Latest articles by Orla Brennan
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The standout shows of Paris Fashion Week Men’s A/W 2026
Wallpaper* unpacks the very best shows of Paris Fashion Week Men’s, from Jonathan Anderson’s sophomore Dior menswear show to a swan song at Hermès
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The best menswear of Pitti Uomo 109, from Hed Mayner to a ‘suit walk’ through Florence
Wallpaper* picks the best of the historic twice-yearly menswear fair, including its headline guest designer and an influx of Japanese design talent
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Hed Mayner’s Pitti Uomo show was all about finding beauty in ‘wrongness’
The designer took to Florence’s La Palazzina Reale last night as Pitti Uomo’s guest designer – an intriguingly strange royal palace that reflected a collection which revelled in wrongness
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Everything the Wallpaper* style team is looking forward to at Men’s Fashion Month, from guest stars to swan songs
As Pitti Uomo begins in Florence – marking the first runway shows of the A/W 2026 season – the Wallpaper* editors reveal their most-anticipated menswear moments of the month ahead
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Colleen Allen’s poetic womenswear is made for the modern-day witch
Allen is one of New York’s brightest young fashion stars. As part of Wallpaper’s Uprising column, Orla Brennan meets the American designer to talk femininity, witchcraft and the transformative experience of dressing up
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The rising style stars of 2026: Oscar Ouyang is taking knitwear into new realms
As part of the January 2026 Next Generation issue of Wallpaper*, we meet fashion’s next generation. Born in Beijing, Central Saint Martins graduate Oscar Ouyang is inspired by anime, medieval folklore and his friends’ wardrobes
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The rising style stars of 2026: Julie Kegels’ clothes are shape-shifting magic tricks
As part of the January 2026 Next Generation issue of Wallpaper*, we meet fashion’s next generation. Hailing from Antwerp, former Alaïa designer Julie Kegels’ is creating clothes that transform with a woman through her day
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2026 will be all about style on screen. Here are some fashionable films to look out for
From the return of Devil Wears Prada to a slew of stylish A24 projects, eight fashionable films to add to your watch list in 2026
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The rising style stars of 2026: Connor McKnight is creating a wardrobe of quiet beauty
As part of the January 2026 Next Generation issue of Wallpaper*, we meet fashion’s next generation. Terming his aesthetic the ‘Black mundane’, Brooklyn-based designer Connor McKnight is elevating the everyday
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The rising style stars of 2026: Zane Li, fashion’s new minimalist
As part of the January 2026 Next Generation issue of Wallpaper*, we meet fashion’s next generation. First up, Zane Li, whose New York-based label LII is marrying minimalism with architectural construction and a vivid use of colour
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The Wallpaper* style team recall their personal style moments of 2025
In a landmark year for fashion, the Wallpaper* style editors found joy in the new – from Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel debut to a clean slate at Jil Sander
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Lucila Safdie’s ‘feminine and surreal’ womenswear is inspired by teenage bedrooms and internet lore
The latest in our Uprising series, the Central Saint Martins graduate is honing a pastel-shaded vision rooted in depictions of girlhood in film and literature
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Our guide to shopping from fashion’s rising stars and independent makers this festive season
As part of our Uprising series – which celebrates fashion’s rising talents – Orla Brennan collates the ways you can invest in independent brands for truly special gifting
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‘Architect of glamour’ Antony Price makes a high-voltage return to the runway with 16Arlington
Featuring a runway debut from Lily Allen, the show saw legendary designer Antony Price – best known for outfitting Roxy Music in the 1980s – unite with 16Arlington’s Marco Capaldo on the sensual after-dark collection
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Kiko Kostadinov’s one-off London runway show was inspired by the designers’ Lakeland terrier, Dante
Taking place in the brand’s new east London headquarters on Friday, the co-ed show saw designers Kiko Kostadinov and Laura and Deanna Fanning use the dog’s northern origins to inspire a collection which drew on the British countryside
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London label Wed Studio is embracing ‘oddness’ when it comes to bridal dressing
The in-the-know choice for fashion-discerning brides, Wed Studio’s latest collection explores the idea that garments can hold emotions – a reflection of designers Amy Trinh and Evan Phillips’ increasingly experimental approach
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Inside Roger Vivier’s opulent new Paris HQ and archive, a haven for shoe lovers
Wallpaper* takes a tour of ‘Maison Vivier’, an 18th-century hôtel particulier that houses the French shoemaker’s headquarters, studio and archive – an extraordinary collection of over 1,000 pairs of shoes
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The independent designers you might have missed from fashion month S/S 2026
Amid a tidal wave of big-house debuts, we take you through the independent displays that may have slipped through the cracks – from beautiful imagery to bookshop takeovers, museum displays and moves across the pond
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The standout shows of Paris Fashion Week S/S 2026 – as they happened
Amid a season of seismic change, we pick the definitive shows of Paris Fashion Week S/S 2026 – including Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel debut and Jonathan Anderson’s first womenswear collection for Dior
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Paris Fashion Week S/S 2026: live updates from the Wallpaper* team
From 29 September to 7 October, Paris Fashion Week takes over the French capital. Follow along for a first look at the shows, presentations and much-anticipated debuts, as seen by the Wallpaper* style editors
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Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez make a bold start at Loewe, inspired by Ellsworth Kelly’s ‘elemental colours’
The former Proenza Schouler designers presented their debut collection for Loewe this morning, channelling ‘clarity and colour, sensual physicality, and sunniness’
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Inside the Paris exhibition cataloguing Virgil Abloh’s extraordinary archive
The visionary American designer’s archive goes on display this week at Paris’ Grand Palais in a new exhibition, ‘Virgil Abloh: The Codes’, giving an insight into his polymathic approach
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Acne Studios’ cigar salon runway set is decorated with Pacifico Silano’s homoerotic ‘objects of desire’
Brooklyn-based artist Pacifico Silano breaks down his collaboration with Acne Studios, seeing his work – which zooms in on 1970s and 1980s gay erotica – backdrop the brand’s S/S 2026 show today in Paris
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Milan Fashion Week S/S 2026: live updates from the Wallpaper* team
From 23-29 September, Milan Fashion Week takes place in Italy’s fashion capital. Follow along for a first look at the shows, presentations and other style happenings, as seen by the Wallpaper* style editors
