Khaite Fall 2017 Ready-To-Wear.....Fashionweekly...On Fow24news.com

Last spring, a mysterious Instagram account had every editor in New York double-tapping their screens. “What’s Khaite?” was the question on their lips as they scrolled through photos of faded jeans and Egon Schiele paintings. In a few weeks, the secret was out: Khaite was a new line of luxurious classics by Catherine Holstein, launched by Vanessa Traina’s concept shop,.......
The Line. Khaite’s signatures were there from the beginning: the incredible jeans (finished with cool black-lacquered buttons), the lofty cashmere sweaters, the quirky bow pumps (a collaboration with Manolo Blahnik), and the sexy-smart bodysuits.

To Holstein, it’s “a fresh take on American sportswear.” Her goal isn’t to christen new trends or design pieces you can point out in street style photos; instead, her vision for Khaite includes “solid, robust” items you don’t need, but want. “We’re moving away from the word essential, because it’s more about what’s cherished,” she says. In other words: thoughtfully made things a woman could feasibly buy and love forever. (This is not the same thing as “elevated basics,” for the record.)

For Fall, Hosltein had three pieces of news to share: outerwear, velvet, and leather. The vanilla wool-cashmere coat was refreshingly simple, but soft padding at the shoulders and clean, masculine lines made it a future wardrobe MVP. The blazer version looked just as good and would pair nicely with Khaite’s high-rise jeans or new A-line leather mini. The draped velvet tops and dresses came in what Holstein called absinthe, a shade akin to the saffron and chartreuse we’ve been seeing lately; they appeared plush and opulent in a way that felt new for Khaite.

There was a touch of the ’90s, too, which is par for the course. “I grew up in the ’90s, when my older sister was in her 20s and living in Paris, so I have all these memories of those classic silhouettes and velvet,” Holstein explained. “That era is always in the back of my mind.”