Print & Pattern

• THE COMMUNIQUÉ FASHION REPORT: MODERN GODDESS

  

  Goddess looks are always right for spring, but this season the timeless silhouette is renewed with crafty treatments and asymmetric effects. Bronx & Banco offered an earthy tie-dye version with …see more

• SEVENTIES NEEDLE-CRAFT

  

  Many of the knits and crochets coming down New York runways have a distinctly ’70s feel. There are Missoni-inspired flame stitches, body-hugging ribbed jerseys, lurex stripes, lacy crochets and placed …see more

• SAFARI CITY

  

  Safari garb can be endlessly reinvented while still retaining its utilitarian roots. For next spring designers inject newness into the tried-and-true influence with filmy nylons, tech touches, pieced fabrics and …see more

• NOT YOUR FATHER’S PINSTRIPES

  

  Pinstriped suiting, a venerable staple of traditional menswear garb, takes a walk on the wild side in the current Men’s SS20 collections. Fresh takes for this staid classic include roughed-up …see more

• THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE

  

  Some of the best looks being shown for next Cruise channel a haute bourgeoisie look, replete with ladylike separates and status-scarf motifs. Gold jewelry is part of the look, as …see more

• IT’S A MAD MOD WORLD

  

  Mrs. Prada showed her cruise collection in New York last night in a Prada-owned former piano factory, its huge windows covered by sheets of red plexiglass that tinted sunset views …see more

• FALL INTO SPRING

  

  The collections may be for Fall-Winter 18, but all the florals say springtime. The runways are awash in splashy flower motifs of all kinds — watercolors, warp-prints, inky line drawings, …see more

• TAILORED SCULPTURE

  

    Tailoring takes a sculptural turn for next fall. Arms are rounded, torsos are nipped, shoulders are draped and hips are molded. Fabrics with body are essential, often reinforced with …see more

• WILD THINGS

  

    The leopard coat, an outerwear staple of fashion icons and influencers, emerges as a key item this season in a variety of iterations. Updated silhouettes include oversized duffels, trim trenches, …see more

• STRIPE POWER

  

    Stripes are coming in from all directions for next fall. Mitered placements and sharp angles elevate the pattern from the classic to the unconventional. Uneven spacing, varied widths and …see more