Adam Lippes Pre-Fall 2024

The Adam Lippes label turns 10 in 2024. It’s a milestone worth celebrating in what’s otherwise a difficult moment for independent brands. The festivities will start with the February opening of a new store in Houston, his second after New York City. Lippes is headed down to Texas before the end of this year; he’s made dresses for both mom and daughters for a deb party there, and he’ll squeeze in some time to work on the new boutique—building a brand is a hands-on endeavor for this designer. That’s a fine segue to talk about this new pre-fall collection. “We’re paring back a little and focusing just on the luxury of the fabrics and the silhouettes,” Lippes said at a showroom appointment. The allure of his clothes really does start with the way they feel to the touch. Here, that goes as much for a summery hand-twisted bra top and matching midi skirt in a dark chocolate liquid silk jersey as it does for a platinum-hued recycled silk duchesse strapless sack gown with hand-embroidered beading.