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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.
