Although Carven announced Mark Thomas’ departure in April, the designer graciously returned via video for a virtual walkthrough of his final collection. The collection was pre-fall, meaning the looks largely laid the
The Sachin & Babi summer collection was a family affair, based on beautiful, painterly poppy prints, and Sachin and Babi Ahluwalia owe part of the credit to their college-age daughter, Beau. “We
Consumers love summer, but designers not so much. Oh, winter, with those heavy, heavy coats, cozy sweaters, and durable pants. There is so much work to be done. The heat and humidity
“Pre-fall is definitely our most interesting season,” Chelsea Hansford said of her Pre-Fall 2026 collection for Simon Miller. It’s certainly a no-brainer: This season, Hansford is launching color, raffia and novelty bags,
Alex Higgins set out to break the habit of organizing collections under a theme. “I wanted to move away from that a little bit and get back to the way things were
Before showing off the Pre-Fall 2026 collection, Han Chong previewed a short film in a packed dumpling restaurant in Chinatown. Sandiwara, written and directed by Sean Baker and starring Michelle Yeoh, is
Designer Isabel Marant is still very much at home. But her decision to step back from certain aspects of her work, which includes seasonal previews, gave creative director Kim Bekker the opportunity
In Magda Butrym’s showroom, located in a spacious Haussmann-style apartment near the Parc Monceau, what immediately catches the eye are the outerwear. That’s no coincidence: The category is a big hit for
Christopher Esber has some new ideas for his Pre-Fall collection. “I feel like now is a good time to work with patterns and shapes, which is less about fabrics and more about
Bows are an eternal favorite of Cecilie Bahnsen and were a theme for A Magazine, which she curated last year. “I don’t know if you would call it a romantic pause, but
Let’s wrap this up: David Koma’s Pre-Fall 2026 collection, developed in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products (the licensing arm that oversees fashion, toys and homewares), is themed around a
The new year brings a new beginning for Jonathan Cohen, who is collaborating with Marina and Ricardo Larude to consolidate the production of his finished products into a factory in Brazil. Going
Chemena Kamali On the coffee table in the Chloé showroom are photography books by Bettina Rheims, Francesco Scavullo and Erica Lennard. The 1980s have been strong in Paris over the past few
The central ocher print of Nanushka’s Pre-Fall 2026 collection features overgrown ruins, buildings taken over by nature, and a lurking panther, a scene that represents the emotion of this season’s clothing, not
For a woman who can vividly remember the skinny jean style of the ’90s, what’s an age-appropriate way to bring those silhouettes back into her wardrobe? According to Tove’s Camille Perry and
Undercover’s Jun Takahashi is a master of making weird and weird runway shows, but he’s also a master of injecting creative energy into clothes that women can easily wear. This pre-fall collection
Kyiv has a cold climate and many people lack water, electricity and heating. Despite this, Anna October and her team persisted, hoping to become a prerequisite for creation. In times of crisis,
On a Zoom call from freezing Detroit, Tracy Reese reiterated how she chose the name for her business: It was, she said, to “learn to be a good steward of the earth.”
Thom Browne has emphasized the depth and breadth of his products as he has opened stores across the United States over the past few years. With this series, he said, he planned
Since women are always on the go, Sportmax turns its attention to their travel comfort. For the Pre-Fall collection, the design team doubled down on a favorite element: exaggerated proportions. Oversized leather
Inspired by TS Eliot wildernessThis poem by Giuseppe Di Morabito, written during the poet’s period of psychosis, imagines his collection as a collection of fragments: “I was struck by how this beauty
After a trunk show in Houston, Texas, Jenny Packham drove to Santa Fe and then to Abiquiú to visit Georgia O’Keeffe’s home, Sol Y Sombra. The British designer found herself fascinated by
Co-founder Stephanie Danan now lives in Paris, which means she thinks about clothes a little differently. She adds that this means she leans toward the “extreme duality” of being half-American and half-French.