Kith Pre-Fall 2024

This season at Kith there are no overarching themes or drawn-out inspirations; rather this is a collection of relaxed pieces that incorporate, as always, Ronnie Fieg’s passion for beautiful fabrics and his continuing interest in expanding the Kith brand to more accurately reflect his own lifestyle and tastes. A navy suit has a loose-fitting jacket with a built-in white scarf layered underneath the collar and was made from a cupro linen blend that gave the traditionally soft fabric a sturdier hand. The suit is part of a new brand under the Kith umbrella, “&Kin,” that Fieg is quietly launching; it will be focused on more tailoring, and more elevated fabrics and materials with a corresponding “elevated price point.” Though it has its own branding, the pieces will otherwise be simply “woven in” with the new collection, a reflection of how real-life closets work. There is a real earthiness in this summer collection; it looks like Fieg and his team have been feeling a bit of the boho, so-called ’70s influences that have been circulating and incorporated them in a way that feels true to them. See: the cotton shirts with woven-in textured patterns in shades of brick red or hunter green; or the button-downs in light-as-air suede with laser cut paisley patterns. Even the simplest washed twills are heightened through print or silhouette—a boxy pullover shirt gathers at the waist, while a pair of track-inspired pants have six stripes running down the front of each leg, instead of the side.