Express Shifts from Resort Shirts to Fall Layers

Late-summer prints meet suede, knitwear, and sharp tailoring as Express looks toward cooler days.

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Published August 12, 2026

Giacomo Cavalli in an open-knit striped sweater polo at nightPin
Giacomo Cavalli wears Express’ open-knit sweater polo. Photo: Express

Express approaches the seasonal handoff with Giacomo Cavalli modeling new arrivals for late-summer dressing as the first signs of fall appear. Resort shirts keep things loose through abstract palm and geometric prints. An open-knit striped polo taps into the current appetite for textured knitwear with a 1970s flair.

Express Pre-Fall 2026

Giacomo Cavalli in an espresso faux-suede jacket over brown knitwear and dark denimPin
Giacomo Cavalli dons the faux-suede jacket, the exposed hardware giving an otherwise soft silhouette some edge. Photo: Express

Dark trousers and loafers temper the vacation references. The pairing gives the pieces an urban context that works well after the temperature begins to drop. That transition becomes clearer with an espresso faux-suede jacket worn over tonal brown knitwear and dark denim.

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Giacomo Cavalli buttons a blue suit jacket over an open-collar black shirt, trading the tie for a cleaner, more modern line. Photo: Express

Express also makes room for tailoring. Options range from a striped linen-blend jacket with a white T-shirt to blue suiting paired with a black shirt. A light brown blazer over an openwork knit polo offers another proposition for evening dressing. It exchanges the conventional shirt and tie for texture and an open collar.

Giacomo Cavalli in a light brown tech suit jacket over an openwork knit poloPin
Giacomo Cavalli poses amidst string lights in a light brown tech suit jacket, a knit polo standing in for the usual shirt and tie. Photo: Express

With Express moving between resort shirts, suede, denim, and suits, the arrivals capture a useful stretch of the calendar. Summer clothes remain in rotation while fall starts working its way into the closet.

Giacomo Cavalli in a striped linen jacket, white T-shirt, and midnight blue traveler pantPin
Giacomo Cavalli grounds a striped linen jacket with the midnight blue traveler pant, an easy taper that runs straight into loafers. Photo: Express

The resort shirts appearing in these fall arrivals pick up where Express’ spring and summer dressing left off.

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