This month, the forged of Dune: Half Two (Zendaya! Timmy! Florence!) has been making the rounds on the purple carpets to advertise the upcoming Denis Villeneuve movie—and Christian Siriano’s fall assortment couldn’t be extra in sync. This season, the designer drew inspiration from the unique Frank Herbert novel that the movie relies on—particularly taking curiosity in its desert terrain and post-apocalyptic really feel. “I checked out all the outdated film posters,” mentioned Siriano, including that the reference resulted in him creating designs “that had been mushy, draped, and sand-like. It’s not a somber assortment; there’s a whole lot of richness to it.”

After all, this was a Siriano present, so he needed to make the tip of the world really feel, one way or the other, glam. “I began serious about if we lived on this post-apocalyptic place, and what we might put on for night,” mentioned Siriano. “I wished to discover futurism in a extra romantic manner—much less armor-like.” He landed on a dusty shade palette to take action, zeroing in on seems to be in deep reds, burnt oranges, and golden hues. What the earthy tones lacked in brightness, they made up for in luxe supplies, together with silky wool fits, foiled outerwear, and metallic Lurex attire.

The Dune of all of it actually got here by way of with the tailoring. Siriano—who’s typically identified for his voluminous, theatrical silhouettes—wished to experiment with a softer, extra fluid strategy to his cuts. In consequence, his asymmetrical draping lent basic concepts—fits, ball robes—a brand new really feel. “The whole lot was about motion, which a whole lot of clients are asking for,” he mentioned. “They don’t desire a stiff gown that doesn’t do something anymore.” Nonetheless, be couldn’t restrain himself from a little bit of extravagance: The massive ruffled skirts, feathered shoulder elaborations, and splashes of tulle felt—at occasions—pointless.

Although Siriano mentioned he didn’t particularly have the brand new Dune forged in thoughts when designing, it’s onerous to not envision Zendaya carrying a few of his extra standout night robes, which might be excellent for her present press tour. His sunset-striped Lurex robe, draped off the shoulder, was begging to be worn at a Hollywood premiere, as was his strapless column robe in a shimmering tangerine shade, full with a draped and corseted bodice. Nevertheless it was much less about dressing A-listers this season, he mentioned, and extra about creating silhouettes that will flatter quite a lot of our bodies. (Siriano is without doubt one of the few New York designers who persistently considers dimension range.) “I wished to indicate that any physique can look wonderful in an exquisite piece,” he mentioned. He additionally supposed the garments to be transporting. “I simply wished individuals to really feel like they’re in one other world for 20 minutes,” he mentioned. “No matter world you’re dreaming of!”