Fforme Fall 2025 Ready-to-Wear

At an appointment a few days before her debut collection for Fforme took place, Frances Howie was explaining her vision for the label. She talked at length about draping, tailoring, fabrics sourced in Italy, the handcraft and construction that went into the garments, and her love for color. “The female form was the starting point for this collection in every way,” she said. When the show began, what seemed like an almost throwaway statement suddenly seemed exactly right. Except it wasn’t just that she was thinking about the female form meaning the body, but form as in a configuration, as in a manifestation of womanhood. The first model came out wearing two chocolate brown jackets (short layered under long), wrapped around her body and tied with a thin belt adorned with a horsehair-like charm that was in fact made from old violin bows. Her hair was pulled back and where her bangs should be were a series of feathers. She was followed by other young women in very serious suiting, with strong shoulders and extra long sleeves.