from the ’90s, too. Looking just five years into the past almost feels like a blip in comparison, but it still reveals how quickly fashion moves and changes. In 2015, trends were all over the place and relatively surface-level: There were slip dresses and pantsuits, Eastern motifs and slick Lurex. Fast forward to 2020, and the themes that emerge at fashion week tend to center around culture and politics.
People had mixed feelings last year when Ford, the newly-minted president of the CFDA, announced his plans to show fall 2020 collection in Los Angeles. But it shouldn’t have come as a huge surprise, considering this is actually the second time he’s transported New York Fashion Week to the West Coast.—the last time the Oscars coincided with the fall shows—he did the same thing, all the better to ensure a celebrity-studded crowd.
We have no idea what to expect from tonight’s collection, but fall 2015’s show still stands out in our minds as one of his best ever. Ahead of tonight’s spectacle—it’s set to take place at 7:00 p.m. PST at Milk Studios—we’re looking back to the best looks of fall 2015, who was there, why it mattered, and more.