Collection archive
Khaite Fall/Winter 2026
Catherine Holstein explores authenticity and illusion at Khaite for Fall/Winter 2026, bringing assertive tailoring and softer draped shapes into dialogue with Orson Welles’s F for Fake.
- Collection year
- 2026
- Show date
- 2026-02-14
- City
- New York
- Creative direction
- Catherine Holstein
- Shown in
- New York
- Fashion week
- New York Fashion Week
- Edition
- Autumn/Winter 2026
- Presentation format
- runway
- Venue
- Park Avenue Armory
At a glance
The collection treats getting dressed as an act of construction and self-invention. References to the 1970s and early 1980s meet in extended tuxedo lines, stronger shoulders and decorative cording. Holstein lets authority and ease coexist, moving between tailored precision and fabric that falls more freely around the body. The tension between a convincing surface and what lies behind it gives the familiar Khaite wardrobe a questioning edge.
Authorship and appearance
F for Fake provides a starting point for questions about originality and the way value is constructed.
Tailoring with theatrical force
Emphatic shoulders, long tuxedo lines and cording draw on different periods of dress.
Precision meets drape
Structured shapes sit beside softer movement, keeping the wardrobe open to reinvention.
The setting
Revealed at the Park Avenue Armory on 14 February. The collection’s official notes identify Orson Welles’s F for Fake as an inspiration.
Creative credits
Creative direction: Catherine Holstein
Coverage & analysis
Khaite Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection — Vogue Runway