For the fall 2022 season, designers fused comfort and fashion on and off the runways, proposing a playful “endless summer” feel through bold handcrafted knitwear and head-to-toe crochet looks.
For example, the Belgian designer Christian Wijnants told WWD about his rich fall collection it was a direct result of the desire for soft, comfortable and enveloping styles for winter. “What came to mind was, ‘big, chunky knits and oversized volumes,'” Wijnants told WWD’s Jennifer Weil. For example, the collection’s colorful mix of handknit and crochet garments in a myriad of intarsia and ottoman stitches, like the fall baby blue crochet midi dress.
Equally colorful and bold, bespoke knitwear-focused design label and creative studio Nong Rak has been carving out a niche space in the knitwear category with styles crafted from dead-sourced, vintage, free-form yarns. cruelty-free and handcrafted, hand-spun and dyed through ready-to-wear yarns. -to-wear and accessories, as seen in the brand’s latest vintage and modern crochet mohair sweatpants and bucket hat. The artisanal appeal was also seen amid New York brand The Series’ hand-knitted balaclavas, made from recycled materials.
At Hervé Léger, creative director Christian Juul Nielsen continued to evolve the brand’s house codes with playful, form-fitting fabrics in fresh colors, like his baby pink knitted bra made from recycled rayon, nylon, wool and elastane (which is shown with a matching high-rise bra). fitted midi bandage skirt and fluffy purple gloves for the brand’s presentation at New York Fashion Week in September).
CContemporary labels like Danielle Guizio, Baserange, Rui, YanYan and more added to the graphic appeal with layered styles, available now, that can be worn through the summer to the colder months.
Source: wwd.com