British designer Grace Wales Bonner has been appointed creative director of men’s ready-to-wear at the storied French house Hermès, succeeding Véronique Nichanian after nearly four decades at the helm. In her statement, she described the role as “a dream to embark on this new chapter, following in a lineage of inspired craftspeople and designers.” Her debut collection for Hermès is scheduled for January 2027.
Known for weaving identity, representation and heritage into modern design, Wales Bonner has built a career examining how race, gender and spirituality converge. Her collection Ezekiel drew from the 1930 coronation of Haile Selassie, blending European tailoring with African influences to explore Black masculinity. Since founding her eponymous label in 2014, she has treated fashion as a form of cultural anthropology, merging her British and Caribbean identities with academic inquiry and street sensibility.
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Here are five more things you should know about Grace Wales Bonner:
She once wanted to become a historian or an artist
Growing up surrounded by books and images, Wales Bonner considered studying history or art. At Central Saint Martins, it was the pace and immediacy of fashion that drew her in. Rather than abandoning her earlier interests, she has carried those early curiosities into her collections ever since.
Collaboration is central to her language
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