As binaries erode, fashion has entered into a sort of “unboxing” period. Ideas about gender, size, and appropriateness are all being redefined. Or are they? The bridal market exists as a dreamy bubble in the fashion hierarchy, but it is one that designers are increasingly keen to burst into.
Wedding options have always existed in ready-to-wear—even if they weren’t designed for that purpose, and we’ve collected some from the fall 2022 runways here. The appeal of the slip dress, which Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy made a wedding staple, shows no sign of slowing down. The popularity of poufs is in no danger of deflating either; Bella Hadid wore a lovely one at Off-White. What feels new is romantic suiting options (from the likes of Yohji Yamamoto, Cecilie Bahnsen, House of Aama, and Richard Quinn), and dresses that are more columnar (be they draped, empire, or two-piece) than fit-and-flare.
Taste is individual, and some of these picks might elicit eye rolls; maybe only fans of cosplay will gravitate toward the teddy bear textures seen at Dolce & Gabbana and in Y/Project’s menswear collection. That particular dress was designed for a female model, but at Louis Vuitton, the bridal looks were tailored for men. Leave it to the late Virgil Abloh to take us in imaginative new directions.
Off-White, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
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Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood, fall 2022
Photo: Isidore Montag / Gorunway.com
Conner Ives, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com
Jil Sander, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com
Erdem, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
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Ryunosukeokazaki, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
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Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
Photo: Salvatore Dragone / Gorunway.com
GCDS, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
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Giambattista Valli, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com
Simone Rocha, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com
Balmain, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
Photo: Daniele Schiavello / Gorunway.com
Ryunosukeokazaki, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
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Marc Jacobs, spring 2022 ready-to-wear
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Saint Sintra, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
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Yohji Yamamoto, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
Photo: Isidore Montag / Gorunway.com
Cecilie Bahnsen, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
Alessandro Lucioni
Michael Kors Collection, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Richard Quinn, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
Photo: Isidore Montag / Gorunway.com
House of Aama, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
Photo: Courtesy of House of Aama
Ynésuelves, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
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Saint Laurent, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com
Marni, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
Photo: Courtesy of Marni
Rick Owens, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
Photo: Isidore Montag / Gorunway.com
Yuhan Wang, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
Photo: Isidore Montag / Gorunway.com
Christian Dior, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com
Elena Velez, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
Photo: Isidore Montag / Imaxtree / Courtesy of Elena Velez
Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood, fall 2022 ready-to-wear
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