Pre-Fall 2013 has wrapped!…or has it?…Nobody can quite say for sure, but with the Fall 2013 shows quickly approaching in mid-February, we figured now was as good a time as any to take inventory of our favorites from “the season between seasons.”
Pre-Fall 2013 proved a classic study in the Marni tradition of taking that which might be considered dowdy and workaday–generously man-tailored suits, performance-outerwear parkas–and rendering it exciting through bricolage and modern-magpie styling.
Fabric often comes first with Jonathan Saunders. In previous seasons, his work has explored experimental, textile techno-craft (spring’s holographic metallics were stellar) but for Pre-Fall 2013, he took his digi-cloth in a decidedly more ladylike direction.
When we dropped by his press appointments to see the collection up-close-and-personal last week, Deacon pointed to pioneer British kink-mag Atom Age as a key source of inspiration for the season.
Pre-Fall 2013 finds Derek Lam continuing his exploration of Britain’s youth-fueled, mid-century cool. He’s been injecting this mod energy into the collection for several seasons and it’s beginning to truly gel as an integral part of his brand’s current aesthetic.
For his Pre-Fall 2013 Christian Dior collection, Raf Simons gave us a peek into the inspired laboratory that is his creative process.
For Pre-Fall 2013, Louis Vuitton continued the 60s-inspired, mod, and ultra leggy theme first explored in the label’s Spring 2013 collection.
Alber Elbaz‘s Lanvin is one of opulent femininity and cinematic drama; Pre-Fall 2013 played to his strong suits as his penchant for the unapologetically “fancy” heard the call of the wild. This meant that those signature cocktail frocks were put on a short hiatus–no doubt they’ll be back for Fall–in order to let some seriously glamorous sportswear take center stage.
Few may recall, but back in the day, Stella McCartney‘s eponymous debut collection featured t-shirts emblazoned with the word “Bristols” (British slang for…well, here see for yourself). Fast forward to today, and the mother of four has moved on to decidedly more polished fare, as evidenced by the assortment she presented for Pre-Fall 2013.
Riccardo Tisci proved, yet again, why he’s a consistent trendsetter with his directional and diverse Pre-Fall 2013 collection.
With a seismic change of guard from Nicolas Ghesquière to Alexander Wang having just occurred, an entire industry’s eyes are craned on Balenciaga Pre-Fall 2013.
Phoebe Philo’s evolution of luxurious simplicity continued at Céline for Pre-Fall 2013.
