Thevxlley Fall 2026
At Ladbroke Hall in west London, Daniel del Valle presented one of the most arresting moments of this season’s Fashion Week. The Andalusian artist, a 2026 LVMH Prize semi-finalist and founder of THEVXLLEY, has spent the last three years crafting The Narcissist, a debut collection that blurs the boundary between fashion and sculpture. Once a florist, del Valle reimagined the fragility of blooms through form and structure, creating garments that lived somewhere between body and vase, human and artefact. The result was less a runway show than a poetic installation where each piece breathed its own kind of life.
Porcelain vases were moulded into corseted bodices, tied delicately with silk ribbons. Cropped sweaters were bound with branches, while mosaic T-shirts depicted blooming tulips in painstaking detail. Flowers sprouted from the models’ heels, trailed across the floor, and fell apart in real time as they walked. The setting, with its soft piano accompaniment and scattering of petals, heightened the collection’s sense of impermanence. When one ceramic chest plate shattered backstage, it felt like an unplanned gesture that only deepened the show’s meditation on beauty and decay.
What makes The Narcissist so compelling is its sincerity. In an industry often consumed by commerce and calculated spectacle, THEVXLLEY offered something unguarded and deeply personal. Del Valle’s work channels the spirit of early conceptual fashion in London, recalling the emotional experimentation of designers who treated clothing as language rather than product. Fragile yet defiant, The Narcissist reasserts that the most powerful fashion moments are not about consumption but creation, where art, body, and nature collide in fleeting, unforgettable harmony.
