This year’s Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collections were all about invention. With resources drying up for luxury houses, designers were left to come up with new plans for things like leftover fabrics and overstocked items.
Ironically, the consequences of COVID-19 made the promise of a new season’s wares more exciting; the prospect of seeing ingenuity on the runway had us on our toes. What could be created out of such impossible circumstances?
Though the time-tested fashion calendar has yet to be completely abandoned by big brands, one of the most refreshing parts about the industry’s circumstances is that they’ve forced people to invent again.
That said, much of the clothing, shoes and accessories that have come off the runways are tailored to stay-at-home situations – slippers have replaced heels and trousers have been swapped for mom jeans.
To say that we’re grateful for the practical, everyday wardrobe items is an understatement, and we couldn’t be more excited to step out into the fresh air while sporting these cozy trends.
Welcome, warm weather. We’re so happy you’re here.
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- Sustainability advocate Mara Hoffman had so much inventory from past seasons that she decided to restyle pieces in her resort 2021 look book. The relaxed fit of this collared linen shirt is what we’ll be looking for when it comes time to update our Zoom attire.
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- Monse’s Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim told Vogue that they would have ordered new fabric for their SS21 collection like they do every season, but the company’s CEO told them it “just wasn’t an option”. Whatever the case, we’re not mad at the matching sets they came up with in soft, sweater weather materials.
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- What could be easier to slip on and work from home in than one of A.P.C’s boiler suits? The brand’s spring styles offer comfort with a luxe feel.
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- The maxi dress made more than one appearance on Raf Simons’s runway. We plan on layering under ours too.
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- There’s no better WFH companion than a warm cardigan. This minty one caught our eye in Proenza Schouler’s first-ever book with photographer Daniel Shea.
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- Easy-going mom jeans were a constant at Celine’s walk around Stade Louis II in Monaco. We’ll happily pair them with fresh white sneakers when venturing outdoors.
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- Photographer Juregen Teller helped bring together the “global Coach family” in this campaign across three continents. The troop includes recent Coach star Megan Thee Stallion, Jennifer Lopez, Michael B. Jordan and even comedian Rickey Thompson, pictured above in one of the brand’s oversized trench coats (which we’ll be scooping up for ourselves and wearing with our mom jeans too).
