PreFall Tag

The pre-fall season is one often referenced by designers as a transitional period of wardrobing built to accompany their customers’ summer travels, day-to-day and officewear, events and, in fact, fall-friendly carry-through layers. Up to now, the season has seen a combination of trends corresponding to slip dressing, pastel hues, modern takes on the polo, updated denim and a minimalist style emerging in tandem from the posh and contemporary markets. Here, WWD rounds up the ever-expanding contemporary market’s offerings for the pre-fall season. Vince Pre-Fall 2023 Courtesy of Vince Vince In line with economist George Taylor’s hemline index theory, the length of ladies’s skirts and dresses will be indicative of the direction of economic markets. In theory, hemlines rise in times of economic prosperity and elongate...