Emily Beckman • Jun 2, 2016

Fowl Play

From cuckoo couture to fledgling frocks, bird motifs have undeniably ruffled fashion’s feathers.

It isn’t just aviphiles flocking toward Fall ’16’s highest-flying trend. From cuckoo couture to fledgling frocks, bird motifs have undeniably ruffled fashion’s feathers. In terms of pecking order, womenswear was first to brim with birds in Fall ’15, from Givenchy and Rodarte to Gucci and Michael Kors. Now, the trend has swooped into fall styles for chickadees. Aves take flight from head to toe, soaring across shirts, perching even on the tips of shoes. Colorways are limitless from the passion of a peacock to the subtlety of a sparrow. So keep an eye out for wholesale racks doubling as aviaries—no binoculars required.