Tom Ford creative director, Haider Ackermann debuted the fashion house’s F/W 26 collection in the most unique, dramatic of ways. As the show opens in a stark white room, overhead lights flicker, the music signals for you to be on edge, and models creep aimlessly throughout the space rather than in a single file. They looked around at each other obsessively in passing, dressed similarly to American Psycho’s protagonist, or should I say antagonist, Patrick Bateman in officewear such as crisp button-downs and trousers. For the collection, Ackermann intersected the exquisite tailoring and seductiveness Tom Ford is known for seamlessly, notably through suiting with strong shoulders and double-breasted closures.

A hint of the ‘90s was expressed on the runway, with simple basics, from a plain white T-shirt to a black turtleneck, to low-rise pants with belts that sit through one loop, creating a negative-space effect. Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s understated glamour came to mind when I saw the dalmatian-print coat and croc-embossed pencil skirt, styled with a sweater.