The idea for pre-fall was a collision of color, texture, print and patterns that worked to create easy layered looks with a bit of flirt.

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

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

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

Simmons took the brand a step further for pre-fall, offering a mix of eclectic party attire, edgy daywear and breezy summer separates.

The designers offered evening separates that also work for day to address customers’ evolving style and needs.

Creative director Emily Smith’s formula for pre-fall was a little bit American southwest mixed with the work of light and space artist James Turrell.

A floral theme was born once Halperin found beauty in the floral arrangements outside New York delis.

The designer took lavender to the extreme for pre-fall, injecting it into sculptural gowns and a wide range of modern daytime silhouettes.

“It’s about textures, it’s about movement and deconstructing pieces,” Yigal Azrouel said of the pre-fall collection.

The collection was all about sleek unfussy clothes to invest in.

The collection was brimming with both sensual dresses for which the brand is known and a key expansion of daywear.

The brand’s sweet spot lies with dresses, and there were plenty that erred on the side of youth.

Designer Hanako Maeda balanced experimental silhouettes and wearability with ease in her first pre-fall collection for Adeam.

The designers continued a thread of novelty with a collection all about refined rustic recreation drawn from camp and chic lake life.