Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski

Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski is a French designer trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. Before Hermès, she worked at Maison Martin Margiela, Céline and The Row, moving through studios where cut, material and wardrobe construction carried more weight than designer celebrity. Hermès appointed her artistic director of women’s ready-to-wear on 24 July 2014.

Her Autumn–Winter 2015 debut at the Republican Guard stables established a direct conversation with the house’s equestrian origin through saddle-pad quilting, lambskin riding jackets and strap-like leather details. Since then she has developed the Hermès women’s wardrobe through leather, cashmere, silk and exact tailoring, while expanding its presentation language from Paris runways to the 2026 Los Angeles second chapter.

Vanhee-Cybulski works through controlled tension between protective structure and ease. Riding coats, narrow skirts, trousers, dresses and knitwear are articulated by quilting, buckles, perforation and compact leather panels, then relaxed through flou, soft cashmere and silk that follows the body in motion.

Her colour systems move from earth, cream and navy to concentrated red, orange, green and blue. Equestrian references remain functional rather than decorative: a saddle pocket, harness line or riding boot changes how a garment closes, carries or frames the body. Recent collections have also used set design—sand, wildflowers, rain and moss—to make material and movement legible without turning the clothes into scenery.