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For fall, creative director Kim Bekker decided to keep things simple. “We really wanted to do a study of simplicity and look at simple prototypes,” she explained during a preview at the Isabel Marant showroom in Paris.
Logically, Becker first listened to her gut and the opinions of colleagues near and far on the shop floor. “When you look at women’s collections, there’s always a variety of women who want to wear the clothes, so obviously we should be thinking about different types of men globally, not just one type of man,” she said.
Bekker and her team came up with a ’90s sartorial attitude that echoed the style of Brad Pitt’s breakout role. thelma and louise— Take them back to basics: the perfect white T-shirt, the right jeans, a silhouette-defining chore jacket.
The fall collection cleverly combines all the key trends of autumn, with a focus on desert tones: key pieces include patchwork jackets with leather trim, plaid patterns (mahogany hoodie, color-blocked button-down shirt, Japanese plaid denim jacket) and newly tailored trousers in cream or pecan striped Oshkosh smart tailoring that walk the line between formal and casual. Embroidery—a Marant signature—is minimal, appearing as plain marigold stitching on the seams of mid-wash jeans, or a more ornate desert scene on the back of a midnight blue souvenir jacket emblazoned with “On the Road.”
Not visible here are the season’s latest footwear releases: stitched suede hybrid “ankle boot loafers” and Senny sneakers, a new take on the brand’s iconic Bekett.
