Vogue tapped American model Luna Yohannan as a Spring 2026 breakout star, after her first appearance on Michael Rider’s debut show for Celine in July punched her ticket much stronger for fall’s spring 2026 calendar. Unintentionally in this moment, descriptions of her illustrations — yes, her illustrations of her show outfits from her IG — have made their way into AOC’s fashion awareness inbox.

We Need Joy Even More Than Botox

What was Vogue writing about last September at the end of the New York shows? Yohannan’s illustrations are playful and sweeet; joyful, even — emphasizing the word that’s #1 on AOC’s list of key words.

Literally, I just finished writing about Mathieu Blazy’s star model Awar Odiang being named Model of the Year in the Models.com Industry vote. Even WWD called Odiang’s Chanel Spring 2026 closing a moment of pure joy — a dose of connection we desperately need, if you have an ounce of emotion in your body, mind and spirit.

The Roitfelds Players Magazine crowned both Chanel and Rocky A$AP in their first best of the year categories last week, writing: A$AP Rocky just became Chanel’s new house ambassador, right as Matthieu Blazy’s debut turns the industry on its head. This statement comes from Carine Roitfeld herself, not me. Blazy is sensing the need for some joy and tending to the needs of his devoted fashion flock.

And now I find this charming model Luna Yohannan in what appears to be her first campaign — a prelude to spring — at Ralph Lauren, shot by Tyler Mitchell [IG]. Andrew Young provided the creative direction with set design by Julia Wagner./ Hair by Jawara; makeup by Fara Homidi

No only is Rider’s Celine getting an excellent response from what I’m reading — not from Hedi Slimane, but there’s snark everywhere in life.

Ralph Lauren’s Polo crowd showed up in Paris for Rider’s Celine debut, wanting to cheer on their former creative director. So maybe this highly-intelligent, calculating young woman will end up in a Celine campaign, too. Why is she calculating?

Manifesting at Indochine

Luna Yohannan took a gap year before enrolling at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. She was working at Indochine, a downtown New York City restaurant because “I knew it was a fashion spot”, she told Vogue. “One night this guy comes in and asks me who I’m signed with, I was just like, ‘Do you have a reservation?’” Yohannan gave him her Instagram, not knowing that he was a friend of Butterfly Cayley, a scout from DNA Models.

And the rest is history, as they say. Another New York story with a wonderful ending.

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Yohannan calls herself the “queen of side hustles,” she still works at Indochine, plus the Strand bookstore and occasionally shucks oysters on the East River. “I’m jumping around all of my interests because… I can!” she said with a laugh. Her passion for art, she said, has always been a part of her and was partially ignited by her dad, who had been a colorist for Marvel. “It started with the Ralph [Lauren] show, I was feeling so feminine and beautiful, so I drew the look,” she said.

Not only does Ralph Lauren have a wonderful American brand making a lot of money in a rough patch for luxury brands generally.

All the Ralph Lauren teams are widely admired for their values, activism and philanthropy, and their deep commitment to telling the best of America’s stories from Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard to the Polo HBCU collections at Howard University and this summer’s Artist in Residence program with TÓPA, an Indigenous-led brand by Jocy and Trae Little Sky [Oceti Sakowin].

I was about to suggest you get in the Pharrell Williams orbit at Louis Vuitton Men, but I said “Stop and check, Anne”. There you are, Luna Yohannan, in the models carousel for the Louis Vuitton Women Spring 2026 show on Models.com. Who closed that LV show in Paris: Awar Odhiang. We’re all vibing here tonight. Sweet dreams to all. ~ Anne