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Pre-Fall 2026 collections · Lookbook Co-ed

Aknvas

16 looks, shown 12 January 2026 in Various. Known this season for balletcore, whimsical, pinstripe.

16Looks
12%Of the week's looks
5th / 5Largest show
SilverLead colour

The collection, look by look

PF26

Every look in runway order as a column of the colours measured from its garments. Hover or use the arrow keys to read each one; play to walk the show.

Look 1Look 16
SilverDenim blueLimeTanBeigeWhiteSky blueIvory
Look 11

Look 1 of 16

Denim peplum bustier over striped shirt with bloomer shorts and raffia hat

Scarecrow-meets-milkmaid Americana: a pinstriped shirt worn open under a peplum denim bustier, puffed bloomer shorts and a frayed raffia hat recast farmyard denim as romantic, slightly surreal dress-up.

Denim blue 44%Sky blue 29%Charcoal 20%Beige 6%
Shape
balloon · hourglass · peplum · fitted
Pieces
corset · shirt · shorts
Fabric
cotton · denim · ruched
Details
bows · corsetry · gathering · lacing
Styling
layered · open · sleeves pushed
Mood
playful · romantic · whimsical

What set Aknvas apart

Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.

Balletcore styleWhimsical moodPinstripe patternMicro lengthRuffles detailPeplum detail

The palette

Share of garment area across 16 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

  • Tiered / layered volume56%
  • Peplum38%
  • Hourglass / cinched waist38%
  • Balloon / bubble31%
  • A-line25%

Share of the 16 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 16 looks described by our AI tagger
  • Dress38%
  • Shorts25%
  • Mini skirt25%
  • Shirt19%
  • Blouse19%

Traditions in the collection

Cultural influences →

1 of Aknvas's 79 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs.

  • Papakha / cossack fur hat · European (unspecified) · European folk & regional dressLook 8

    Base unknown

    “Tall cylindrical flat-topped fur hat worn high on the head, like a papakha. Could be Caucasian, Cossack or Russian; the extended sides and chin strap are reworked.”

The character of the clothes

Aknvas's clothes were lighter, more vivid and more casual than most of the season.

  • DarkerLighterlighter than 98% of collections
  • MutedVividmore vivid than 93% of collections
  • CoolerWarmer
  • SmoothTextured & printed
  • CasualFormalmore casual than 77% of collections
  • ClassicDaring
  • ExperimentalWearable

Aknvas against every other house measured so far

The fortnightly digest

Aknvas, in context

Every house is measured against every other, across every fashion week. The fortnightly digest sends you what moved, and who moved it.