Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams is heating up the runway, making his debut at Milan Fashion Week.
The 24-year-old Canadian actor opened a snowy Dsquared2 show Friday. With a collection meant to be a “high-octane celebration of the cold season, filtered through sports, fantasy, performance and swagger,” according to a release from the brand, Williams sported a mix of denim and leather.
Dsquared2’s new collection — full of hockey jerseys, puffer jackets and slope-worthy pieces — was a perfect fit for Williams, who is currently on a meteoric rise thanks to his breakout role of professional hockey player Shane Hollander in Heated Rivalry.
Dsquared2’s show served as a chance for co-founders Dean Caten and Dan Caten to return to their Canadian roots. “Protection is attitude,” a release for the collection reads. “Gigantic puffer jackets layered over oversized suits, while massive parkas envelop ski champions-in-the-making sporting racing suits, knit long johns and cropped turtlenecks inspired by competition bibs. Padded vests and biker jackets bring a confident and defiant attitude, paired with flared leather pants,” it continues.
The Dsquared2 show is Williams’ first foray into the world of high fashion since the release of the HBO Max-Crave series. The actor made plenty of noise attending the 2026 Golden Globes earlier this week, presenting with Heated Rivalry co-star Connor Storrie. Williams landed in the No. 1 and No. 3 spot of The Hollywood Reporter and Launchmetrics’ Red Carpet Power Rankings for the Globes — it’s notable to mention Storrie landed at No. 2 and No. 4, a peek at the overall influence of the young rising stars.
Williams and Storrie have been everywhere since the queer hockey drama exploded last month. In addition to their presenting gig at the Globes, the pair were spotted at Golden Globes pre-parties throughout the weekend leading up to the awards show.
Heated Rivalry, hailing from Canadian streamer Crave and airing on HBO Max in the U.S., centers around a fictional hockey universe based on books by Rachel Reid. The show focuses on two rival professional players — Canada-born Shane Hollander (Williams) of the fictitious Montreal Metros and Russia-born Ilya Rozanov (Storrie) of the fictitious Boston Raiders — as they navigate an exceedingly complicated and deeply romantic secret relationship during the entirety of their professional hockey careers.
Earlier this week, Reid announced that she’ll be publishing her seventh book in the Game Changers series, which Heated Rivalry and its sequel The Long Game belong to. The book, Unrivaled, will be the next chapter in Shane and Ilya’s story.
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