Aworo and Dru turn heads in London and Milan

With New York Fashion Week still a fresh memory for seasonal trends to watch, Fashion Month has now shifted to Europe, with SAINT International models in the orbit of Spring 2026 designer collections. In the thick of things at London Fashion Week, Nigerian SAINT star Aworo Mayowa hit the catwalk for a pair of the newest collections from Liverpool-born designer Patrick McDowell and the Dreaming Eli brand by the Italian-British creative Elisa Trombatore.

Speaking to Living from Britain, Mayowa recounted that she “loved her tailored look at the McDowell show. It felt very chic, and the hat added a lot of character.”

McDowell’s debut ready-to-wear collection, titled ‘The Lancashire Rose’, was inspired by his late grandmother, born in 1923, who made clothes for herself and her younger sisters during the Second World War. The collection featured old-glamour evening gowns and tailored suiting.

Meanwhile, for Trombatore’s collection titled ‘My Name is Amore’ and held inside the Gothic-style St Cyprian’s Church in Marylebone, the designer paid homage to her Sicilian heritage and heavily featured tweed in raw, ripped and reimagined ways.

“My London Fashion Week experience was amazing. It was nice to reconnect with friends I hadn’t seen in a while and make new ones,” Mayowa shared of the much-hyped five-day run of presentations and runway shows, which culminated on Monday.

Having called the British capital home for the past three years, the African model, who has worked with Balenciaga and Alberta Ferretti, said: “London is very calm. I guess the people are more friendly; and with English being the common language, it makes it easy to live here, and there [are] so many food options.”

Over in Italy, in-demand SAINT star Dru Campbell continued to maintain her hot streak at the ongoing Milan Fashion Week.

On opening day Tuesday, the 18-year-old Jamaican star joined the model lineup for Alberta Ferretti’s latest womenswear show, envisioned by creative director Lorenzo Serafini. Pleated gowns, leopard-print skirts, and draped caftans strutted down the Ferretti runway.

It was a double-booked Wednesday for Campbell with turns for Missoni and Etro. At the former’s Spring 2016 show, the SAINT model was woven into the Italian heritage brand’s fresh takes on its house patterns across sparkly tops, zig-zag sequin cardigans, pinstriped blazers, and military jackets by creative director Alberto Caliri.

At Etro, design lead Marco de Vincenzo unveiled his brand-new collection, with bohemian maximalism taking centre stage. Tasselled jackets, clashing patterned scarves, collage-inspired dresses, and beaded belts dominated the catwalk.

And, just Wednesday, Campbell was Look 11 in Max Mara creative director Ian Griffiths’ new collection that featured leaf-shaped organza cutouts tailored into fluttery skirts and jackets. The 43-piece womenswear output had a colour palette that predominantly skewed towards Max Mara’s camel and black monochromes.

Milan Fashion Week runs until September 29.