January marks the beginning not only of a new year, but a new season in style – gone are the winter collections of last year, in are the S/S 2024 collections, and with them the promise of brighter days ahead.
As part of Wallpaper’s Design Awards 2024 issue, we select the winning men’s and womenswear collections of S/S 2024 – and their standout looks – which will define a season of dressing ahead. These span Sabato de Sarno’s sensual new vision for Gucci (the designer called it a ’story of richness and lust... of sweat, dancing and singing’, and is pictured top left), the eclectic oppositions of Dries Van Noten’s womenswear, and Maximilian Davis’ expertly reduced Ferragamo tailoring.
Winning collections came too from Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons at Prada, where they reckoned with beauty and craft, the sinuous lines of Kim Jones’ Fendi, or Matthieu Blazy’s extraordinary riffs on the quotidien at Bottega Veneta (here encapsulated his version of a working man’s tie, recrafted in leather). Or Lucie and Luke Meier’s gently oversized men’s Jil Sander tailoring, adorned with glimmering crystal broaches (pictured top right).
The various looks are captured by London-based photographer Daisy Walker, and styled by Wallpaper* fashion and style director Jason Hughes.
The standout looks of S/S 2024, selected by Wallpaper*
Courrèges
Jacket, £1,700, by Courrèges. Earrings, price on request, by Bottega Veneta
Dolce & Gabbana
Jacket, £3,000; shirt, £1,100; trousers, £1,200, all by Dolce & Gabbana. Shoes, £870, by Prada
Dries Van Noten
Jacket, £1,295; bra, £175; skirt, £1,425, all by Dries Van Noten
Acne Studios
Dress, price on request, by Acne Studios. Earrings, price on request, by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello. Shoes, £1,050, by Alaïa. Gloves, £797, by Ines. Tights, £35, by Wolford
Hermès
Top and skirt (part of a modular dress), £2,800, by Hermès. Shoes, price on request, by Bottega Veneta. Tights, £25, by Falke. ‘Ruskin’ fabric in Eucalyptus, £80 per m, by Romo
Wooyoungmi
Jacket, £600; jacket (underneath), price on request; trousers, £320, all by Wooyoungmi. Necklace, £225, by Completedworks. ‘Mart’ armchair, from £11,299, by Antonio Citterio, for B&B Italia, from Aram
Ferragamo
Jacket, £1,815; trousers, £1,230; shoes, price on request, all by Ferragamo
Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello
Dress, £3,710; earrings, price on request, both by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello. Shoes, price on request, by Bottega Veneta. ‘Ruskin’ fabric in Eucalyptus, £80 per m, by Romo
Givenchy
Jacket, €3,400; top, €365; trousers, €990, all by Givenchy. Shoes, £870, by Prada
Alexander McQueen
Jacket, £2,900; trousers, £980; earrings, £850, all by Alexander McQueen. ‘Grand Relax’ armchair, from £7,320, by Antonio Citterio, for Vitra, from Aram
Carven
Jacket, price on request, by Carven. Earrings, price on request, by Bottega Veneta. ‘Mart’ armchair, from £11,299, by Antonio Citterio, for B&B Italia, from Aram
Isabel Marant
Jumpsuit, £990, by Isabel Marant. Shoes, price on request, by Ferragamo. ‘Ruskin’ fabric in Eucalyptus, £80 per m, by Romo
Bottega Veneta
Jacket; shirt; tie; trousers, all price on request, by Bottega Veneta
Miu Miu
Top, £1,410; skirt, £2,350, both by Miu Miu. Shoes, price on request, by Prada. Bodysuit, £195; tights, £50, both by Wolford
Paul Smith
Jacket, £1,250; top, £225; trousers, £410, all by Paul Smith. Sunglasses, £375, by Bottega Veneta. ‘Grand Relax’ armchair, from £7,320, by Antonio Citterio, for Vitra, from Aram
Fendi
Top, £1,720; skirt, £4,600, both by Fendi. Earrings, price on request, by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello
Dior
Top, £1,200; skirt, £830, both by Dior. Shoes, £1,050, by Alaïa. ‘Ruskin’ fabric in Eucalyptus, £80 per m, by Romo
Prada
Top; shorts; skirt; shoes, all price on request, by Prada
Balenciaga
Jacket, €8,000; dress, €2,500, both by Balenciaga. ‘Mart’ armchair, from £11,299, by Antonio Citterio,for B&B Italia, from Aram
Marni
Top, £595; skirt, £695, both by Marni. Shoes, £870, by Prada. Socks, £38, by Pantherella. ‘Ruskin’ fabric in Eucalyptus, £80 per m, by Romo
Valentino
Coat, £3,250; shirt, £690, both by Valentino. Tie, £190, by Valentino Garavani
Loewe
Top, £825; trousers, £875, both by Loewe. Earrings, price on request, by Bottega Veneta. Gloves, £610; shoes, £1,050, both by Alaïa
Models: Kerolyn Soares at IMG, Aaron Shandel at Wilhelmina. Casting: Ikki Casting at The Art Board. Hair: Adam Garland using Authentic Beauty Concept. Make-up: Jo Banach using Chanel Les Beiges Winter Glow and No.1 de Chanel Red Camellia Exfoliating Mask. Interiors: Olly Mason. Set build: London Art Makers. Photography assistants: Chloe Yates, Zillah Rauter. Fashion assistants: Kris Bergfeldt, Samela Gjozi. Hair assistant: Annabella Hudgell. Interiors assistant: Archie Thomson. Post-production: Lasso Studio.
A version of this article appears in the February 2024 issue of Wallpaper* – dedicated to the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2024 – available in print from 4 January, on the Wallpaper* app on Apple iOS, and to subscribers of Apple News +. Subscribe to Wallpaper* today
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