Watercolours by Robyn Asquini; Runway photography by Anthea Simms
Directional yet wearable, the fall runways were hauntingly shoppable this year. Below we have collected FLARE‘s notes on the season and its most wearable trends. From mid-century mystique and sized-up coats to leather all over or fur as fabric, designers across the world presented collections we won’t soon forget.
So go ahead and submerse yourself in FLARE’s 2013 Fall Runway Report. Enjoy the leather, the fur, the beautiful fall fashions—but don’t forget to also check out some great pieces here on Flare.com that break down how to wear this season’s trends! The first one, a retrospective on patchwork fashion tracing it back to its pre-millennial roots, can be found right here.
MID-CENTURY MYSTIQUE
Left to right: The Row, Nina Ricci, Bottega Veneta.
If you don’t have any secrets, you better get some.
Left to right: Dolce & Gabbana, Burberry Prorsum, Louis Vuitton, DSquared2.
PRETTY PLAID
Clockwise from top left: Céline, Suno, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Givenchy, Stella McCartney.
Phoebe Philo chics up Chinatown shopping bags for Céline
Plaid is fall’s feminine print
FUR AS FABRIC
Left to right: Versace, Fendi, Valentino, Marni.
Insight: “Fendi is fur,” said Karl Lagerfeld’s show notes.
LEATHER ALL OVER
SCRAP THE SYSTEM
Left to right: Helmut Lang, Tom Ford, Thakoon, Loewe, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Junya Watanabe.
Designers were like D.J.’s but with fabric.
Insight: Clash of the textures (and colours and shapes!)
THE NEW GEOMETRY
PASTELS
Left to right: Missoni, Chloé, Giambattista Valli, Roksanda Ilincic, Rodarte.
Insight: Spring shades were winterized—or not. No rules to pretty.
SIZED-UP COATS
Left to right: Carven, Marc Jacobs, DKNY, Rochas, Max Mara, Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Kors
Warning: Rochas’ will cause passersby to swoon (look at the high pockets!)
Microtrends: peekaboo cut-outs and wide lapels
EYES ON SHOULDERS AND CLAVICLES
FLAT OUT
