Vogue World 2026 made an international voyage to Italy, touching down in Milan yesterday, on Tuesday, September 22—the first day of Milan Fashion Week. Set within the historic Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the fifth installment of the global fashion celebration delighted the city (and the world!) with a series of thematic acts focused on Italian handcrafts and innovation, featuring a few surprise guests, while raising funds for the Quarto Oggiaro Library in northwestern Milan.
“This extraordinary event offers a unique opportunity to celebrate with a global audience the timeless story of Made in Italy, a story of genius and craftsmanship,” Francesca Ragazzi, head of editorial content for Vogue Italia, said in a statement. “It feels particularly meaningful to do so at this moment in time, in the era of artificial intelligence.”
Intrigued to know how it all went down? Well, the guest list was as starry as you could expect, from Italy’s Mount Rushmore of designers sitting side-by-side on the front row to Vogue cover stars Dakota Johnson and Mikey Madison. On the runway, there were generations of top models, fun celebrity cameos, and a range of athletes. You can read the full breakdown of the five-act show here, and see inside the magisterial operation with candid moments backstage here.
The team behind Vogue World: Milano included Anna Wintour and Francesca Ragazzi, with support from a roster of creative talent: Juan Costa Paz, from Paris-based creative studio Convoy, was creative director; fashion was spearheaded by Lady Amanda Harlech, with Peter Aluuan as styling director and Luca Galasso serving as Special Performers and Extended Cast Fashion Director. Choreography was executed by Charm La’Donna; Jen Green, from Genevieve Productions, was the run-of-show producer; and Stephen Galloway was the show’s movement director.
Judith Clark, Professor of Fashion and Museology at University of the Arts London, joined as Show Curator. Marie Julie Craeymeersch of Mode and the Moon, along with Marco Balich and Balich Wonder Studio, served as executive producers. Without Production oversaw backstage operations.
Dame Pat McGrath led the makeup design and execution; Cyndia Harvey led hairstyling; and Eri Narita led nail styling. You can get the full run down of how the beauty looks and nail art considered Italian craft across the decades here and here.
Select fashion and accessories were sourced from eBay, Vogue’s official vintage and pre-loved partner. Executive music production was handled by Ivan Striga, with music direction by Gaspard Murphy and Thomas Roussel. Ignace D’Haese of ARF&YES spearheaded lighting design.
Vogue World 2026: Milano was livestreamed around the world, directed by Becky Garner, whose recent work includes Bieberchella (Justin Bieber’s viral Coachella headline performance), and produced by Si Fi Productions.
Vogue World: Milano is made possible by presenting sponsors ALO, eBay, Eli Lilly and Company, and Meta Glasses. Additional support is provided by FedEx and OpenAI.
Vogue would like to thank Benetton, Campari, Ristorante Cracco in Galleria, Davines, Eataly, Fiat, Galvanina, La Perla, Novelty, Palazzo Giureconsulti, Santa Maria Novella, Savini Milano 1867 and Teatro alla Scala. Vogue World: Milano hospitality partners include Casa Brera, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Milan, Château Monfort, Mandarin Oriental Milan, NH Milano Touring Collection, Palazzo Cordusio Gran Meliá, Rosa Grand Milano – Starhotels Collezione, Residenza del Cardinale Meliá Collection, Straf Hotel and Vik Retreats
