When Hermès announced that Grace Wales Bonner would take over as Creative Director of Menswear, it felt like more than another game of fashion musical chairs. It was confirmation of what many of us at EBONY have been saying for years. The world of luxury menswear has been orbiting around Grace’s gravity for a while now, it just finally decided to give her the throne.

The London-born designer, 35, is stepping into the role after Véronique Nichanian’s historic 37-year run, one of the longest in modern fashion. For a house built on quiet mastery, this is a poetic next move. Wales Bonner has long operated at the intersection of heritage and modernity, merging European tailoring with Afro-Atlantic storytelling in a way that redefines what luxury can look and feel like when Black hands are at t

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