Thomas de Kluyver wants us to rethink the way that we view make-up. “Rather than it being a mask you need to hide behind, make-up can be worn as a fashion accessory,” he told Vogue backstage at the Simone Rocha spring 2026 show . “With Simone, we always love this idea of makeup being used as an extra accessory to the show, so there are often little bits of embellishment.”

In the opulent St Stephen Walbrook Church, fittingly illuminated by crystal-drenched chandeliers, the collection was accompanied by a dreamy, almost childlike soundtrack, and included elements of debutante dressing. “I was looking at this feeling of giving someone a bouquet of flowers and that gesture of giving and receiving, and give and take. So that’s kind of how the collection feels,” the designer told Vogue ’s

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