Co Pre-Fall 2024 Collection | Vogue

The first look in Co’s pre-fall collection is a woman in a canvas half-zip hooded anorak the shade of a full-bodied red wine, tucked into a pair of voluminous matching trousers decorated with a pair of cargo pockets and secured at the ankle with a snap that further emphasizes their sinuous shape. Over this, she is wearing a dark—is it black?—supple leather trench coat, and a matching leather bag on one hand, while the other is tucked in a pocket. The model sports dark sunglasses and defiantly looks at the camera—she is tough and not exactly friendly, and there is something exciting about being confronted with such a strong, unwavering vision.

“When you’re creating, you’re creating from the inside out—or at least I do,” CO’s creative director Stephanie Danan said from her showroom in Paris. “As I tell stories through clothes, I’m telling my own story as a woman, and as a mother; I tell the story of heartbreak, I tell the story of the battles and challenges of life, I tell the story of romance and poetry. And I think this collection is a real reflection of having come through something difficult in life and pushing through and having the toughness, the muscle, that a lot of women have.”

The silhouette—a focal point for Danan, especially since she brought the stylist Samuel Drira into the fold—is layered and oversized, but always clean. See the simple, structured slip dress which holds to the body like an anchor without clinging to it; the speckled tweed tunic in shades of brown and white, worn with a pair of white trousers with a gorgeous drape (“It’s a faille with a little viscose in it, so it’s really luxurious and can be worn without any reservations”), and topped off with an open, collarless cashmere coat; or the toffee leather anorak worn tucked into an a-line matching skirt with a thick waistband detail.

Although the color palette is made up of earthy browns and greens, in execution they are rich and dripping with desire. “Color has always been a bit of a challenge for me, so it was really about finding a palette that felt colorful, but that I could relate to and that was not so neutral,” she explained. “I love [these shades of] chocolate and green, and I felt like there was a lot of warmth to it. They make the masculinity of the clothes [look like] candy.”