Cult Gaia . Fall 2026 - New York Fashion Week.

(Images:  Cult Gaia 2026)

Jasmin Larian Hekmat has finally shown at New York Fashion week, of her 'Los Angeles' stylized 1970s and 1980s esque hedonic fashion, which of course should be shown in New Your City.  And after 14 years, and a plethora of lookbooks, her band Cult Gaia has landed on the runway, whilst maintaining her reworking of modernism elements, by fusing an avant-garde to the styles on show.

And there is no doubt that Hekmat's collections are becoming more and more unique, shifting, very slightly, from her amorous, epicurean ala the counterculture ethos, which does appear to be buried within the weight of decades, and if one was interested in digging around at those three decades of creativity and rebellion, you may find some hidden gems and maybe clues on how to beat this fascist thing.  Hint, Gen Z!  

And there is a rebellious cue to Hekmat and her Cult Gaia collections, be it, that she is of Iranian heritage, and the recent unrest in Iran, and supresson against Gen Z, similar to other countries, begin to fight against authoritarianism.  We need global unity more than ever, as the divide and conquer spectra of Far Right politics is creeping in everywhere.  So, it's admirable that Hekmat has channeled her cultural roots, more so the women from her Persian lienange, to which she decreed for her latest collection, as "beauty is power", pertaining that beauty is found in being "fearless.

Hekmat has mixed men's styles into to her Fall Winter 2026, 2027 collection as a type of counter balance to the Cult Gaia eros, and compared to Hekmat's prior amatory charged, Avant-garde, 1970s hedonic, feels slightly out of place, offmost, and I mean this with great respect, diluting the rebellious nature of the women's styles on show.

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(A.Glass 2026)