“This collection was a study in the ‘right way’ to wear something or the ‘right way’ a garment should fit,” Khaite’s Catherine Holstein said of her pre-fall lineup. The designer was pregnant with her second child while designing it and observing how garments were sitting on her changing body during that time — a feeling akin to when she was a teenager — was her starting point.

The idea brought forth an approach of challenging the perceived notions of what an outfit should be, so for pre-fall, she played with silhouettes by slightly twisting seams around the body, and placing buttons slightly off-kilter on striking blazers and jackets.

“I created this brand to serve women, thus comfort and functionality will always be a priority. But it was an exercise in challenging conventional concepts

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