The Most Surprising Models of Fashion Week Fall 2025
To say it’s surprising to spot a celebrity moonlighting as a runway model these days would be a bit of a lie. It’s almost a rite of passage for actors, singers, athletes, and It girls to do their little turn on the catwalk. Still, it’s always fun to see your favorite stars taking a stab at fashion glory, especially when they do something unexpected like play a rambling shopping network host a la Debi Mazar at the Completedworks show. Or, when someone having a moment takes a break to get into the fashion game, like current White Lotus star Jason Isaacs, who popped up at Burberry just hours after the Max show’s second episode hit streaming. There are many more big names trying their hand at modeling this season so we’re keeping track of every unexpected model on the fall/winter 2025 runways below.
Sarah Paulson
Renowned actor Sarah Paulson took on the role of model for the first time and made her runway debut at the always celebrity-filled Miu Miu presentation.
Eliot Sumner
Paulson was joined by a host of other famous faces, including singer and actor Eliot Sumner, who also walked the Miu Miu spring/summer 2025 runway in October.
Laura Harrier
Normally more of a Saint Laurent girl, Laura Harrier traded in her oversized suit for a satin shirt dress to walk the Miu Miu show.
Lou Doillon
French singer and actress (and Jane Birkin’s daughter) Lou Doillon, meanwhile, showed off a more casual look on Miuccia’s runway.
Raffey Cassidy
Actor Raffey Cassidy, who had an exciting year thanks to her role in The Brutalist, let loose a little on the runway.
Suzanne Lindon
The Miu Miu show was Suzanne Lindon’s first time on a live runway. While the French actor did walk for Celine in 2020, it was a video presentation, meaning she didn’t have dozens of A-list celebrities staring her down.
Cortisa Star
Rapper Corisa Star, known for going viral on TikTok and Twitter, can officially add Miu Miu model to her growing list of accomplishments.
Nettspend
17-year-old Rapper Nettspend AKA Gunner Shepardson joined the many other creatives on the Miu Miu runway.
Towa Bird
Singer Towa Bird covered up her head of curls with a cap on the Miu Miu runway.
Petra Collins
The photographer stepped out from behind the camera to walk in the Chloé show.
Nadia Lee Cohen
Meanwhile another photographer, Nadia Lee Cohen, hammed it up for the camera in a black lace dress for Balenciaga.
Kai Schreiber
The 16-year-old daughter of Naomi Watts and Liev Schrieber made her modeling debut at the Valentino show.
Tracee Ellis Ross
The actress and style icon took on the Marni runway in a shocking yellow dress with a graphic black and white design across the bodice. Though Ross is now better known for her acting these days, this isn’t her first time on the runway. As she reminded her Instagram followers yesterday, she walked in a few Mugler shows in the 1990s.
Doechii
It’s no surprise that the brothers behind DSquared2 pulled out all the stops for their 30th anniversary show at Milan Fashion Week. The spectacle featured some classic runway faces like Naomi Campbell and Tyson Beckford as well as newer names, including Doechii. The newly-minted Grammy Award-winning rapper made her runway debut at the presentation, opening up the whole thing in ultra mini jean shorts and a sort of Frankensteined backpack/corset/parka top. She was later joined by JT and the pair performed their song, “Alter Ego” to close out the show.
Brigitte Neilson
Instead of a classic designer bow, Dean and Dan Caten were escorted onto the runway by a policewoman, portrayed by Danish model and 1980s action star Brigitte Neilson.
Jason Isaacs
Jason Isaacs ditched his North Carolina accent and embraced his British roots, taking a break from promoting the latest season of The White Lotus to walk in the Burberry fall/winter 2025 show.
Elizabeth McGovern
Isaacs was hardly the only actor to take on the Burberry runway, though. He was joined by Downton Abbey star Elizabeth McGovern.
Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant also walked the Burberry show, looking especially dapper in a wool trench coat.
Lesley Manville
The group of iconic British actors was rounded out by Lesley Manville, who took on Daniel Lee’s runway in an all-black ensemble.
Alexa Chung
Simone Rocha’s fall/winter 2025 presentation was also crawling with star power, starting with Alexa Chung, who hit the runway in a fur bra.
Minha Kim
Chung was not alone in her quirky top, Pachinko actress Minha Kim wore a similar piece on the runway.
Fiona Shaw
Kim was followed up by Bad Sisters actress Fiona Shaw.
Bel Powley
The Morning Show star Bel Powley also joined in on the fun, walking the Simone show in a leather mini dress.
Andrea Riseborough
Academy Award nominee Andrea Riseborough looked stylish in a ribbon-adorned LBD by Simone Rocha.
Penelope Tree
Iconic British model, Penelope Tree, returned to the runway to walk in the Richard Quinn show during London Fashion Week.
Debi Mazar
The jewelry and ceramics brand Completedworks tapped Debi Mazar to play the role of Julia, a frantic shopping channel host showing off the brand’s latest offerings.
Florence Pugh
Florence Pugh returned to the Harris Reed runway for the brand’s fall/winter 2025 presentation to perform a dramatic monologue. This is the second time the actress has supported Reed on the runway. During the fall 2023 show she similarly recited Shakespeare in one of the designer’s creations.
Harley Weir
Photographer Harley Weir wore an intricately beaded, barely-there dress to walk the Dilara Findikoglu runway.
VTSS
Weir was joined by Polish-born musician VTSS.
Ayra Starr
Fall/winter 2025 is the season of singers on the runway. During London Fashion Week, Nigerian artist Arya Starr took on the Di Petsa show in an angelic, all-white look.
Lisa Rinna
Lisa Rina embraced her inner CEO and wore a comically oversized suit to take on the Jane Wade show at New York Fashion Week.
Anna Delvey
The layers of Anna Delvey’s Zoe Gustavia Anna Whalen skirt meant her ankle bracelet wasn’t visible as she walked the runway.
Tiffany Haddish
Comedian Tiffany Haddish took on the Monse fall/winter 2025 show at NYFW.
Dorian Electra
Singer-songwriter Dorian Electra bundled up and represented Elena Velez at the designer’s fall/winter 2025 show.
Rico Nasty
But Dorian wasn’t the only performer on Velez’s runway, Rico Nasty also joined in on the fun.
Becky G
Becky G looked gorgeous as she walked the runway in Paris for Willy Chavarria’s fall/winter 2025 menswear show.
J Balvin
After J. Balvin modeled his Willy ensemble, he performed a song for the show guests.
Honey Dijon
Honey Dijon looked like Willy’s version of a Lady Who Lunches at the designer’s fall/winter 2025 presentation.
Danny Ramirez
Actor Danny Ramirez went incognito during the Willy presentation.
Ozuna
Puerto Rican singer Ozuna rounded out the famous faces at Willy’s Paris showcase.
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