“Where did all the curve models go?” are the first words in Karoline Vitto‘s Fall/Winter 2026 press release. And the answer? Nowhere. Vitto’s powerful return to London Fashion Week served as a reminder that curve models are still here and still deserve to be on the runway — perhaps now more than ever.
In the age of Ozempic and headlines positing a return to “heroin chic,” Vitto’s return was needed now more than ever. Acting as a response to the change in the casting landscape and the lack of realism on the runway, the designer’s FW26 brought curve models out of hibernation and back into the limelight.
Positioned as a thawing of the ice, the collection featured draped fabrics designed to look like melting, paired with resin jewelry and icy hues of black, grey, dark blue and white. Taking inspiration from the silhouettes of the late ’90s and early ’00s and flipping them on their heads, the collection favored low-waisted trousers, cut-out silhouettes and exposed midriffs, worn on bigger bodies with actual curves.
Harking back to Vitto’s own experience as a teenager, the collection revisits strappy tops and skimpier silhouettes, but instead designs them to fit the body, and not the other way around. “It’s the brand she wishes she’d had growing up, showcased on the women she wished she was seeing,” as explained in the collection notes.
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