Uma Wang Celebrated Fertility for Fall 2025 Ready-to-wear

Alex Wynne
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Piero della Francesca’s 15th century painting “Madonna del Parto,” a rare portrayal in art of the pregnant Virgin Mary, was the fertile starting point for Uma Wang’s fall collection, a celebration of the female form.

Fecund silhouettes were explored not just with the belly, but through padded and layered skirts, asymmetric upper-body drapings, poncho-like full-length bouclé coats, and subtly rounded, balloon-shaped pants.

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With her habitual flair, she crafted tailored looks from textured fabrics, simultaneously evoking warmth and the maternal sense of touch with an airy weightlessness imparted by their clever construction. Cashmere was worked in a linen blend, giving it structure and texture. Frayed strips of canvas offered volume and accentuating forms. Suiting was worn wide and oversized, protecting the body, while more body-hugging pieces had cinched fabric details cut on the bias.

One of the statement looks featured a mohair jacquard jacket and matching underskirt, laid over with a full skirt that was half Art Nouveau-style floral print, half pleated silk, summing up Wang’s way of combining tender vintage references with a contemporary design stance, imparting both nostalgia and modernity. It was worn with a floral headscarf, adding to the usurped period feel. Elsewhere there were column dresses that looked to be crafted from upcycled curtains, with raw edges punctuating their vertical lines.

New this season, with a sportier feel, were a voluminous hybrid between a trench-style bomber and a cape, and leather pants, well-suited to a modern-day woman’s lifestyle, be she mother or not.

Launch Gallery: Uma Wang Fall 2025 Ready-To-Wear Collection

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