English Version | Editor's Letter: The Humor Issue, October 2026

Perhaps one of the most underrated things in the world of fashion is a sense of humor. Fashion likes to take itself seriously. It speaks its own language, invents concepts, decrees trends, and announces revolutions with every season. A skirt ceases to be a skirt and becomes a statement. A coat has to tell a story. A color has to spark a discussion. Sometimes, I suspect the only thing our clothes are missing is a bibliography. And yet, creativity often begins precisely where solemnity ends

Auria Abell
Jamie Nelson

Humor is a kind of intelligence because it is a kind of disobedience. It compels us to shift our perspective, to question the obvious, and to bring together unlikely elements. It is the small gesture of tilting one’s head when everyone else is looking straight ahead. Perhaps that is why some creators have realized that a healthy dose of the absurd can be more revolutionary than a thousand manifestos.

Karoline Niek
Élio Nogueira

I grew up during a golden age of humor and nonsense, with Monty Python as one of my major influences. It was an era when humor could be dark or light, absurd or provocative, but was above all sharp and intelligent—free from the shackles and tedium of political correctness.

Nara
Fabio Buero

Laughter is also a way of putting things into perspective—a survival mechanism elegantly disguised as a chuckle. When we laugh, our ego shrinks for a few seconds; things that once seemed enormous return to their true size. A disappointment is just a disappointment, a disaster is sometimes merely a disaster, and a photo where we look terrible can—with a little distance—turn into a great story. There is a unique kind of courage in laughing at ourselves—not the courage of someone who belittles themselves, but that of someone who no longer needs to appear flawless. Those who can laugh at their own vanities, mistakes, and minor tragedies may have realized something essential: life feels lighter when we stop trying to control the narrative. It is no coincidence that studies on lasting relationships identify the ability to laugh together as one of the most important ingredients for a couple's longevity. After all, perhaps love is also about finding someone with whom we can act the fool—and still consider ourselves extraordinarily interesting.

Karoline Niek
Élio Nogueira

Ultimately, we need laughter for the same reason we need art: to endure reality, but also to transform it. And in an era so intent on appearing perfect, perhaps there is nothing more avant-garde—or more beautiful—than messing up your hair, breaking the pose, and laughing.

Together, preferably.

Translated from the original in The Humor Issue, published October 2026. For full stories and credits, see the print issue.