(English) Fashion’s new love story is about to unfold at JOYCE with our design protagonists ready to make that first move, and take it to the next level with their liberated treatment of what’s feminine or masculine.

The characters of their love story are both reimagined legends and new interlopers. Dries van Noten has been liberating women with his freewheeling way with prints and textiles. Sarah Burton’s Alexander McQueen is a constant dialogue on female strength, as is a new generation of female pioneers such as Alessandra Rich, Rejina Pyo and Khaite adding their own opinionated takes on femininity. Miuccia Prada’s male and female counterparts continues to mine the brand’s codes of unexpected dualities and contrasts. You have fresh takes on French Houses with the reboot of Nina Ricci and Patou and from New York, an updated take on American ease with Monse. Finally, Thom Browne’s uniforms, blur the lines for both she and he.