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James Blake Stars in ZEGNA’s Visionary Short Film for SS26 in Dubai

  • June 25, 2025
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Commissioned by ZEGNA and directed by Boramy Viguier, a newly released short film captures the poetic tension between creativity and presence, seen through the eyes of James Blake. The visionary British musician is followed across Dubai as he prepares for his role as the official music advisor for the ZEGNA Spring/Summer 2026 show.

Opening at dawn, the film offers surreal visuals of Dubai’s otherworldly landscape — where rippling sand meets a shimmering skyline. The contrast between nature’s stillness and the city’s towering ambition mirrors the quiet intensity of Blake himself. He moves through the day like a meditation, each frame echoing the show’s central theme: the visionary spirit.

Throughout the film, sweeping aerial shots interweave the city’s iconic architecture — from glass-and-steel giants to the geometric elegance of Dubai Opera. It is within this latter space that Blake rehearses, seated at a piano, his haunting vocals filling the empty auditorium. “Performing is when I’m most present,” Blake says. “It can feel almost like an oasis.”

The desert returns later in the day, not just as a backdrop but as a moment of reflection. Blake’s solitary walk through the dunes invites contemplation. In the distance, the symbolic mirage of Oasi Zegna materialises — ZEGNA’s vision for sustainable harmony between nature, fashion, and humanity.

As dusk settles, the day transforms from stillness to anticipation. The camera lingers on Blake preparing for the show. His presence becomes a metaphor for the collection itself — focused, forward-thinking, and grounded in emotional resonance. Music and design converge, creating an atmosphere that is more than performance: it is presence.

Blake’s own artistic journey forms a subtle parallel to ZEGNA’s. A pioneer in sonic experimentation, he is also an advocate of independent, integrity-led production models. “If you’re empowered and liberated, that’s how you feel when you make music,” he reflects in a voiceover. “That’s what it does to your creative process too.”

The film draws inspiration from the founding vision of Ermenegildo Zegna and his creation of Oasi Zegna in the Piedmont Alps—a real place, yet also an idea. Just as Oasi Zegna was imagined as a space where community, nature, and craftsmanship coexist, this Dubai-set narrative suggests that creative freedom can bloom anywhere, when grounded in intention.

In the end, ZEGNA’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection becomes more than a display of garments—it is a proposition for living. Through Blake’s journey, viewers are invited to reconsider not only what we wear, but how we live, create, and dream.

As night descends on Dubai, the ZEGNA Spring/Summer 2026 show begins. Blake’s live performance becomes the emotional anchor of the evening—his voice echoing through the Dubai Opera, resonating with the refined minimalism and earthy palette of the collection. Just as the clothes reinterpret the idea of soft power and natural ease, the music grounds the moment in feeling rather than spectacle.

The short film closes on a note of stillness—Blake silhouetted against the desert sky, a quiet parallel to ZEGNA’s ongoing journey toward mindful luxury. It’s a portrait of alignment: between artist and environment, tradition and innovation, presence and vision. A reminder that sometimes, the future is found not in bold gestures, but in quiet conviction.

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