How Haider Ackerman Is Using PVC To Reinvent The Power Skirt

Tom Ford Runway Fall 2026

Sometimes the statement doesn't require heavy jewelry or and gaudy monogram print to get the style across - sometimes it's simply what's beneath that gets the people going.

From chiffon to organza, mesh to lace, designers have long explored the tension between concealment and revelation creating a flirty love language with transparency, and for Look 24 of Tom Ford's Fall 2026 collection, Haider Ackermann took it quite literally.

A transparent PVC wrap skirt.

At first glance, it feels almost industrial—sharp, architectural, even confrontational. Yet in the hands of two women with radically different style identities, Charlize Theron and Pamela Anderson, the same piece becomes a masterclass in modern styling.

For The Odyssey press tour in Seoul, Charlize Theron transformed the flirtatious runway concept into something cinematic. Styled by Leslie Fremar, she paired the transparent skirt with a blue striped button-down, black leather gloves, logo tights, pointed pumps, and delicate lace layers underneath. The styling echoed the runway while introducing a sharper, more tailored sensibility that balanced masculinity with sensuality.

While Charlize interpreted the skirt through structure, Pamela Anderson approached it through atmosphere and character. Photographed for Vogue Australia, the same transparent silhouette became softer, quieter, and more poetic.

Keeping almost the exact tone from the Runway, yet rather than emphasizing sharp tailoring, the editorial allowed the garment to float within the composition, highlighting movement, light, and negative space.

It demonstrated something luxury fashion rarely achieves, versatility without compromise.

Haider Ackermann's PVC skirt is exactly that kind of design. On Charlize Theron, it became an exercise in power dressing reimagined. On Pamela Anderson, it transformed into quiet editorial poetry. The garment didn't change — only the different shade of confidence exuded through the muse. When one piece can embody strength, softness, precision, and vulnerability without losing its identity - that is when it becomes a statement, staple even, rather than a trend.