At this point, we already know that Mia Khalifa is a fully-fledged fashion girl. After her style rebirth a couple of years ago, the internet personality has sat front row at fashion weeks, been dressed by the biggest brands in the world, and even launched her own jewellery brand Sheytan. As well as all that, another one of Khalifa’s fashion girl side quests seems to be walking for said brands, something she’s done three times before for KNWLS, Di Petsa and Dominnico. Now, at Paris Fashion Week AW26, Khalifa returns to the runway once more, this time for Palestinian label Trashy Clothing and its first-ever runway show.
Called In Divine Trust, the new collection examined the paradoxical state of living under occupation, where everyday contradictions routinely occur. “Under occupation, ordinary life unfolds beside military presence. Surveillance exists next to salons. Checkpoints stand beside gyms,” wrote creative directors Shukri Lawrence and Omar Braika in the show notes. “Control weaves itself into simple acts like crossing a street or running an errand. Over time, contradiction settles into routine.”
With Theodora, Lava La Rue and Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale sitting front row, Khalifa opened the catwalk in a fez bra, spools of black rope wound around her body and the outline of a cloth sword slung around her middle. She was then followed by elder Hadid sister Alana Hadid, who wore an embellished halter top, green cargos and a floor length faux fur coat. The collection continued with close cut jeggings, baggy jorts, military inspired outerwear and duct tape wrapped around wrists. “The garments carry tension as material weight and controlled form,” continued Lawrence and Braika. “Silhouettes frame the body closely or hold space around it, allowing composure to exist where reaction is often expected.”
As well as cameos from Hadid and Khalifa, the show also featured the debut of a brand new Trashy Clothing x Sheytan collaboration. For all three of her appearances on the runway, Khalifa wore gold body jewellery from the collab, while sword-inspired pieces throughout the collection acted as “both ornament and symbolic protection.”
Scroll through the gallery at the top of the page for Trashy Clothing’s AW26 collection
