Model Casting S/S 2026

[Armani]

Time to kick this thread off... even if the casts we've seen so far have been nothing out of the ordinary. I am wondering where I can find the Celine opening model, though... used to be with Next Canada but is nowhere to be found on Next's boards anywhere anymore. Been trying to find her on another Canadian board all day :,,,,)

 

[Simera]

I saw on instagram she is with Next Paris, and her only instagram post is her opening the show.

I don't get some of these exclusives for off season shows. Like are they exclusives for Paris do they can't walk other SS 2026 shows in Paris. Or is this counted as a "menswear" show season exclusive? Though then I see that Anna Kirjuskina "debuted" at Celine when she walked shows before, so I assume words mean nothing anymore I guess. A WWE is so much easier to understand haha.

But the other exclusives are interesting:

Lolo Barth ( niece of Dorothea Barth Jörgensen ) WWE
Victoria Blecher ( Exclusive Debut )
Luna Yohannan ( Goddaughter of Diana Krüger ) WWE
Dahali B ( Closer, WWE )

Well I think Lolo, Victoria and Luna have great looks.
Curious to see what will come for them in January.

 

[Armani]

@Simera Lolo is related to Dorothea? I must say, the most recent crop of nepomodels has been quite refreshing in comparison to... well..... past years.

Quite a good number of models who debut as "exclusives" nowadays aren't actually [debuting] in the literal sense but rather are re-debuting after taking some time off (for whatever personal reason, usually related to either schooling or mental health purposes) and/or changing their look - or, of course, just being under different management & therefore going under a different marketing approach overall. I presume *most* of the exclusives in this case will still allow them freedom to explore their options as the RTW season approaches. Whether or not it'll land them far remains to be seen.

I bet the opener is still with Next in Canada but has been momentarily taken off their site so they can relaunch her book, too. It's really all strategy at the end of the day... lol

 

[Simera]

Yes! Dorothea posted in her instagram story about Lolo.

And what you said makes sense, as Anna has a new, shorter hair style!

Also, I spelled Dahli Barink wrong! There is no A after the H 😅

 

[Armani]

As I thought. Found the original links to Kylie's portfolio on Next Milan + Canada and they're currently broken. 😭

Though then I see that Anna Kirjuskina "debuted" at Celine when she walked shows before, so I assume words mean nothing anymore I guess.

And what you said makes sense, as Anna has a new, shorter hair style!

She also was attempting to revitalize her image last season with the same haircut, but ended up falling short and changing agencies in Paris shortly afterward. My educated guess is they were the ones who ultimately decided to push for a whole new reset on her career.