Hermès Invites You Inside Its Butter-Yellow Bel Air Estate

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The Hermès woman is never still—and it was this idea of perpetual motion that guided the second chapter of Hermès artistic director of women’s ready-to-wear Nadège Vanhée’s fall/winter 2026 collection. Presented tonight at a modern estate—a butter-yellow one, at that—in Los Angeles and among guests like Miley Cyrus, Keke Palmer, and Chloë Fineman, the offering spoke to the many ways movement and femininity manifest.

While Hermès leatherwork is integral to the house, Vanhée started her exploration with something less rigid: the flou, or dress. She channeled the house’s silk carré into soft evening dresses that sat high on the waist, plunge-front gowns, and even a selection of airy peplum tops done in buttery yellow (the soft hue was threaded throughout the collection) and soft ecru.

Emphasizing the concept of movement even further, Vanhée ventured into the realm of dance. Drawing upon the dancer’s wardrobe, she balanced the house’s signature leatherwork with tastefully sequined jumpsuits in jewel tones featuring pleated legs that draped from the thigh.

That fluidity extended to the styling. The semi-sheer skirt that opened the défilé was double-belted—one a graphic silk scarf, which offered one of the show’s only flashes of pattern—and worn with a sweater, oxford shirt, and chic topcoat.

Accessories remained integral to the new line—Birkins, Kellys, and equestrian-style boots were plentiful. But in context, next to a liquid silk gown (there were a few that could stay in Los Angeles until next awards season) or a sequined jumpsuit, they took on entirely different meanings: a true representation of the multifaceted woman Vanhée designs for.

Although color jolted throughout the collection—including head-to-toe Hermès orange suiting and monochrome red evening wear, the latter of which matched the signature hair of model Karen Elson—the palette gradually hardened as the show progressed.

As golden hour settled over Bel Air, the collection resolved into black.