Pre-Fall 2023

At Kith, Ronnie Fieg continues shaping collections in his image—and that’s a good thing. For his prefall lineup, also known as summer, Fieg created his dream European vacation wardrobe. “Last year for my 40th birthday, I traveled to Europe…

December is typically the month that Balenciaga has released this pre-collection in the past. No one reading this needs reminding—last December was anything but typical for this brand. But with the ad campaign imbroglio now fading, the…

While brands travel the globe staging flamboyant shows for their cruise and pre-fall collections, Valentino’s latest offering was presented via a lookbook with accompanying press notes. Was it a statement against the turn to the extravagant…

Self-Portrait’s Han Chong is in a summer state of mind. “Pre-fall is really high summer for us, so everything is much more relaxed, in a way,” he said over a Zoom call from his London studio. One look at the dresses made of fishnet…

There’s every chance that Roland Mouret could do that signature folding technique of his blindfolded. Mouret is quite the expert at manipulating fabric, exquisitely transforming a décolleté or hipline with a few deft folds. So blindfolded,…

For Rodarte’s pre-fall collection, Kate and Laura Mulleavy looked to nature. “We wanted to do something that was oriented towards that feeling of spring/summer, where you want to feel super-free and you’re starting to bring color into your…

Most of fashion may be preoccupied with minimalism at the moment, but Sachin and Babi Ahluwalia continue to focus on their customers, who look to them for the vibrant and often celebratory special occasion dresses that are their signature.…

Ibrahim Kamara is beginning to deliver more of himself as he settles into his role as art and image director at Off-White. Last August he revisited Sierra Leone, the nation of his birth, which he left as an infant due to civil war. “A lot…

For pre-fall, Svitllana Bevza was thinking about building a wardrobe that can last a lifetime. “In this collection, there is a lot of anthology of Bevza, and of me, because I was thinking about what I would wear, how I could combine these…

Anna October’s life and outlook—personally and professionally—are an object lesson in resilience. To wit, the pre-fall collection was produced in Kyiv, amid missiles and electricity shortages and occasionally sheltering in the metro system.…