Minimalists, Rejoice! Classic Shapes Come With a Playful Sense of Possibility This Season

COAT CHECK Options options As she unfurls a handsome wool toggle coat from Prada —the picture of prim practicality—model...
COAT CHECK
Options, options: As she unfurls a handsome wool toggle coat from Prada (prada​.com)—the picture of prim practicality—model Raquel Zimmermann tries an equally fetching Balenciaga trench (balenciaga.com) on for size. Shoes from Church’s. Fashion Editor: Alex Harrington.
Photographed by Mark Borthwick, Vogue, October 2023.
TOSS UP Zimmermann wears a Balenciaga trench. Prada coat.

TOSS UP
Zimmermann wears a Balenciaga trench. Prada coat.


TWO OF A KIND A silhouette like this one—at once perfectly rigorous and subtly sinuous—is worth investing in several...

TWO OF A KIND
A silhouette like this one—at once perfectly rigorous and subtly sinuous—is worth investing in several times over. Stella McCartney bustier dress; stellamccartney​.com. The Row bag. On the mannequin: Alexander McQueen dress; alexander​mcqueen.com.


RED NOTICE A scarlet Ferragamo coat  and dualtoned midlength Loewe dress  offer two bright ideas.

RED NOTICE
A scarlet Ferragamo coat (ferragamo​.com) and dual-toned, midlength Loewe dress (loewe.com) offer two bright ideas.


SIMPLE PLEASURES Its all right here in black and white The very simplest color palette doesnt remotely lack for magic....

SIMPLE PLEASURES
It’s all right here in black and white: The very simplest color palette doesn’t remotely lack for magic. Zimmermann—pictured with her stylish young friend On Nakamura-Dangerfield—wears a boxy wool coat and fleece pants from The Row; therow​.com. On the mannequin: a Gucci bustier dress; gucci.com.


CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Zimmermann wears a sculptural strapless dress from Loewe loewe​.com. On mannequin Archival Maison...

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS
Zimmermann wears a sculptural strapless dress from Loewe; loewe​.com. On mannequin: Archival Maison Margiela dress.


SHEER NECESSITIES At front A black pliss Hermès dress  and trompe loeil stocking boots from Balenciaga delight in ideas...

SHEER NECESSITIES
At front: A black plissé Hermès dress (Hermès boutiques) and trompe l’oeil stocking boots from Balenciaga delight in ideas of transparency and opacity. At rear: A Dolce Gabbana coat (select Dolce Gabbana boutiques) and bag from The Row opt for a stealthier chic.


MIX AND MATCH A joyful jumbling of colors and lengths adds up to one exuberantly expressive Victoria Beckham dress...

MIX AND MATCH
A joyful jumbling of colors and lengths adds up to one exuberantly expressive Victoria Beckham dress; victoria​beckham.com.


CRÈME DE LA CRÈME Zimmermann goes for the straight narrow and utterly undeniable in a white crepe Khaite dress khaite.com.

CRÈME DE LA CRÈME
Zimmermann goes for the straight, narrow, and utterly undeniable in a white crepe Khaite dress; khaite.com.


FEELING IT Minimalist restraint meets a casual extravagance in Zimmermanns textured Jil Sander by Lucie and Luke Meier...

FEELING IT
Minimalist restraint meets a casual extravagance in Zimmermann’s textured Jil Sander by Lucie and Luke Meier top (jilsander​.com) and frayed knit skirt from Elena Velez (elenavelez.com).


BUNDLE OF JOY NakamuraDangerfield wears a Maki dress makieclothier.com.

BUNDLE OF JOY
Nakamura-Dangerfield wears a Makié dress; makieclothier.com. 


JEEPERS CREEPERS On Zimmermann Loewe dress. Churchs shoes. On NakamuraDangerfield Maki dress.

JEEPERS CREEPERS!
On Zimmermann: Loewe dress. Church’s shoes. On Nakamura-Dangerfield: Makié dress.


GOING FOR A SPIN Wearing a Tory Burch dress and Churchs shoes Zimmermann does a spirited pas de deux with her Gucciclad...

GOING FOR A SPIN
Wearing a Tory Burch dress and Church’s shoes, Zimmermann does a spirited pas de deux with her Gucci-clad mannequin.


WELL SUITED On Zimmermann Dries Van Noten jacket. Max Mara pants. Churchs shoes. On mannequin Max Mara coat.

WELL SUITED
On Zimmermann: Dries Van Noten jacket. Max Mara pants. Church’s shoes. On mannequin: Max Mara coat.


In this story: hair, Jimmy Paul; makeup, Dick Page. Produced by Ben Miller Bibesco. 
Executive Producer: Zoe Tomlinson.