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For Spring/Summer 2023, designers are adding drama to looks with purple, rather than easier, crowd-pleasing hues. The innocence of childhood has also emerged as an inspiration and an escape for our complex times. And for those ready to really get dressed up again, plenty of fresh, relaxed takes on old formal codes await you.
Denim on denim
Credit: Prada
For a moment, it looked like the pandemic had sounded the death knell for denim, with working-from-home arrangements leading to swathes of consumers swapping their jeans for sweatpants and shorts. Not so fast. Designers are not just trotting out denim this season — they’re doubling up on it.
Credit: Givenchy
Looks inspired by the Canadian tuxedo, or denim worn on top and bottom, were seen at the shows of brands such as Fendi, Givenchy and Prada.
Credit: Alexander McQueen
The men’s options were somewhat more familiar — often long- sleeved shirts paired with jeans in straight or stovepipe cuts — while the women’s offerings had a more maximalist bent, with billowy jeans that swished down the runways.
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