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All Images courtesy of L'Officiel Austria

Target Practice

Anrealage Faded Circle Poncho

Vogue Paris June 2018

This one looks like it could be part of an Escher drawing

Off-White c/o Virgil Abloh Fall 2019
Available to pre-order at Moda Operandi

Tic-Tac-Toe

Some riffs on the checkerboard trend.

Elle Spain

Elle Serbia

True Photo Journal

Check Please!

Menswear-inspired patterns were prominent in the Fall 2019 shows but buffalo and jockey-like checkerboard patterns really stood out this season in Paris.

Kenzo Fall 2019

The entire Dior show revolved around checks and bucket hats. (The hats were amazing!)

Dior Fall 2019

Nicholas Ghesquiere's Louis Vuitton is a bellwether for everything, IMHO. You can see the checks on the cardigan layered  under the v-neck but it was on several non-knit pieces throughout the collection as well.

Balenciaga Fall 2019

Sweater from Double Rainbow available at Net-A-Porter

Checked-Out

Get ready to start seeing a lot of Western-inspired looks. Guess what that means? FRINGE! But also  buffalo plaids and checks, which are a natural expression of the theme. Personally, I prefer less literal interpretations of fashion trends.

The below pieces offer a (very, very) deconstructed approach to Western. The first image also hits nicely on future color trends; colors which are still quite saturated but closer to pastels without the dusty, faded aspect. I am personally liking all the minty, fluffy cotton candy-esque shades I've been noticing (see Delpozo Resort 2019.)  I'll have to do a color post soon.

Madame Figaro Turkey September 2018

WSJ Magazine August 2018

Madame Figaro Turkey September 2018

Lauren Manoogian on sale at Moda Operandi