Isabel Marant Fall 2026 Collection
Models moved quickly down the runway, swathed in distressed denim, statement jackets and lots of attitude. Who were they? Where were they headed? After a wander through the desert last season, Kim Bekker is back in town with a high-energy urban collection filled with distressed denim, buttery leather and vintage-y pieces with an undone feel.
If last season was all outdoorsy browns, floppy boots and backpacks suited for a night under the stars, fall was edgier, and brighter, with rich reds for military-style leather tops with double rows of buttons, cobalt for a pair of corduroy trousers and Mondrian-style color blocking for a sparkly knitted minidress and pumps with a curved heel.
Bekker described her woman as “really bubbly, fresh, sassy – and hanging out with friends. I wanted a sense of togetherness.” She loves fashion, and is “running from show to show,” living life at high speed and having fun. She built the collection around slim, distressed jeans, tiny cut-off shorts and miniskirts, all with different washes, and paired them with tops in all different colors and textures.
There were chunky sweaters with lace-up fronts in a nod to naval uniforms; silky draped tops as languid as dressing gowns; sparkly, glam rock bow blouses, and a lineup of curvy statement jackets (some of them reversible) that pinged from tailored to market stall chic.
Bomber jackets came in gray tweed, dark blue shearling and black leather, while for less-understated types there were fur chubbies in bright red and toggle-front padded silk jackets in two-tone blue or pale green.
Denim wasn’t the only dominant force. Now and then models swapped their jeans and shorts for slim leather pencil skirts, corduroy trousers and sweater dresses, paired with tights, high boots or those new curve-heel shoes.
