Fashion · The Red Edit
Red Rules
One piece finishes the outfit. Buy the shade that suits you, not the one that won Paris.
One piece finishes the outfit. Buy the shade that suits you, not the one that won Paris.
Red is the second most-tagged trend of the entire fall season. In Paris it's the first — ahead of check, ahead of velvet, ahead of fur. Givenchy's Look 32 sent it out in draped crimson against black leather and black gloves.
It ran well past dresses. Valentino built long gowns in it. Balenciaga cut leather outerwear. At Tom Ford, Haider Ackermann sent out a suede skirt suit in poppy. Bottega Veneta showed a flat block-red mini against black gloves.
The mistake is buying the runway's red. Tomato leans warm and slightly orange. Poppy is bright, clear and primary. Crimson and scarlet sit deeper and cooler. The one that suits you is rarely the one that walked, and wearing the wrong red is worse than wearing none.
The rule is one piece. Wear it as a full look only if you mean it — otherwise red is the single loud thing in an otherwise quiet outfit. That's what it's for.
This isn't an edit for collecting red. One piece finishes the outfit, and there's nothing left to add — the coat, the jacket, the dress, the knit, the shirt and the trouser.
Mine is the Khaite Margaux. Red as a knit is how it becomes a wardrobe instead of an occasion — you reach for it on a Tuesday, which is more than most red things manage.— K.W., Editor-in-Chief
The shirt, navy or black below, no other colour asking for attention.
The dress, a naked shoe, gold that's already yours. Don't add a red bag.
A red coat over everything you already wear in black. It's the only thing anyone sees you in for half the year.
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The most efficient way in, because it's the only thing anyone sees you in for half the year. RÓHE, Jacquemus and Reformation.
Cotton gabardine, cut long. Red deciding the street rather than the room.
The shorter, sharper one of the three.
A trend piece you'll still want in three winters, because the cut is classic.
Six arguments about what a red jacket is for. You need one. Valentino, LOEWE, Jil Sander, Auralee, RÓHE and The Frankie Shop.
The formal one, and the most expensive thing here. Tweed in this colour is a decision.
Tailoring. Wear it exactly as you'd wear navy.
The season's other trend in the season's colour.
Cotton, plain, the easiest of the six.
Hooded and oversized. The most casual argument in the group.
The one for jeans. Don't dress it up to justify it.
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The form the runways reached for first — buy it in the shade that's yours, not Givenchy's. Carolina Herrera, Sportmax, self-portrait, TWP, Sergio Hudson, Cult Gaia and Isabel Marant.
Gathered silk. Evening, and the one if you want the room to stop.
The middle of the range, and the dress you'll actually wear.
Pearl trim, which is the only decoration red will tolerate.
The other one you'll wear more than once.
Cashmere and wool, so it works when it's cold.
Jersey, cut out, full length. Red plus a cutout is two statements — make sure you want both.
The knit version of the same idea.
The least expensive dress here. Wear it as if it cost more.
Where red stops being an occasion and becomes a wardrobe. Khaite, Nili Lotan, Tove, Aimé Leon Dore, LESET and Jardin des Orangers.
Cashmere. The one that turns red into something you own rather than something you wear once.
Belted cable-knit cashmere. The colour with a waist.
Cashmere, plainer than the Khaite.
Ribbed cotton, collared. The casual one.
Wool rather than cashmere, and priced accordingly.
Cashmere under three figures fewer than you'd expect. With denim and nothing else asking.
The quietest way in, and the one to start with if red frightens you. Valentino, Tibi and Comme Si.
Silk georgette with a scarf detail. The dressed version — under a black jacket, not with more red.
Cotton-twill gabardine, cut easy. The relaxed one.
Cotton poplin. If you've never worn red, start here.
The boldest half of a red suit, and the piece almost nobody buys — which is exactly why it works. LOEWE, Valentino and Comme Si.
Cotton and silk-blend gabardine, belted and pleated. The considered version.
Crepe couture, and it pairs with the Garavani jacket above for the full look.
Cut on the bias, so it sits closest to the body. A white shirt and nothing else happening.
Every piece in this edit, by the houses behind it. Explore them all.
Red is the only colour that decides for you. Put it on and the outfit is finished — buy one piece, in the shade that suits you rather than the one that won Paris.— ESVRA