Dave channels ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ in Wales Bonner’s new campaign
The UK rapper is lensed by Jamie Hawkesworth for the label’s new shoot. Plus, all of our favourite SS26 campaigns, from Olivia Rodrigo at Miu Miu to Alex Consani at Gucci
You might think that Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring” and UK rapper Dave don’t have lots in common – but that’s where Grace Wales Bonner comes in. The fashion designer has tapped him for her latest campaign, and in one of the shots, he peers over his shoulder with cloth draped on his head, channelling Vermeer’s iconic muse (minus the jewellery). The Jamie Hawkesworth-lensed campaign was dropped this morning (February 6), and other images show Dave in classic tailoring, a striped polo, leather trousers and fringed slip-on shoes.
Though this is Dave’s first Wales Bonner campaign, his appearance in the images comes as no surprise. The rapper has an ongoing relationship with the brand, attending the label’s SS26 show in Paris last June, and in December 2025, accepting the designer’s award for British Menswear Designer when she couldn’t make it to The Fashion Awards. All that, coupled with the duo’s shared south London heritage (Dave in Brixton, Wales Bonner in Stockwell), makes this campaign the perfect match.
Elsewhere, Wales Bonner isn’t the only one tapping some famous faces this season. Prada ambassador Hunter Schafer has returned for yet another campaign, Miu Miu has enlisted Olivia Rodrigo for a Jamie Hawkesworth shoot, Greta Lee joined the Dior ranks in her first campaign as womenswear ambassador, while Bella Hadid is in front of the camera for Saint Laurent. For all those campaigns and more, scroll through our favourite SS26 shoots below.
1. WALES BONNER
By Jamie Hawkesworth, starring Dave
DavePhotography Jamie Hawkesworth
2. BURBERRY
By Sam Rock, starring Maya Wigram and Twiggy
Photography Sam Rock
3. MIU MU
By Jamie Hawkesworth, starring Olivia Rodrigo
Photography Jamie Hawkesworth
4. PRADA
By Anne Collier and Oliver Hadlee Pearch, starring Hunter Schafer
Photography Anne Collier, images Oliver Hadlee Pearch
5. VERSACE
By Steven Meisel
Photography Steven Meisel
6. DIOR
By David Sims, starring Greta Lee
Photography David Sims
7. SAINT LAURENT
By Glen Luchford, starring Bella Hadid
Photography Glen Luchford
8. GUCCI
By Catherine Opie, starring Alex Consani
Photography Catherine Opie
9. LOUIS VUITTON
By Cass Bird, starring Jennifer Connelly
Photography Cass Bird
10. LOUIS VUITTON MEN’S
By Drew Vickers, starring Jeremy Allen White
Photography Drew Vickers
11. MUGLER
By Robi Rodriguez
Photography Robi Rodriguez
12. BOTTEGA VENETA
By Juergen Teller, starring Libby Bennett
Photography Juergen Teller
13. JIMMY CHOO
By Quentin de Briey
Photography Quentin de Briey
14. MONCLER X RICK OWENS
By Juergen Teller, starring Rick Owens and Juergen Teller
Photography Juergen Teller
15. STONE ISLAND
By David Sims, starring Chito Vera
Photography David Sims
16. CARHARTT WIP
By Hugo Capman
Photography Hugo Capman
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You might think that Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring” and UK rapper Dave don’t have lots in common – but that’s where Grace Wales Bonner comes in. The fashion designer has tapped him for her latest campaign, and in one of the shots, he peers over his shoulder with cloth draped on his head, channelling Vermeer’s iconic muse (minus the jewellery). The Jamie Hawkesworth-lensed campaign was dropped this morning (February 6), and other images show Dave in classic tailoring, a striped polo, leather trousers and fringed slip-on shoes.
Though this is Dave’s first Wales Bonner campaign, his appearance in the images comes as no surprise. The rapper has an ongoing relationship with the brand, attending the label’s SS26 show in Paris last June, and in December 2025, accepting the designer’s award for British Menswear Designer when she couldn’t make it to The Fashion Awards. All that, coupled with the duo’s shared south London heritage (Dave in Brixton, Wales Bonner in Stockwell), makes this campaign the perfect match.
Elsewhere, Wales Bonner isn’t the only one tapping some famous faces this season. Prada ambassador Hunter Schafer has returned for yet another campaign, Miu Miu has enlisted Olivia Rodrigo for a Jamie Hawkesworth shoot, Greta Lee joined the Dior ranks in her first campaign as womenswear ambassador, while Bella Hadid is in front of the camera for Saint Laurent. For all those campaigns and more, scroll through our favourite SS26 shoots below.
1. WALES BONNER
By Jamie Hawkesworth, starring Dave
DavePhotography Jamie Hawkesworth
2. BURBERRY
By Sam Rock, starring Maya Wigram and Twiggy
Photography Sam Rock
3. MIU MU
By Jamie Hawkesworth, starring Olivia Rodrigo
Photography Jamie Hawkesworth
4. PRADA
By Anne Collier and Oliver Hadlee Pearch, starring Hunter Schafer
Photography Anne Collier, images Oliver Hadlee Pearch
5. VERSACE
By Steven Meisel
Photography Steven Meisel
6. DIOR
By David Sims, starring Greta Lee
Photography David Sims
7. SAINT LAURENT
By Glen Luchford, starring Bella Hadid
Photography Glen Luchford
8. GUCCI
By Catherine Opie, starring Alex Consani
Photography Catherine Opie
9. LOUIS VUITTON
By Cass Bird, starring Jennifer Connelly
Photography Cass Bird
10. LOUIS VUITTON MEN’S
By Drew Vickers, starring Jeremy Allen White
Photography Drew Vickers
11. MUGLER
By Robi Rodriguez
Photography Robi Rodriguez
12. BOTTEGA VENETA
By Juergen Teller, starring Libby Bennett
Photography Juergen Teller
13. JIMMY CHOO
By Quentin de Briey
Photography Quentin de Briey
14. MONCLER X RICK OWENS
By Juergen Teller, starring Rick Owens and Juergen Teller
Photography Juergen Teller
15. STONE ISLAND
By David Sims, starring Chito Vera
Photography David Sims
16. CARHARTT WIP
By Hugo Capman
Photography Hugo Capman
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