With bowl-cut mullet hairstyles [1] and bleached eyebrows, the Hadid sisters and Kendall Jenner [2] were almost unrecognisable on the Marc Jacobs autumn 2022 runway, where they walked down the catwalks in oversize, deconstructed silhouettes and sky-high white Mary Janes platforms. Jenner wore a blue cable-knit sweater with another matching sweater tied around her waist, worn over a white button-down shirt and white vinyl skirt. Gigi Hadid [3] had a similar look, although she wore a ribbed-knit sweater in an eye-catching shade of pink with a grey vinyl skirt. Marc Jacobs's penchant for volume and layering unexpected pieces together was at play, taking shape also on Bella Hadid [4], who was clad in a voluminous black-and-white sleeveless ball gown with a bulbous waist and a bustle.
"We share our choices in contrast to the ongoing brutality and ugliness of a world beyond our insulated but not impermeable walls."
The collection opened on a Matrix-style midi dress in blue vinyl, then transitioned into an identical trio of grey, green, and lavender looks resembling hospital scrubs. Could it be a reference to the Supreme Court's recent overturning of Roe v. Wade [5]? Possibly. Fashion, for Jacobs, has always mirrored the times we live in. "We share our choices in contrast to the ongoing brutality and ugliness of a world beyond our insulated but not impermeable walls," the designer quoted Nietzsche in the show notes. The following looks explored themes of comfort through oversize sweater shapes; Victorian-era dressing through voluminous ball gowns; and contemporary dress codes through the use of denim and tailored silhouettes.
Held at the New York Public Library on Monday, 27 June, the event brought together a star-studded crowd, including the superstar models, Christine Quinn [6], June Ambrose [7], Emily Ratajkowski [8], and Vogue Editor in Chief Anna Wintour [9]. Quinn wore a look from the autumn 2021 collection: a bandeau top and matching leggings emblazoned with the Marc Jacobs letters. Ambrose chose a kaftan-style midi dress under a black blazer. Ratajkowski opted for a sensual slip dress in a multicolour psychedelic print, and Wintour arrived wearing a floral maxi dress.
Ahead, see who attended the Marc Jacobs fall 2022 runway show, and take a closer peek at the collection's most noteworthy looks.