Sarah Staudinger’s latest playful collection encapsulated the fresh summer feeling through a see-now-buy-now array.

Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez returned to the pre-collection circuit, presenting commercial-minded clothes with attitude.

Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim delved further into the exotic fabric treatments and soft dressing they pursued for spring.

The optimistic tone could be attributed to Gloria Steinem and the influx of elected female leaders to the House of Representatives.

Drawn to the deconstructed, bronze Lady Liberty works of artist Danh Vo, Gilles Mendel took to Pre-Fall to design a texturally rich and fluid collection with a glam Eighties sensibility.

There was a lot of black, but it wasn’t all dark; rather, pre-fall was quite ethereal and pretty.

MM6 Maison Margiela’s pre-fall collection was discernibly Margiela.

The uniforms of South Korean Heanyeo diving fisherwomen inspired this young and urban collection.

Giorgio Armani embraced a cheerful attitude for his Emporio Armani collection, rooted in a young and urban look.

Giorgio Armani used archival bold tones and graphic patterns to refresh his signature effortless, discreet elegance.

Norma Kamali continued the dialogue of fusing men’s wear and women’s wear for her latest pre-fall collection.

A Seventies New York City theme featured in the cogender show, along with local artist collaborations for Rexy, the dinosaur.

At the core of the collection were young, exciting, wearable clothes with gender-ambiguous undertones.

Nicole Miller gave a mix of goody-two-shoe and badass for her pre-fall 2019 collection.

Jonathan Simkhai combined details from his newly-launched lingerie range and a trip to Morocco in his pre-fall collection.