We’re midway of Paris Fashion Week and I’m fashion weak by now. The Row, since moving to Paris, serves as a relaxing intermission. With Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen‘s brand, there’s no hurry, no gimmicks, no bullshit. For pre-fall 2024, the designers delivered simple draping and oversize volumes, luxe layered T-shirt and tank dresses, beach towels thrown casually around the neck (the orange one is so me) and the satin hotel slippers. It’s a fashion detox, done in the unfussy manner of Martin Margiela’s days at Hermès. The tailoring was louche and loungey, with drapey black trousers and a sleeveless funnel neck top worn with a gold bracelet on the upper arm. A cream paisley evening jacket (worn by Małgosia Bela) for the day, pajama pants and a red cashmere robe for the evening. While many designers have tried this season to do pinafores, The Row succeeded in making one a stylish woman would want to wear in black over an oversize white T-shirt. Mostly working in neutrals, they did sprinkle in flashes of cobalt, orange and red, like garnishes on a seaside cocktail. And little extras, like gold toe rings on freshly pedicured feet, and high-crown sun hats added the right notes of whimsy.

Collage by Edward Kanarecki.
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