Before the fashion industry goes on summer vacation, there’s one more stop on the global tour—couture week. The three-day extravaganza of opulence and glamour begins tomorrow with Daniel Roseberry at Schiaparelli before it closes with a much-anticipated debut from Glenn Martens at Maison Margiela. It’s an important stage not only for the designers who spend months in their atelier working on their collections, but also for the models who walk the runways.

Ignacio Murillo, Vogue’s Global Casting Director, knows this very well. And he’s especially looking forward to the cast at Schiaparelli. “It’s the most exciting one to me. Every dress feels one-of-a-kind and looks incredible to a viewer like me watching from home,” he said, adding if he turned model-for-a-day and could walk any runway, he’d pick Roseberry’s. Back in real life, who will be the top models of the season and which shows is he expecting them to walk? Below, Murillo shares his top-five model wishlist for the fall 2025 couture season.

Jacqui Hooper’s first-ever runway show was the Alaïa fall 2025 ready-to-wear show—I mean talk about a debut! She’ll make her couture debut this season and I think she’ll bring her A-game.

Miss Alex Consani always brings a great vibe and energy to every show she does.