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THE MOST NEWSWORTHY LOOKS OF FALL/WINTER 2021 BRING COSY AND CHIC TOGETHER IN THE MOST ELECTRIFYING WAYS. BY JEFFREY YAN

BIG BOY PANTS

After years of skinny and drainpipe silhouettes, the pendulum has swung in the opposite direction when it comes to trouser width. This season, bigger is better. This shift speaks to our current collective need for ease and comfort, which these supersized silhouettes provide in more than ample measure. Leading the charge is Jonathan Anderson, who shows chequerboard trapezoids at his eponymous label and pansy-printed flares at Loewe, while other notable standouts include Y/Project’s triple-waistbanded pair and Martine Rose’s trackpants-trousers blend.

NEO SUITING

As the corporate world questions the relevance of the traditional office in today’s work-from-home reality, it is no surprise that the fashion world is also questioning its most emblematic attire: The suit. But just like how the office will never disappear, the suit will not be retired—instead, designers are exploring the forms it can take and which of its conventions can be challenged. For fall/ winter 2021, a suit no longer solely has to be composed of a sharply tailored blazer and trousers. Many designers propose shirts or overshirts in suiting material, as seen at Ermenegildo Zegna, Dior and Bianca Saunders, while Balenciaga removes all stuffiness for a suit as louche as a pair of pyjamas.

LEARN THE ROBES

A reflection of how and where we’ve been spending our time, this is the season designers further blur the boundaries between what we wear indoors and outdoors. The hero piece that emerges out of this monumental paradigm shift is the humble house robe—now no longer relegated to dressing rooms and boudoirs, but a bona fide going out statement. There it is in rich, tactile cashmere at both The Row and Ermenegildo Zegna; hybridised with a tracksuit at Balenciaga and a puffer coat at Fendi; and at Louis Vuitton, whimsically accessorised with Vuitton-branded coffee cups and pizza boxes.