In the latest chapter of its global JOY program, Marc Jacobs brings JOY around the world this season with its new artist capsule collection.

No stranger to the world of collaborations, Jacobs tapped three dynamic artists in the realm of contemporary art: Derrick Adams, David Shrigley and Hattie Stewart. Spanning a wide range of ready-to-wear and accessories to covetable items from a skateboard to electric guitar, the three artist’s work is seen splash across special items from the JOY collection, fusing Shrigley’s witty, banana print, and Adams’ vibrant geometries, and Stewart’s pop-surrealist floral characters for a renewed sense of optimism for the fall.

“I think joy is a cup of coffee, a vacation, talking to my mom after a long day, and taking my dog for a walk.”

–YULU SERAO 

HATTIE STEWART

Based in London, Hattie Stewart is an artist and illustrator whose unmistakably bold, cheeky style blurs the lines between art, design, and fashion. Her work bursts with color, personality, and a sense of mischief that’s become her signature across creative industries.

“Joy is very soft and colorful, and it has feathers [all around]. Joy is a bright energy to me.”

–DARIA RODIONOVA 

DAVID SHRIGLEY

David Shrigley is known for his offbeat drawings, neon texts, and animations that blend cartoon aesthetics with dry, absurdist humor. His work playfully skewers the everyday, capturing the strange in the mundane.

“Joy to me is sitting in Prospect Park with the Sun beaming, people laughing, animals outside, and the birds are singing. The perfect spring day is joy to me.”

– ALAY DENG

“Whenever I go to parties after the shows, I always look for the old lady in the corner, or the awkward, skinny boy that no one’s talking to, and I dance with him, and then I just run away, and they’ll never see me again. That brings me so much joy. I feel like a little fairy Angel. I think it’s so easy to just change someone’s life or change someone’s day. It’s so easy to bring joy to people. And yet, we forgot that. We forgot to give joy to people.”

–SUMMER DIRX

DERRICK ADAMS

Derrick Adams is a Brooklyn-based visual and performance artist, curator, and educator whose work explores the richness and complexity of Black identity in America. Drawing from the visual language of contemporary Black culture—its patterns, symbols, and everyday rituals— Adams creates vibrant, multilayered pieces that challenge and celebrate perception.

“Besides family and friends, I feel joy when I’m in a peaceful state of mind. When I can just wake up every day, and be joyful about all the things that I have in life. Just being at peace with myself and a sense of calmness—I get that from being at home..”

–NAKI DEPASS

This story appears in the pages of V156: now available for purchase!

Photography Ellen Fedors

Fashion Alexander Roth

Creative Director / Editor-in-Chief Stephen Gan

Models Daria Rodionova (Supreme Management), Yulu Serao (Ford Models), Naki Depass (Wilhelmina Models), Alay Deng (State Management), Summer Drix (Wilhelmina Models)

Hair Takuya Yamaguchi (The Wall Group) using Oribe

Makeup Mitch Yoshida (Streeters) using Addiction Tokyo

Casting Phoebe Pritchett (199Xcasting)

DP / Video Editor David J. Barron

Colorist Sanja Blau

Movement Director Sophie Olszak

Digital Technician Michael Skigen

Photo Assistants Chris Moore, Nathan Martin

Fashion Assistants Carter Bright, Arut Arustamyan

Hair Assistant Becca Velez

Makeup Assistant Cameryn Ruby

Production Assistants Angelina Khachaturyan, Ha Chu