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Fall 2023 Trends: Power Play

BY 2025-05-19 Glifes
编辑最后更新 2025年05月19日,On the runway, sharply tailored suits and topcoats were a possible antidote to current feelings of f

On the runway, sharply tailored suits and topcoats were a possible antidote to current feelings of financial uncertainty.

Fall 2023 Trends: Power Play

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The fall 2023 collections debuted just as dynamics in the workplace are beginning to shift again. With employers — facing a potential recession and, in many cases, cutting jobs — further urging workers to return to the office and a further sense of normality, attention is being paid to money — how it’s earned and what to wear to earn it. 


On the fall runways this translated to a predominance of tailoring. But unlike in recent seasons, leisurely cuts fell by the wayside as designers favored a sharp-shouldered silhouette resembling bankers’ uniforms or the power shoulders of the ’90s.   

At Alexander McQueen, Sarah Burton borrowed from the late house founder’s Savile Row roots to come up with some of the strongest suits of the season. Her jackets featuring lapels that twisted around the neckline and flap pockets accenting the hips were about the “anatomy of clothing,” she told WWD, “revisiting construction of garments then tearing it apart and subverting it.”   

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