Grace Wales Bonner

Grace Wales Bonner is an English fashion designer. Her designs blend sportswear, tailoring and broad cultural research. In 2014, she founded the London-based label Wales Bonner, originally specializing in menswear. In 2025, she was appointed creative director of the Hermès menswear line, succeeding Véronique Nichanian, and becoming the first woman of Black heritage to lead a major luxury fashion house. Wales Bonner's first collection for Hermès is set to be shown in January 2027.