Haven’t you heard? Brown is the new black. In case you didn’t notice by scrolling through this lookbook, Nili Lotan is “feeling brown.” The hue has been trending since late last year, taking the spotlight at the spring collections. But Lotan isn’t necessarily one to bend her knee to passing trends. She’s been at this … Read more
Joseph Altuzarra emailed personal invitations to his show. In a normal season that would’ve required clicking send on 600 or so individual notes. But this was his 15th anniversary, and, as he said in his invite, he wanted to honor it with “those who have supported me throughout my career.” He brought together a group … Read more
As a small business located right at the intersection of Nolita and the Lower East Side, Snow Xue Gao holds one of the most covetable retail spots downtown. Not only are hundreds of people passing by her store every day, she’s also next to Supreme, with its endless parade of hype beasts stopping to take … Read more
Over the years Alice + Olivia has become known for its unapologetically bold pieces—like a rainbow assortment of suiting or logo stamped blouses, which, by the way, happens to be a caricature that captures the joyful essence of the founder Stacey Bendet in her signature oversized sunglasses. For fall 2024, the brand continued to double … Read more
Derek Lam is back in the New York Fashion Week mix. In January, he was named creative director of Callas Milano, the brand founded by his husband Jan-Hendrik Schlottmann and Marco Panzeri as a direct-to-consumer source of well-designed Italian-made essentials. Though its profile remains small, its name is whispered by in-the-know shoppers who appreciate the … Read more
The Internet is a scary place. It can also be a very bleak one, which is something that designer Maisie Schloss was confronted by as she worked on her fall lineup. “A huge through line of this brand has been studying digital culture and observing and analyzing the way we live online,” said Schloss, calling … Read more
For Jonathan Cohen, this coming fall starts with Karen O. Well, with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Well, with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs playing live in New York some years back when Cohen was in the audience, as visually dazzled as he was sonically. He took pictures of the light show on his iPhone, and it’s … Read more
Peter Do’s Helmut Lang debut came in for some sharp reviews. This season’s should be better. The collection is more confident and less fussed-over than his first, and for a bonus he had Kirsten Owen, the archetypal Helmut Lang model, in pole position. Among the critiques last time was Do’s failure to recapture the vibe … Read more
Marina Moscone, who said she was in a “nesting” mood, brought things closer to home for fall, choosing to photograph the lookbook in her studio. That decision, she explained on a walk-through, came from thinking about the trajectory of ideas from conception to execution, or “how research is born in a place and evolves from … Read more
It doesn’t get more New York than Tommy Hilfiger and Grand Central Station: A quintessential New York brand at an iconic New York location. The scene was a memorable one tonight at The Oyster Bar with fans crowding the 42nd Street exit of the station ahead of the show. Who were they waiting for? Your … Read more
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