When Yigal Azrouël moved into his new Grand Street storefront and atelier in September 2023, he was still well within the geographical bounds of his cool, downtown clientele. But the Israeli designer has found that his new spot in SoHo has deepened his well of inspiration. “It’s not intentional. It’s inspiring without even knowing,” he … Read more
A few seasons ago, we called Conley Averett New York’s most successful one-man show. However, this season he’s no longer just one man and instead has an intimate team of close friends and employees including Julian Paik who are helping him get through the ups and downs of being an independent designer in New York … Read more
“How do you make the clothes a bit smarter?” As a designer of contemporary fashion that’s aspirational but not unattainable (as opposed to high luxury brands whose current prices give pause to even the most diehard of shoppers), Phillip Lim has made it a policy to build ingenuity into his clothes. His striped ribbed knit … Read more
Sia Arnika’s spring 2024 collection was so coherent, not despite, but because it was so full of contrasts. “I always say that I have this dichotomy in me; two things that I try to merge,” she said after her show, the second she has staged in Berlin. “I guess that’s where I feel I am … Read more
Even during the preparations for their show, the duo behind Richert Beil could sense that their 10th anniversary was going to be a little different. The label’s model casting has always been one of the most diverse at Berlin Fashion Week, but this year they worked mainly with older women who were supposed to honor … Read more
Ever wondered what it would be like to see a man from Edwardian England attending a London club night at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Brixton Academy, or Camden Palace? This intriguing thought inspired Denzil Patrick designer Daniel Gayle when envisioning his fall collection. While it might sound bizarre at first, delving into the rationale behind the … Read more
This month, the cast of Dune: Part Two (Zendaya! Timmy! Florence!) has been making the rounds on the red carpets to promote the upcoming Denis Villeneuve film—and Christian Siriano’s fall collection couldn’t be more in sync. This season, the designer drew inspiration from the original Frank Herbert novel that the film is based on—specifically taking … Read more
Levi Palmer and Matthew Harding relied on introspection to conceptualize their collections in recent seasons. For fall, however, they shifted focus outward, exploring the pursuit of completeness and the essence of ‘full circle’ fulfillment within the human experience, while also celebrating the beauty of incompleteness and savoring life’s fragmented experiences. “Sometimes, particularly in fashion, everyone’s … Read more
It seems to be a trend for Berlin designers to trace their own youth for style inspiration. Malaika Raiss’s fashion journey into the past, however, was the most expansive of all, packing almost her entire individual discovery phase into one collection in keeping with her principle of “dressing the woman I always imagined I’d be … Read more
Michelle Ochs’s first collection for Hervé Léger just hit stores this week. So far the designer has been working with feedback from buyers and editors, but she’s about to find out if her clothes resonate with people outside of the bubble. Until now it’s been about testing the waters, primarily focusing on reinvigorating the Léger … Read more
