Lemaire Fall 2018 Ready-to-Wear

Let’s get this out of the way quickly: All the women (and not a few men) who’ve been bereft about the prospect of a Phoebe Philo–less Céline should take a close look at Lemaire. Not that the husband-and-wife duo of Christophe Lemaire and Sarah-Linh Tran are hurting for fans. They make wardrobe-building collections of understated yet un-boring clothes that attract an intelligent, arty kind of customer, one who seduces with wit and with the promise of what’s hidden—not cleavage and thigh slits. The Philo-philes will relate. The way Lemaire and Tran described their line’s look this season is