It’s trend report week here at Vogue Runway. Laird Borrelli-Persson posted her view of the new season yesterday. A fashion historian, Laird looks at the collections through a cultural lens: “Wars are raging, populism is growing, and momentous elections are looming at home and abroad,” she points out, “but luxury’s response is mostly to apply the rules of disengagement. Rather than get political, fashion is choosing to offer succor in the form of protective garments that embrace, or even swaddle, the wearer.” But fall, she goes on, “is not only a season of cushioning blows.” Some designers are “searching for ways to find beauty or make some order in chaos.” She quotes Demna, at Balenciaga, who said, “the imperfection, the failure or the ‘miss’” is what “makes us human now” and “differentiates us from machines.” Lots to dig into, at the link below.
