The Carolina Herrera Pre-Fall 2021 collection is destined to be dominated by thoughts of reemergence as Wes Gordon creates a line up of graphic prints and lively colors.

The lack-and-white zebra motif, polka dots in all sizes, vibrancy, and leg-baring ’60s lengths are callbacks to Mia Farrow circa Rosemary’s Baby, a reference he used last season too.

Comfort is still in the picture—he showed everything with flat mary janes or brogues—but joy and exuberance are the big messages here. That came across loud and clear in the three brightly hued ball skirts he lifted from the house founder’s finale show in early 2018. Back then, Mrs. Herrera showed them with her trademark crisp white shirts. Here, they were accompanied by a fitted turtleneck, a T-shirt, and a polka-dot bomber.