New York is in KHAITE's DNA, and the Fall 2026 collection makes that clear. Catherine Holstein showed it at the Park Avenue Armory under a 60-foot-tall LED wall of letters, numbers and symbols, in front of what Vogue called the most glamorous crowd of New York Fashion Week. It is a wardrobe made for the city: sharp, a little provocative and built for real life.
Holstein said the starting point was Orson Welles' 1973 film F for Fake. She was drawn to its questions about "how we value art, how we value authenticity, who are the arbiters of taste," and to the dressed-up style of that era. The result is a collection about taste and its codes, which suits a label whose clothes signal quiet, in-the-know status.
Raquel Zimmermann stars in the Fall 2026 campaign, photographed by David Sims. KHAITE describes the season as one that brings together "fluidity, structure, and intricate textures, balancing the familiar with the unexpected," calling it "a season defined by contrast".
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KHAITE’s Pre‑Fall 2026 collection marks a quiet but decisive shift for the New York label, moving from polished minimalism toward a more instinctive, lived‑in femininity. Grounded in tactile materials, fluid silhouettes, and refined utility, the collection explores what the brand has described as a modern femininity that feels “both instinctive and considered,” where ease and discipline live side by side.
Accessories underscore this softer stance. Shoes lose rigid lines in favor of pliable, glove‑like structures that flex with movement, while bags and jewelry stay deliberately understated, designed to be present rather than overpowering. It is an evolution of quiet luxury: less about perfection on the hanger, more about how a piece feels, shifts, and lives once it is worn.