THE FACES in November 2025

A fashion influencer who has reinvented public viewing, a model who bursts into tears and a bassist who is taking off as a solo artist: once again, we have listed the most exciting faces across pop culture that you should have on your radar.

ANOK YAI

CRYING FAME

Fashion Week Paris ended in tears for Anok Yai. At the end of the Vetements show, she walked through the backdrop in tears, creating an emotional climax that was talked about for days afterwards. The moment was perfectly staged storytelling, because the Sudanese model is certainly not one to cry. In spring, she shone from the cover of the international FACES issue. Anok then caught everyone’s attention on the cover of Vogue France. And her appearance as a Victoria’s Secret angel shows: Yai’s career is still on the up.

A$AP ROCKY

CLOTHING ARGUMENT

The CFDA Fashion Award is like the Oscar for wearing clothes. A Grammy for good fashion taste. The black belt for all those who don’t wear black belts with brown shoes. Now the Council of Fashion Designers of America is awarding its highest honor to A$AP Rocky. Wife Rihanna doesn’t need to put out his outfits the night before. The rapper has turned himself into a style icon, creatively mixing streetwear and red carpet outfits. Even better than the CFDA Award: congratulations to the couple on their third child.

VICTORIA DE ANGELIS

BELLADONNER

As Måneskin’s bassist, Victoria de Angelis provides the rumble in the glam rock band. The winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 are the most internationally successful act the music competition has produced in years. Which doesn’t stop Victoria from taking off as a solo artist on the side. Instead of plucking the bass, she blasts it out of the console as techno. Either live as a DJ at Dolce & Gabbana shows or in the studio with the support of artists such as Ashnikko on the track “Daddy” – Mamma Mia!

LAW ROACH

FRESH DRESSING

Calling him a stylist would be like calling the Taj Mahal a house with a pool. That’s true. But there’s more. Whoever hands Law Roach the key to their closet doesn’t just get a new pair of pants, but a complete image for the next level. That’s what happened with Zendaya and Céline Dion. Law announced his retirement in 2023. Fortunately, the 47-year-old has put this nonsense out of his mind and is now celebrating a brilliant comeback, including in the new season of “Project Runway”.

EILEEN ALISTER

MP3 VIBES

Has someone secretly replaced our smartphone with an iPod shuffle? If you stream songs like “Drama Baby” and “Pretty Girl Thriller”, you suddenly think you have to reorganize your Top Friends on MySpace. Singer Eileen Alister lands a backflip into Avril Lavigne’s “Sk8er Boi” era with her sound, tapping into a zeitgeist that colleagues like Olivia Rodrigo and The Last Dinner Party are currently capturing. The ramp for an international breakthrough is ready for the artist from Zurich. Press play. Enjoy the ride.

JR

FACEFUL

Normally, his gallery is the street. Over the past 20 years, JR has caused a sensation worldwide with his oversized portraits of people hung on building facades. However, the French artist recently showed his new works in a museum for a home show at Art Basel Paris. And he has announced his most spectacular project to date for summer 2026: the Pont-Neuf is to be transformed into a monumental rock landscape under JR’s direction. Art as a bridge builder, next to which even the Eiffel Tower will be dwarfed.

AYO EDEBIRI

CHANEL CHANGER

Matthieu Blazy made his debut at Chanel with an out-of-this-world show at Paris Fashion Week. And while the newly appointed Creative Director is whirling behind the scenes, Ayo Edebiri takes to the stage as the first brand ambassador of this new era. Once again, Chanel’s HR department has earned itself a fruit basket. Even when she wears grease-splattered aprons, as in the hit series “The Bear”, the actress and screenwriter shines with esprit and elegance. Blazy’s five-star creations should be no problem at all.

LYAS

SHOW OPENER

Cold champagne and Little Black Dress instead of warm beer and soccer shirts: Lyas has invented a public viewing that we too can get our butts to the nearest bar around the corner for. For the Fashion Weeks in Paris, Milan and London, the fashion specialist, which is popular on social media, organized watch parties at which the catwalk shows are broadcast live in public venues. Fun instead of sitting still and haute couture for everyone, instead of just a few snobs squabbling over a place in the front row: Lyas turns Fashion Week into a democracy.

NATHALIE KELLEY

SOLID GOLD

Has “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” made the world a better place? Car tuner fans may disagree, but we think not. However, actress Nathalie Kelley, who played a supporting role in the hum-rum blockbuster, is not letting up and is now a successful campaigner for environmental protection and human rights. In particular, her commitment to the rights of indigenous peoples in South America is bearing fruit. The jewelry designed by Kelley proves that gold there can also be extracted in a fair and environmentally friendly way.

YOUSUKE YUKIMATSU

TECH ELITE

What would you do if you were facing death? Yousuke Yukimatsu took off his shirt and became a DJ. The Japanese man has long since recovered from the brain tumor he was diagnosed with in 2016. And the decision at the time to quit his job in the construction industry and devote himself to his passion has made the 46-year-old the most exciting star on the techno scene. His set this year at the Boiler Room Club Tokyo is bursting with an energy and virtuosity that could launch rockets into space. We’re sweating just from watching.

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