Marc Jacobs

ELEVATED ECCLECTICISM
New York: Marc Jacobs has long marveled at the sartorial genius attributed to the various mythically eccentric women (fictional or not) acknowledged as landmarks along the fashion continuum. For this reason, it surprises few that the spirits of Lil’ Edie Beale, Maude (sans Harold), Miss Havisham, and even Cindy Sherman were all present and accounted for within his f/w 12 collection, an homage to those for whom too much is rarely enough. Bricolaged looks piled jackets above dresses, over pants, under outsized pieced-fur hats, all teetering precariously atop heeled pilgrim loafers (Kawakubo would certainly approve). Not “minimal”, and refreshingly void of “bling”, this presentation worked to claim new space in the increasingly homogenous style-scape, while staying true to Jacobs’ ongoing creative love affair with nostalgia and the inspirational potential of vintage fashion. -Kibwe Chase-Marshall

Silhouette: Stacked / Cocoon / Belted / Sloping / Wasp-waist

Color: Black / Charcoal / Aubergine / Forest / Currant / Taupe / Marigold / Avocado / Black / Mauve / Lime / Dove / Celadon / Lavender

Key Items: Dress-shaped coat / Narrow Cropped Pant / Fur-embellished sweater / Pinned shawl / Wasp-waist dress

Materials: Wool-Lurex lame / Leather / Wool crepe / Double-face cashmere coating / Boucle tweed

Print + Pattern: Paisley, Mirrored scroll / Wide stripe / Tiled medallion / Optic check / Psychedelic floral / Ditsy floral / Scaled blocks

Details + Trim: Mosaic stitching / Out-sized buttons / Hologram applique / Self-fabric fringe / Fox fur pocket-bag / Leather insets / Fur binding

Accessories + Footwear: Rhinestone-buckle pilgrim loafer / Pop-color Satchel / Outsized pieced-fur hat / Fingerless arm-warmers / Fine-gauge socks

View in RUNWAY: QUICK LOOK

Know what’s next. Become a WGSN member today to benefit from our daily trend intelligence, retail analytics, consumer insights and bespoke consultancy services.