For Pre-Fall 2026, Sally LaPointe doubles down on the category she does best: elevated occasion dressing with bite. The collection is deliberately edited, confident in its restraint, and all the stronger for it.
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The lineup refines LaPointe’s signature mix of sensuality and polish through proven materials and silhouettes. Stretch leather returns as a core fabric, reimagined in a black-and-white snakeskin print and paired with a coordinating mesh top. Ruched jersey dresses deliver body-conscious ease, while new draped tops are styled with statement trousers — feather-trimmed or cut to dramatic, ultra-wide proportions — in vivid citrus orange and soft baby blue.
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A sense of quiet power runs throughout, tempered by lighter constructions suited to the lingering warmth of late summer. Outerwear, one of the brand’s strongest categories, appears featherlight in hand-painted black-and-white plumes or raw ecru Lurex fringe. Sequined dresses — perennial bestsellers — are left unlined and backed with sheer mesh, maintaining their impact while keeping the mood fresh and wearable.
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With Pre-Fall 2026, LaPointe proves that precision, not excess, is the key to modern glamour.
For Pre-Fall 2026, Veronica Swanson Beard and Veronica Miele Beard explore a polished frontier where softness meets edge. The collection leans into the brand’s evolving transitional wardrobe — a category the designers have refined with growing confidence — and amplifies the emotional pieces that resonated strongly during Resort.
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Western accents thread through the lineup, grounding the brand’s signature tailoring in a new sense of freedom. Flared denim with contrast stitching and classic hardware anchors the offering, joined by patchwork details and saddle-inspired finishes. A vintage-tinged prairie dress trimmed with lace, fluid floral gowns, and an updated work jacket in rust — complete with a removable floral-embroidered collar — bring romance with a utilitarian twist.
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The designers frame Pre-Fall as a study in durability and versatility. Lightweight shirts pair effortlessly with a new distressed-denim military jacket and matching pants, adding a rugged counterpoint to the house’s more structured blazers and tailoring sets. The effect is a wardrobe built for movement between seasons, blending ease, attitude, and refinement — the essence of Veronica Beard’s modern American style.
With his Pre-Fall 2026 collection, creative director Julien Dossena delivers a master class in balance — merging the legacy of Paco Rabanne’s space-age heritage with the relaxed confidence of modern bohemia.
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Dossena reintroduces craft and material richness — mesh dresses, metallic clutches, suede trenches — while retaining Rabanne’s signature futuristic edge. Western echoes emerge throughout: cowboy boots, long floral dresses, suede outerwear. Even the brand’s iconic 1969 metallic clutch returns, now reimagined with suede accents or wooden bead detailing.
He describes the collection as “sophistication, texture, craftsmanship — expressed in a very relaxed way.” That intention shows in silhouettes that drape softly and materials that feel tactile and lived-in. A caramel suede trench with a belt, paired with a sequin-embroidered floor-length dress, evokes a sense of unforced glamour; while a camel-toned jersey dress cinched with a wide oxblood leather belt balances sensuality and comfort.
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Period-inflected pieces nod to different eras: prairie-style gowns with Victorian floral prints, 1950s-inspired bowling shirts tied at the waist, pastel maxi skirts, striped polos with Rabanne’s signature ring detail — all carrying a subtle seventies ease. A standout burgundy leather trench lined with plush shearling rounds out the mood.
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Accessories remain central. Nearly every look includes a handbag — a smart acknowledgment of leather goods’ growing importance for the house. Dossena positions Rabanne bags not merely as accessories but as design objects: distinctive, collectible pieces rooted in the brand’s metalwork heritage, not chasing the traditional leather-goods giants. He notes, “If you buy a Paco Rabanne bag, you’re buying an object nearly part of design history. The question is how to embrace that uniqueness — and expand it confidently.”
Even the sunglasses — archival frames updated in thick leather montures — embody the collection’s hybrid identity: steeped in the past, yet of the moment.
Stella McCartney Pre-Fall 2026: Riding Into Nostalgia
Stella McCartney turns to the landscapes of her Scottish childhood—and the easy, unstudied style of her parents, Linda and Paul McCartney—for a Pre-Fall 2026 collection that blends coziness with sharp tailoring and her signature sustainable rigor. The Chinese zodiac’s upcoming Year of the Horse offered an additional visual cue, prompting equine motifs to trot across knitwear, denim, and accessories.
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The collection’s structure leans into sculpted tailoring: broad-shouldered jackets with cinched waists, elongated vests, double-breasted outerwear, and wide-leg pleated trousers cut from responsibly sourced wool. Many pieces carry the season’s “SMC” crest embroidered in gold thread, adapted from a pair of Paul McCartney’s vintage sneakers. Evening-leaning tailoring—tuxedo jackets, coats, and sharply cut separates—arrives hand-finished with lead-free crystals for a clean, modern shimmer.
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McCartney explores 1970s softness through fluid dresses with ’40s-influenced draping, peplums, scarf-like shoulders, and corded lace. Her memories of rural Scotland surface in oversized recycled-cashmere cardigans, ribbed turtlenecks paneled with vegan leather, richly textured Aran knits, and horse-pattern intarsia.
The designer also leans into crafty textures: hybrid corduroy-and-denim pieces, sun-washed patchworks, and vintage-brown wales that reinforce the collection’s worn-in, bohemian ’70s character. Denim appears in bootcut and relaxed boyfriend cuts with grounded hems.
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As McCartney continues to push the boundaries of luxury sustainability, she notes that 98% of the collection uses responsible materials—forest-friendly viscose and acetate, responsible wool, certified organic cotton, and Econyl. Her innovations in alternative leather include plant-based Vegea, Airlite air-purifying bags, and algae-derived pigments from Living Ink.
Donatella Versace & Dario Vitale attend the Clooney Foundation
Only days after Prada Group officially closed its acquisition of Versace, the creative landscape at the Milanese house has shifted: Dario Vitale has exited the brand.
Versace confirmed his departure, though the timing and future creative direction remain undisclosed. Vitale, appointed creative director in March and widely respected for his hands-on presence in the studio, had not been seen at headquarters in recent days, fueling speculation about his status.
The abrupt change comes despite expectations that Vitale would remain at the helm through February to present his fall collection, a project he was reportedly developing intensely with his team. Market sources note that Vitale—who previously served as design director for ready-to-wear at Miu Miu—had been seeking opportunities outside Prada Group, making this sudden convergence of events particularly pointed.
Prada executives had emphasized that Vitale’s arrival at Versace was unrelated to the acquisition, yet the rapid pace of organizational shifts suggests a strategic tightening at the top. Industry observers say Prada Group rarely entertains senior departures lightly, particularly among seasoned talent.
For now, Emmanuel Gintzburger remains CEO of Versace, while Lorenzo Bertelli—Prada Group’s head of CSR and the son of Patrizio Bertelli and Miuccia Prada—is expected to assume the role of executive chairman.
Vitale made his runway debut for Versace in September, delivering a bold, color-saturated collection that resonated with retailers and paid direct homage to Gianni Versace’s legacy. His exit marks an early and significant reset as Versace transitions into its next chapter under Prada Group’s ownership.
Demna’s first pre-fall collection for Gucci sharpens his emerging vision for the house—a vision increasingly anchored in the seductive minimalism and razor-sharp attitude of Tom Ford’s Gucci. If nostalgia for the Ford era still burns bright, Demna is fanning the flame with intention.
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Following the “La Famiglia” lookbook and the buzz around his short film The Tiger, the designer continues to probe the brand’s identity through what he calls the “Gucci Generation.” Pre-Fall 2026 refines his cast of archetypal characters and hints at the direction he will cement at his first runway show in Milan this February. While house codes from the ’70s—GG monograms, Web stripes—remain present, the gravitational pull is unmistakably toward Ford’s sleek sensuality.
Demna shot the lookbook himself, staging it in lighting that mirrors the white-hot spotlights of Gucci’s 1996 runway. Several looks echo archival Ford-era pieces, not as replicas but as renewed propositions. For Demna, that period was “visually symbolic” and formative to his understanding of fashion—a moment when style and persona fused with striking clarity.
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The collection opens with a rose silk-faille suit, signaling a decisive shift toward body-skimming tailoring—a stark departure from the oversized silhouettes that defined much of his work at Balenciaga and Vetements. To recreate certain archival constructions, he even revisited original manufacturers, discovering how decades of technological change subtly reshape fabrics and finish.
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Material research is central to the pre-fall story. Demna uses everything from canvas and refined suedes to silk-cashmere blends that soften his tailoring vocabulary. Track jackets become elevated airport attire; denim is laser-cut into seamless, minimalist pieces; devoré velvet appears in translucent trousers; and leather is cut into biker jackets traced with Web motifs or into dive-inspired ensembles with a provocative edge.
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Even the most ’70s-inflected designs—pussy-bow blouses, pleated floral skirts, equestrian scarf-dresses—carry an undercurrent of sensuality through precise slits or fluid cuts. The bolder pieces amplify this tension: a leather-spliced leopard coat worn as outerwear or a dress, shimmering evening gowns, and feather-light coats that blend shearling, feathers, and muslin strips into buoyant, fur-like textures.
Pre-Fall 2026 is Demna’s clearest statement yet: Gucci’s future will draw from its past, but with a sharper, sexier, and more distilled modernity. It is a preview of the runway he imagines—and the one he suggests we never got to see.
Chanel Métiers d’Art 2026: The C Line Reimagines City Elegance Underground
For his Métiers d’Art debut at Chanel, Matthieu Blazy delivered a sharply cinematic vision—one that transformed an abandoned New York City subway platform into a stage for craftsmanship, character, and urban glamour. The result was a show that distilled Chanel’s codes through Blazy’s precise, modern eye, all while spotlighting the extraordinary work of the maison’s artisans.
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The “C Line” collection unfolded like a reel of metropolitan vignettes. Models emerged from a subway car and moved along the platform with the casual confidence of true New Yorkers, each look offering a study in character dressing—an approach central to Blazy’s narrative. He cited archetypes from the 1930s through the 1980s, from sharp-minded journalists to power-dressed businesswomen, along with Gabrielle Chanel’s own 1931 journey to the U.S. to design for Hollywood. Blazy reframed these personas with modern ease and a subtle cinematic exaggeration of silhouette.
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Blazy reinterpreted house signatures with calculated restraint. Tweed jackets came with softened or heightened proportions, paired with fluid trousers or sleek skirts that suggested purposeful movement. Trench coats—some translucent, others patterned—carried hints of sequined animal motifs beneath, creating a dynamic play of layers and light. Knitwear punctuated the lineup with graphic flashes of red, blue, and yellow, a nod to comic-book iconography and Blazy’s interest in everyday urban mythology.
Evening pieces revealed the full magic of Métiers d’Art: feather-trimmed dresses that swayed like kinetic sculptures, intricate embroideries referencing New York’s architecture—including a fringe skirt crafted from inverted, shimmering Empire State Building motifs—and vivid color panels that elevated familiar silhouettes into something theatrical yet distinctly wearable.
Throughout the collection, Blazy’s fascination with the democratic nature of the subway—a place where every kind of life converges—translated into an eclectic yet coherent wardrobe. Luxe tweed sat beside playful novelty accessories, including witty coffee-cup handbag charms. A standout look adorned with tiny dog faces exemplified Blazy’s instinct for joy without sacrificing refinement.
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Despite the metropolitan grit of the setting, the clothes resonated with polished sophistication. Blazy balanced discretion and aspiration with a confidence that felt both grounded in Chanel’s legacy and attuned to contemporary life. The collection expressed a city’s rhythm—unexpected encounters, diverse identities, and fleeting glamour—filtered through the precision and poetry of the Métiers d’Art ateliers.
With Métiers d’Art 2025, Blazy asserted a clear, compelling vision for Chanel: cinematic, character-driven, and exacting in its craft. The “C Line” proved that Chanel’s world can stretch from Parisian salons to a New York subway platform without losing its allure—if anything, it becomes even more alive.
Erdem Moralioglu marks the approach of his label’s 20th anniversary with a collection steeped in personal history and the opulence of Belle Époque France. The Pre-Fall 2026 lineup channels those brief decades before World War I—an era of artistic freedom, social change, and unabashed decadence—filtered through Erdem’s signature romanticism.
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His muse this season is Maud Wagner, the first female tattoo artist in the United States, who treated the body as a living canvas and built a career in a male-dominated field. Her unconventional spirit threads neatly through a collection rich in texture, craft, and theatrical detail.
As expected from Moralioglu, the lineup is lavish. Evening coats glitter with hand-applied crystals; three-dimensional florals bloom across dresses, cardigans, and skirts. High-ruffled white blouses and gowns nod to the dandies and poets of the era, lending a sense of historical reverie without feeling costume-bound.
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Moralioglu also mines his own archives, scattering familiar motifs across new silhouettes: blue swans gliding over a crinkled white high-neck gown; crystal carnations cascading down a teal evening coat; chalk-like white butterflies fluttering across a rounded-shoulder denim coat. These callbacks feel intentional, a quiet celebration of two decades of storytelling.
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To temper the romance, he sharpens the tailoring. Those ruffled blouses pair with slim tweed jackets; lace trousers meet double-faced cashmere coats cut with a masculine clarity. The tension between softness and structure grounds the collection and reminds us why Erdem has endured: his ability to merge nostalgia, craft, and modernity with unwavering precision.
For Etro’s devoted clientele, “home” is a state of mind—one richly textured, boldly patterned, and unconcerned with geography. Under Marco De Vincenzo’s direction, the house’s globe-trotting, eclectic spirit continues to evolve, and the pre-fall 2026 collection distills that ethos with particular clarity.
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Pre-collections have become De Vincenzo’s most effective arena for balancing Etro’s heritage with his own perspective. This season, he translates the brand’s signature visual exuberance into a wardrobe that suggests a nomadic interior world—one where maximalist décor, saturated palettes, and cultural crosscurrents merge seamlessly.
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The opening chapter leans into daywear with Shetland inflections: tapestry-like patterns; dense botanical motifs reminiscent of classic wallpapers; abundant tartans and checks; and, of course, Etro’s beloved paisley. “I like imagining this woman almost camouflaging herself within her surroundings,” De Vincenzo said—a notion that nods to Etro’s origins in home textiles.
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Some pieces make the reference delightfully literal—corsets and velvet trousers seem lifted from plush upholstery—while others soften the idea, such as smooth leather separates washed in ombré shades inspired by the northern lights.
As the collection progresses, whispers of the Far East and a refined Orientalism take hold, especially in outerwear. Textural depth is everywhere: weighty jacquard coats, shearling jackets printed with layered motifs, embroidered toppers, and kimono-tinged silhouettes. Chunky knits with frayed edges introduce a deconstructed, blanket-like allure, adding tactile warmth against airy printed dresses and sleek, body-skimming ensembles.
J.J. Martin continues to expand La DoubleJ’s exuberant universe, sharpening the brand’s signature print-driven aesthetic with new fabric weights and a renewed focus on versatility.
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With major openings on the horizon—including Palm Beach and Saint Moritz early in the year, followed by a new Upper East Side boutique slated for March—Martin is building collections meant to stock an increasingly global footprint. The Pre-Fall 2026 lineup, which she considers high-summer due to delivery timing, shows the brand operating at full throttle.
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This season, Martin revisits La DoubleJ staples through the lens of ease. Inspired by her own need for unfussy vacation pieces in Stromboli, she lightened bestselling silhouettes by swapping silk twill for airy cotton voile in caftans and ruffled boho dresses. Terry cloth introduced a playful, plush counterpoint in bold geometrics, while ruched stretch-tulle and jersey dresses offered body-skimming shapes dusted in optical prints—ideal over swimwear or for late-night dancing.
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Elsewhere, Martin leaned into linen, macramé, and sun-washed dégradé effects to channel effortless summer spirit; for transitional moments, she added crisp, heavier cottons in solid hues.
