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fall fashion preview 2026
Follow your Fashion From playful pearls and flouncy feathers to buoyant blooms, b a n g i n’ b r o o c h e s , a n d p o w e r p e n d a n t s , t h e r e ’s a s t r a i g h t from-the-runway jewelry style for everyone this season
by Ve n e s s a L a u
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OR EVERY ACTION, there is an equal and opposite reaction. That’s Newton’s third law of motion, but it could just as well apply to fashion. Because if there’s one thing the industry loves, it’s a good pendulum swing. This fall 2026, however, something curious happened: Designers played both sides of the equation at once. There was major volume (Bottega Veneta, Louis Vuitton), but also a turn toward the long and lean, from Courrèges’ precision lines to Gucci’s secondskin fits. Transparency—including kinky see-through plastic at Tom Ford— contrasted with swaddling blanket shapes (Max Mara). The mood swung wide, too, from grunge and neo-Gothic notes to unabashed romance, all flowers, feathers, flounce, and lightness. Even the season’s lingerie-inspired streak went two ways: corsetry riffs at Richard
Quinn and Campillo versus easy slip silhouettes at Khaite and Fendi. Maybe it’s a reflection of the times and today’s breakneck pace: infinite scrolling, whiplash news, and fractured attention spans. Or, we like to think, it’s fashion finally catching up to the complexity of how women live. Like ol’ Walt Whitman said, we contain multitudes. Designers seemed to be on the same wavelength, and repeatedly emphasized layering as a styling conceit. No one did it better than Prada, which featured just 15 models, each layered to the nines. With every runway turn, a layer came off—for 60 exits in all. It was brilliant and a reminder of how a woman moves through her day to account for her myriad moods, needs, and roles. Jewelry, of course, is the easiest way to play that game—just as expressive and, if you ask us, far more personal. Here, a deep dive into the fall trends that will help you do just that.