Zara’s Color Coded Edit Gives Prep a Little Disorder

Between exposed shirttails and a floor-length scarf, Valentin Humbroich finds the fun in Zara’s Color Coded fall edit.

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Published October 19, 2026

Valentin Humbroich wears a blue sweater around his shoulders over a pink knit and white shirt.
Valentin Humbroich wears a blue Zara sweater around his shoulders over a pink knit and white shirt. Photo: Zara

Preppy clothes can stand a little disorder. Zara’s “Color Coded” fall edit gives them just enough, with Valentin Humbroich wearing bright knitwear in layers that refuse to stay tucked away. A red polo spreads its collar over a cream cardigan, while yellow peeks through at the neckline and cuffs.

The pieces are simple; how much of each one shows changes the whole look. That same instinct carries through a blue sweater wrapped around the shoulders of a pink knit, adding another block of color to an otherwise conventional shirt-and-sweater combination.

Zara Color Coded Fall Edit

Valentin Humbroich stands barefoot in an orange cardigan and loose gray trousers, holding an orange knit.
Valentin Humbroich stands barefoot in an orange cardigan and loose gray trousers. Photo: Zara

There is a boyish pleasure in these arrangements, helped by Valentin’s tousled hair and the loose trousers falling around his bare feet. Even the quieter looks keep something out of place, with a blue shirt extending below a dark sweater and its cuffs rolled back into view.

Valentin Humbroich wears a yellow cable-knit sweater and floor-length matching scarf with dark trousers.
Valentin Humbroich wears a yellow cable-knit sweater and floor-length matching scarf with dark trousers. Photo: Zara

Then comes the yellow cable knit and matching scarf, long enough to reach the floor, taking coordination to a faintly comic extreme. Zara leaves plenty of usable ideas along the way. Before buying another sweater, try letting the shirt underneath have more of a say.

Valentin Humbroich sits in a red chair wearing a dark sweater over a blue shirt with white trousers.
Valentin Humbroich sits in a red chair wearing a brown sweater over a blue shirt with white trousers. Photo: Zara
Valentin Humbroich wears an orange cardigan and scarf with gray trousers.
Valentin Humbroich reclines in layered green knitwear beside a green chair.
Valentin Humbroich wears a cream cardigan with a red polo and yellow cuffs.
Valentin Humbroich reclines in a blue beanie and dark cardigan over a yellow shirt.
Valentin Humbroich folds his arms in a yellow cable-knit sweater and matching scarf over a white shirt.
Valentin Humbroich looks down while seated in a dark sweater, blue shirt, and white trousers.
Valentin Humbroich stands barefoot in white trousers and a dark sweater with an exposed blue shirt hem.
Valentin Humbroich appears in close-up wearing a cream cardigan over a red polo and yellow layer.
Valentin Humbroich wears a cream cardigan over a red polo and yellow layer in Zara's Color Coded fall edit.
Valentin Humbroich wears a cream cardigan over a red polo and yellow layer in Zara’s Color Coded fall edit. Photo: Zara

Color Coded brings playfulness to everyday knitwear, while John Galliano’s Re{form} Zara collection takes dressing into theatrical territory.

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