Artistic director, Courrèges
Drew Henry
South African
Drew Henry, from Mpumalanga in South Africa, studied at LISOF in Johannesburg and took an MA at Central Saint Martins in London. He began at Celine under Phoebe Philo, later led design at her namesake label, worked as ready-to-wear design director at JW Anderson and was senior design director at Burberry. He became artistic director of Courrèges in May 2026.
Houses
Their runway, measured
50 looks in 1 showNext to every runway we track, Drew Henry's looks are lighter, more saturated, less neutral and cooler.
Colours
- Navy · 5.2× the average22%
- Ivory / cream · 2.6× the average15%
- Butter yellow · 20.2× the average10%
- White · 1.9× the average9%
- Charcoal5%
- Lime / chartreuse · 28.6× the average4%
- Beige / camel4%
- Red · 1.8× the average4%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness58/100lighter · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation25.3more saturated · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals37%less neutral · all runways 60%
- Warm hues50%cooler · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks40%more tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 35about average · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture3.21smoother · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.020more matte · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.
Silhouettes
- Straight / tubular 62%1.6×
- High-rise 42%2.3×
- Oversized 22%
- A-line 16%2.4×
- Hourglass / cinched waist 14%1.4×
Materials
- Cotton / poplin 50%1.6×
- Wool / tailoring cloth 34%
- Leather 24%2.4×
- Knit 20%
- Tweed / boucle 16%5.6×
Details
- Belts 46%2.4×
- Hardware / studs / chains 40%3.0×
- Piping / contrast stitching 38%2.4×
- Utility pockets 36%2.6×
- Raw / frayed hems 32%3.3×
Patterns
- Colour-block 8%1.4×
- Check / plaid 6%
- Graphic / logo 6%2.7×
- Text / slogan 4%3.7×
- Stripes 4%43% less
Mood
- Playful 54%3.1×
- Edgy 34%2.2×
- Relaxed 28%
- Utilitarian 26%3.7×
- Elegant 20%53% less
Era references
- 1960s 28%9.7×
- 1970s 6%46% less
- 1990s 2%73% less
From the AI tags on 50 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
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