Laura Reyes, a Dominican-born model recently named one of Models.com’s Top 50 new faces, stands at the heart of Oscar de la Renta’s Fall 2026 story. With her statuesque posture and serene poise, Reyes embodies the collection’s ethos of restrained glamour. Photographed by Brett Warren (@brettwarren), she exudes an ethereal confidence, every subtle smile and graceful turn underscoring her role as the season’s central muse. In portrait after portrait, her quiet elegance lends each look a narrative depth, as if she alone were choreographing the passage of the cosmos across the satin canvas.
In this campaign, Reyes is draped in luminous mikado satin gowns that seem to capture starlight. The house’s own notes explain that the Fall 2026 collection “focuses on texture, proportions and signature florals” rendered at varying scale. True to that vision, painterly floral motifs swirl across the fabrics; oversized blooms blooming like a night garden on the structured gowns, and delicate flowering vines crawling up the sleek separates. Oscar’s runway favorites; tulips, poppies and hydrangeas, are reimagined here as cosmic pyrotechnics, flurrying in dynamic scale from subtle, fine-thread embroidered cardigans to bold peony appliqués on evening silks. The effect is a celestial tapestry: each garment feels both artful and alive, as if painted by the cosmos itself.
Collection Highlights:
• Luminous mikado satin dresses embroidered with blooming florals in deep and pastel tones.
• Dramatic off-shoulder and halter gowns showcasing painterly cosmos prints at full scale.
• Fluid day dresses and jackets scored with fine threadwork and oversized floral motifs on tonal silks.
• Richly layered textures and hand-worked details that emphasize signature proportions and sculptural silhouettes.
Every look in the collection is softened by a wash of watercolor-inspired color. Gentle brushstrokes of blush and rosebud pink; hand-painted onto bases of rich cigar and navy, infuse the pieces with warmth and depth. As a result, simple silhouettes take on an almost painterly life: a crisp white coat might bleed into a blush horizon at the hem, or a structured sheath could bloom with a dusky pink overlay. These strokes of color are more than decoration; they give gravity to the shape, “adding depth” and a subtle luminosity to each ensemble. Against this soft palette, Reyes’s own warmth and poise shine through, reinforcing her effortless grace.
Photographer Brett Warren captures Reyes in diffused light, highlighting the interplay of shadow and satin, so that each image reads like a still from a high-fashion dream. His lens freezes Reyes mid-gesture, making her the very definition of the collection’s elegance and poise. In every frame, her understated confidence and refined presence elevate the clothes, turning even a quiet moment into a statement of luxury.
For those inspired by this celestial vision, Oscar de la Renta’s Fall 2026 collection is now available for pre-order on oscardelarenta.com. Through the brand’s online boutique, fashion lovers can reserve the season’s standout pieces in advance. (Photography by Brett Warren @brettwarren.)