her “creative vision, commitment and partnership over the past two years” and said the collection “remains an important part of our brand.” [WWD]
Seán McGirr Is Out at Alexander McQueen
Seán McGirr is leaving Alexander McQueen after three years as creative director. The announcement came Thursday, weeks after his S/S 27 show. McGirr, who joined in October 2023 following Sarah Burton’s 13-year tenure, said his vision for the house “was grounded in the interplay between raw, visceral, human beauty and the precision and rigor at the heart of the house.” McQueen president and CEO Gianfranco D’Attis, who took the role in June, credited McGirr with helping the house “reconnect Alexander McQueen with London, its culture, and its extraordinary creative energy.” The exit lands in the middle of a significant restructuring. McQueen closed 20 stores in the first half of this year, with a target of 50 percent fewer stores by year’s end, and the house generated less than €200 million in revenue in 2025, down from a peak of €850 million during the post-pandemic boom. At Kering’s Capital Markets Day in April, de Meo said, “You take a brand like McQueen, which is by nature a very niche, edgy, avant-garde house. And then you start opening shops and doing accessible products. This is not McQueen.” New creative leadership is said to be announced shortly with a debut in London, where the house has committed to showing permanently. [Vogue]
Victoria’s Secret Names Its Three Angel Finalists
In Victoria’s Secret’s YouTube docuseries Angels Among Us, the three finalists have been announced: Andreína Martínez Fournier, Solange Omon, and Tatyana Tinsley. Each filmed a rain-and-glitter-filled reveal video directed by Elizaveta Porodina, with movement direction by Jorge Dorsinville. The winner will be announced during Sunday’s show and receive an exclusive modeling contract with IMG Models. “I wanted to create space for them to explore, trust their instincts, and bring their individuality into the choreography. Part of our process was working on the choreography for the winner’s announcement, allowing movement to carry the emotion and anticipation of that moment,” said Dorsinville. [WWD]
Carlos Nazario Launches Silver Lining
Silver Lining takes its name from the optical phenomenon in which light traces a bright edge around a darker form. The limited-edition print publication, commissioned by Carlos Nazario and published in September 2026, brings together image-makers, writers, and thinkers across generations to address beauty, identity, culture, and the human condition. It documents this particular moment in time. Contributors include photographic essays from David Sims, Tyler Mitchell, Jack Davison, Oliver Hadlee Pearch, Pieter Hugo, Thaddé Comar, Luis Alberto Rodriguez, Harley Weir, Gabriel Moses, Paloma Elsesser, Alex Consani, Anok Yai, and Vittoria Ceretti; conversations between Ming Smith and Solange Knowles, Arthur Jafa and Erykah Badu, and Nazario and Efna Plaza-Merritt; poetry by Amanda Gorman; and an original visual series, Preach, by Carrie Mae Weems. The book is designed by Ferdinando Verderi, with cover text that only becomes legible when exposed to light. Dover Street Market New York celebrates the launch with a panel on October 23rd from 4 to 6pm, moderated by Nazario and featuring Paloma Elsesser & Alex Consani.
Hans Neumann Launches Still Moving
For his latest monograph, Still Moving, Hans Neumann went back to where he started. More than twenty years after leaving Peru, Neumann returned to Lima. Working with a new generation of young Limeños, he revisited teenage years through portraits, landscapes, interiors, and staged scenes. The project sits somewhere between documentary and fiction, between memory and reconstruction, examining how places change in the imagination of people who leave them and how belonging shifts after the fact. Still Moving asks a simple question: what remains of a place once we’ve left it? You can purchase the book here.
Still Moving by Hans Neumann | Courtesy of Hans Neumann
Getty Images Is Filing for Bankruptcy
Getty Images announced on October 12 that it is pursuing a prepackaged Chapter 11 restructuring to take the company private, with the Getty family and Koch Equity Development committing up to $533 million to fund the process. The company expects to file within weeks for certain U.S. entities and aims to wrap proceedings by year’s end, subject to court approval. All existing equity will be cancelled, with no distribution expected to current shareholders. The numbers behind it are stark: liquidity fell from $271 million at the end of 2024 to $82 million by June 2026, with debt service, the now-terminated Shutterstock merger costs, and warrant litigation together totalling around $447 million over that period. The Shutterstock merger itself collapsed in July after the UK Competition and Markets Authority required divesting Shutterstock’s editorial photo business, a condition Getty declined to meet. Trade partners are said to be unaffected and will be paid in full. [Reuters]
Top Newcomers S/S 27
One year into fashion’s Great Reset, the Spring/Summer 2027 season offered a clearer picture of how the industry’s new creative order is taking shape. After a year dominated by headline-making appointments and highly anticipated debuts, designers were beginning to settle into their roles, refining their visions and establishing new identities for some of fashion’s most influential houses. But the industry was hardly short on disruption. News of Anthony Vaccarello’s departure from Saint Laurent after a decade at the helm sent shockwaves through Paris, while PETA protesters interrupted runways in New York and London, bringing fashion’s relationship with animal rights back into focus. Milan, meanwhile, played host to Vogue World, adding another spectacle to an already packed fashion calendar. On the runways, the casting conversation continued to evolve, with established stars, industry veterans, and emerging faces competing for attention in a landscape increasingly shaped by personality, individuality, and cultural relevance. For newcomers, making an impression meant standing out among a growing roster of recognizable talent, while breakout models had the opportunity to cement their positions in an increasingly competitive industry. Models.com tracked every key debut, return, and standout moment across the four fashion capitals and tapped some of fashion’s most influential creatives to share their picks for the S/S 27 season. Dive into our definitive overview of the Top Newcomers and Top Breakouts lists to see who made their mark during Spring/Summer 2027 here.
Model of the Week: Hot Lister Elan Lee Has Been A Regular at Dior and Louis Vuitton
“I never even really knew about modeling until I got into the industry, funnily enough,” says Model of the Week Elan Lee. The Korean American model made his fashion debut during the Spring/Summer 2025 season and has since been making his mark on the industry. In this exclusive interview, Lee reflects on his most memorable modeling moment, reveals something people might be surprised to learn about him, and more. Hit the link here for the full interview.
The New Boys of S/S 27 Womenswear
As the boundaries between menswear and womenswear continue to blur, the Spring/Summer 2027 season made one thing clear: a great look isn’t defined by the gender of the model wearing it. Male models are increasingly making their mark on womenswear runways, with these shows offering greater visibility on fashion’s biggest stages. Models.com highlights ten emerging faces who made their runway debuts in 2026 and have already secured coveted bookings. Discover the full roundup here.
Softly Does It: How Spring 2027 Turned the Skirt Into a Statement of Freedom
Softly does it. Spring/Summer 2027 belonged to the skirt. Led by Prada, which reimagined the garment as a statement of freedom, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Jil Sander, Calvin Klein, and Burberry made it one of the season’s defining pieces. Models.com Contributing Editor Esther Achara explores how the skirt’s resurgence connects to fashion’s long history with women’s liberation, and why this season’s clothes offered a sense of armor for the moment women find themselves in today. Read the full story on Pro News here. Free access is available until the end of today.
