RIIZE’s Wonbin makes his solo editorial debut with Vogue, showcasing Saint Laurent’s 2026 Summer Collection. Captured in the delicate boundary between cool afternoons and gentle evenings, Wonbin reveals a new side of himself, effortlessly embodying the collection’s refined sensuality.
Saint Laurent’s 2026 Summer Collection draws inspiration from an era when desire defined style and beauty served as a shield against emptiness. It explores a precarious balance between revealing and concealing, blending subtle sensuality with sculptural elegance. Within this interplay of light and shadow stands Wonbin, gliding between day and night. Draped in lustrous fabrics that seem to catch the light, he commands the digital cover of Vogue with striking presence.
The silhouettes are sculptural yet understated, flowing with ease. Silky pajama-style shirts, ties tucked inside to reveal only the knot, and high-waist trousers with soft pleats above the belt complete the Saint Laurent vision of effortless sophistication. As the collection declares, “a moment when escape becomes elegance and desire becomes a language of its own,” Wonbin embodies this ethos, with dressy shirts bridging light and shadow in a naturally magnetic way.
“I didn’t want to remain in darkness,” says Anthony Vaccarello, Saint Laurent’s Artistic Director. Departing from the brand’s traditionally somber aesthetics, Vaccarello embraces the luminous clarity of the afternoon, highlighting the tension between revealing and concealing and celebrating an unadorned, yet inherently sensual, aesthetic.
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