Based on the yardage of double-faced cashmere used at the recent shows, fashion hasn’t yet moved on from minimalism. Yet the aesthetic is evolving with some designers embracing a kind of asceticism that extends beyond a “less is more” mindset and closer to the idea of renunciation—in a way that fans desire for saints and sinners alike.
Forbidden passion fueled the plot of The Thorn Birds in which the late Richard Chamberlain, played the priest Ralph de Bricassart, a heartthrob in ecclesiastic wear. In the fall 2025 collections, Colleen Allen gave curves to a cassock-like look in black with a Roman-like collar (minus the white tab). The neck treatment also popped up at Max Mara, Calvin Klein Collection, and Akris. Nun-like coifs shrouded models’ faces at Marie Adam-Leenaerdt and Hodakova while a man’s suit with a pink lace collar at GCDS fell into the hot altar boy category.
