Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski used Hermès‘ latest Chapter Two presentation to introduce a softer expression of the house, centering the second act of the women’s fall 2026 collection around a category not always associated with the French luxury brand: the dress.
Presented Thursday evening in a structure that took a month to build in Bel Air, the residential neighborhood in the Westside of Los Angeles, the show marked the third installment of the format the artistic director of women’s ready-to-wear launched in New York in 2024 and continued in Shanghai in 2025. As a continuation of the collection first shown in Paris, the traveling presentations allow Vanhee-Cybulski to expand a narrative through the spirit of a specific city.
The event was further proof of the central importance of the U.S. market to a luxury sector transforming in the face of a slowdown. The Hermès show followed ones last month by Dior in Beverly Hills and Gucci and Louis Vuitton in New York and preceded Zegna’s spring 2027 runway show in L.A. Friday night.
In L.A., Vanhee-Cybulski introduced a series of dresses that explored femininity, transformation and movement. While the Paris show was rooted in outdoor exploration and Hermès’ equestrian heritage, the Bel Air chapter drew inspiration from dance, performance and the ease of California.
