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Nine New Faces Own Fashion Month: Vogue Names the Breakout Models of Spring 2027

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3 weeks ago

October 8, 2026

Fashion month is a numbers game — thousands of models, hundreds of shows, four cities in just under a month — and Vogue has named the nine new faces who cut through it. Its breakout models of the Spring 2027 season, published October 8, range in age from 18 to 44 and hail from Lagos, Nigeria; Seoul, South Korea; Santa Fe, New Mexico, and beyond. The season highlights Vogue selected for each model tell the story.

Nimota Daudu, 19, stacked highlights at Fendi, Dior, Saint Laurent, Loewe, Miu Miu and Louis Vuitton. Esther Kim, 26, walked for Calvin Klein, Celine, Prada, Schiaparelli and The Row, while Sabryna Oliveira, 23, appeared at Balenciaga, Fendi, Burberry, Carolina Herrera and Dries Van Noten.

Lucia Richardson, 23, may have the season’s most unlikely scouting story: she was spotted in Santa Fe while working in cybersecurity at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and her highlights include Chloé, Balenciaga, Schiaparelli, Loewe, Khaite, Fendi and Valentino. At the other end of the experience scale, Katrina Robinson, 44, the season’s most experienced breakout, walked Proenza Schouler, Diotima, Heirlome and Lacoste.

Sunday Rose, 18, a Nashville high-school senior, logged highlights at Ann Demeulemeester, Calvin Klein, Coach, Dior, Dries Van Noten, Khaite, Max Mara, Marni and Valentino. Agnes Wahlström, 19, appeared at Prada, Jil Sander, Ferragamo, Dior, Valentino, Louis Vuitton and Givenchy, and Lulu Yu, 18, walked Khaite, Carolina Herrera, Max Mara, Dolce & Gabbana, Dries Van Noten, Acne, Chloé and Mugler.

Xinting Zhang, 22, a former novice photographer, rounded out the class with highlights at Prada, Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, Dior, Miu Miu, Celine and Valentino. All of the runway photography in Vogue’s feature is credited to Gorunway.com photographers and the houses themselves. Nine names, one season — and, if past Vogue breakout classes are any guide, the start of nine very busy careers.

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L’Oréal Powers Past the Beauty Market: €35.33 Billion in Nine Months as Salon and Derm Brands Lead

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4 days ago

October 22, 2026

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The world’s largest beauty company is growing faster than the market it leads. L’Oréal reported sales of €35.33 billion for the first nine months of 2026, up 6.9% like-for-like and 7.7% as reported, in a statement released on October 22. Third-quarter sales reached €11.56 billion, up 7.2% like-for-like.

CEO Nicolas Hieronimus called it “an exceptional third quarter,” saying the global beauty market “once again proved its resilience” and that L’Oréal “continued to significantly outpace it” — company commentary put the wider market’s growth at roughly 5% for the quarter.

The quarter’s heavy lifting came from the group’s two professional-facing divisions. Professional Products — home to Kérastase, Redken and L’Oréal Professionnel — sold €1,469.1 million in Q3, up 12.1% like-for-like, while Dermatological Beauty (La Roche-Posay, CeraVe, SkinCeuticals) sold €1,871.6 million, up 12.2%. L’Oréal Luxe added €4,176.6 million (+6.4%) and Consumer Products €4,044.3 million (+4.3%), as fragrances and haircare drove growth, skincare continued to accelerate, and e-commerce sales grew around 17% — well ahead of the online beauty market.

The brand highlights told the same story. Kérastase grew double-digit, powered by Gloss Absolu, Genesis and Chronologiste; La Roche-Posay launched Mela B3 Double-Dose and Anthelios UV Air; Yves Saint Laurent’s Libre and MYSLF fragrances grew double-digit; and the newly acquired fragrance house Creed performed strongly.

Regionally, SAPMENA-SSA was the standout at +19.2% like-for-like, followed by Europe at +9.9% and North Asia at +7.8%; North America grew 2.2% (5.6% adjusted), and Latin America was the only region to decline, down 1.0%. During the period L’Oréal also closed its acquisition of a majority stake in Innovist, a digital-first Indian personal care house of brands — a results statement that underlines a simple point: at €35 billion in nine months, L’Oréal is not just leading the beauty business, it is widening the gap.