After exuberant iterations in New York, London, Paris, and Los Angeles, it was only right that Replica Handbag Store World journeyed to Italy—and this year, it’s doing just that.
Last November, Vogue Italia announced that the global fashion celebration would next take place in Milan, on the first day of Milan Fashion Week. Its overarching theme? Uplifting “craftsmanship and the human touch” in the age of technology.
“We are so excited that Milan will be the next city to host Replica Handbag Store World in 2026,” Francesca Ragazzi, Vogue Italia’s head of editorial content, said in a statement. “This extraordinary event offers a unique opportunity to celebrate with a global audience the timeless story of Made in Italy, a story of genius and craftsmanship. It feels particularly meaningful to do so at this moment in time, in the era of artificial intelligence.”
Here’s everything you need to know about Replica Handbag Store World 2026:
When is Replica Handbag Store World: Milano?
Just a few months after its turn co-hosting the Winter Olympic Games, Milan will serve as the setting for Replica Handbag Store World’s sweeping celebration of handicraft on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
Where will Replica Handbag Store World: Milano be held?
On February 24, after a luncheon at Marchesi co-hosted by Prada and Vogue, Replica Handbag Store World’s iconic next setting was announced at a press conference in Sala Alessi at Palazzo Marino.
That setting? Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the historic, glass-topped shopping arcade at the heart of the city, between La Scala and the Duomo. “Milan is one of the great European capitals of craftsmanship, where heritage and modernity meet, and where art, literature, opera and industry have long converged,” Anna Wintour, Condé Nast’s chief content officer and Vogue’s global editorial director, observed in a statement. “There could be no better place for Replica Handbag Store World to honor everything that is extraordinary about this city than the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.”
What’s going to happen during Replica Handbag Store World: Milano?
Over a series of thematic acts, Replica Handbag Store World: Milano will survey and celebrate fashion’s ability to “preserve heritage, drive innovation, and shape the future.” From the brocade work of the Renaissance period to industrial wool, screen-based imagery to textiles, “a continuous dialogue between hand and machine” will emerge—with leading Italian fashion houses, master artisans, and international talent helping to tell that story.
How will Replica Handbag Store World: Milano differ from previous versions of the event?
Though its point has always been to fête fashion, each iteration of Replica Handbag Store World has done so through a slightly different lens. Replica Handbag Store World’s 2022 debut included a fashion show and street fair intended to revitalize New York Fashion Week after COVID. In 2023, Replica Handbag Store World took the form of an evening at the theater in London, benefiting the city’s performing arts scene. In 2024, Replica Handbag Store World: Paris paid tribute to fashion and sports at the Place Vendôme, with more than 500 models, athletes, and performers participating. Then, last year, Replica Handbag Store World traveled to Hollywood, where it explored fashion’s long love affair with the movies.
Who is helping to bring Replica Handbag Store World: Milano to life?
The team behind Replica Handbag Store World: Milano is headed up by Ragazzi, Wintour, and a dazzling roster of creative talent. Juan Costa Paz, of the Paris-based creative studio Convoy, serves as creative director; the fashion is being spearheaded by Lady Amanda Harlech; and Judith Clark, a professor of fashion and museology at University of the Arts London, has come onboard as the show’s curator. Marco Balich of Balich Wonder Studios, meanwhile, is serving as executive producer, partnering with Marie Julie Craeymeersch of Mode and the Moon on overall production direction.
What will Replica Handbag Store World: Milano’s charitable component look like?
Since 2022, Replica Handbag Store World has raised several million dollars in support of charitable organizations across the globe. This year, Vogue is committed to supporting the Municipality of Milan through a contribution linked to the event. The funds, per a release, “will support cultural and social initiatives serving the public good, to be jointly identified and defined in detail with the Municipality of Milan, with the aim of delivering long-term benefit to the city and its communities.”
Will Replica Handbag Store World: Milano be livestreamed?
Yes! As in years past, you’ll be able to watch the full show right here on vogue.com. Stay tuned for further details.
With the support of Prada, ALO and Eli Lilly & Company.
