Valentino shows the AW26 collection in Rome, Dakota Johnson lights up Calvin Klein billboards around the world, and Solange Knowles stars in the latest Nike x Jacquemus drop, find out what else happened this week in fashion.

Fashion month is officially over, and the final bow belonged to Valentino. Last night, the house closed the season with its Autumn/Winter 2026 show inside Rome’s Palazzo Barberini, where Creative Director Alessandro Michele delivered a collection titled Interference, a title that reflected the tension between Michele’s instinct for maximalist storytelling and the refined aesthetic architecture built by the late Valentino Garavani. Set against the frescoed ceilings of the 17th-century palazzo, Michele staged a dialogue between past and present, where the house’s heritage melted with his own eccentric visual language.

The collection riffed across centuries, blending echoes of Renaissance drapery with the excess of the 1980s: Rounded, exaggerated shoulders framed fluid gowns and tailored coats, while twisted taffeta, lace-trimmed denim and bow-tied furs played with the idea of that elegance being disrupted, opulent fabrics, shimmering embellishment and ecclesiastical folds reimagined through Michele’s off-kilter romanticism. The show concluded with a single, full-length red dress in homage to Valentino Garavani himself. Appearing just months after the founder’s passing, the closing look felt like both tribute and continuation, a reminder that while the house’s history remains monumental, its future is being rewritten, for us to witness in real time. 

Other news from the past weeks….

Dakota Johnson looks so good in her Calvins

If you see people turning heads as they walk through any city in the next few days, chances are they’re looking at Dakota Johnson’s new Calvin Klein campaign on the big billboards. Making her debut for the brand, the actor fronts the house’s Spring 2026 imagery in a series shot and directed by Gordon von Steiner, who you might know from Troye Sivan’s Rush. The visuals follow Johnson through a quiet day at home, stripping everything back to focus on confidence and sensuality in its simplest form, in the lightest underwear and perfectly fitted 90s denim. As Johnson herself puts it, sometimes a woman simply existing, reading, working, being, can be the sexiest thing of all.

Ashley Williams stays at home for AW26

Ashley Williams skipped the show calendar this season, instead unveiling her AW 2026 collection through a series of images styled by Danny Reed and shot by Jamie Maree-Shipton. Set inside dream-like interiors, the collection explores the emotional terrain of domestic life, where soft furnishings and familiar silhouettes blur the line between sanctuary and self-imposed retreat. Sometimes it’s simply hard to leave bed. For Williams, bedsheets become sculptural forms and the empty side of the mattress turns into a still life of half-forgotten emotional support objects. When the collection’s protagonist finally steps outside, she does so through imagined personas, a work-obsessed professional, or even a fragile convalescent, or a nostalgic grandmother in housecoats, characters that make facing the world feel just a little easier.

Solange Knowles goes to the Moon (shoe)

Nike and Jacquemus continue their evolution of the iconic Moon Shoe, blending Nike’s running expertise with Simon Porte Jacquemus’ aesthetic. After first discovering the Moon Shoe in Nike’s archives, Jacquemus saw the silhouette as the perfect canvas The latest drop arrives in three new colourways, brown, sail and pale pink, each featuring the ruched nylon upper and ballet-inspired silhouette that has helped turn the collaboration’s reinterpretation of the historic racer into a cult favourite. The release is accompanied by a campaign starring artist Solange Knowles and marks the second chapter of the partnership.

Nothing more iconic than a Burberry trench!

Who doesn’t love a nice quality, trustworthy trenchcoat? Burberry’s are iconic.Burberry celebrated its 170th anniversary with The Trench, Portraits of an Icon, a campaign celebrating the coat that has come to define the house. Shot by Tim Walker, the series of black-and-white portraits captures a cast of talent spanning film, music, sport and fashion, from Kate Moss and Kendall Jenner to Little Simz, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Teyana Taylor, Kid Cudi and Jonathan Bailey, each rocking the iconic coat their own way.

Glenn Martens is bringing Joy to Margiela

Remember the orchestra of kids in oversized suits at Glenn Martens Margiela RTW debut? They are back, this time what seems a chaotic night at the opera. Maison Margiela is celebrating its Spring/Summer 2026 collection with a short film titled Joy, starring composer and pianist Max Richter alongside an orchestra of 43 young musicians from the Orchestre à l’École association. Shot at Paris’ Théâtre de la Villette, the film sees Richter perform the original score at the harpsichord while the young ensemble transforms the concert hall into something far more fun and playful: swings, slides and climbing frames. Alongside the film, the campaign also spotlights two new accessories from the collection: the archival heel-less shoe and the new Box Bag.

Running with On’s Cloudmonster is not so performative

Why does everyone seem to love On’s Cloudmonster? According to the Swiss sportswear brand’s new Real Energy campaign, it’s all about the feeling you get back from the run itself. With the arrival of the third generation of the silhouette, the campaign focuses on the small rituals that shape a run, from early mornings to late-night miles.The campaign film follows athletes including OAC Europe’s Luke McCann through those everyday moments, set to Lights Burn Dimmer by Fred again.. and Jamie T. with a simple message: even if it can seem so, running isn’t just performative, it’s all about the real energy it gives back, something the Cloudmonster’s cushioned shoe captures with every single stride.