From tartan to gingham and houndstooth, new pattern plays
are giving shape—and adding a bold graphic punch—to the day-
to-evening wardrobe. Photographed by Annie Leibovitz.
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RAD PLAID
Models Joan Smalls
(near right) and
Gemma Ward are good
and ready for autumn in
on-the-grid overcoats.
Smalls wears a Max
Mara coat ($4,090),
blazer (worn underneath
coat, $1,960), turtleneck
($525), and skirt ($665);
Max Mara, NYC. Ward
wears a Dior coat, top,
and skirt; Dior stores. On
both: Boots by The Row.