Not so long ago, the NYC LGBT Center on West 13th Street held one of its annual fashion industry focused fundraising dinners. Movie producer and Center stalwart Dorothy Berwin gave a rousing call to action to get behind the space and the organization like never before, because—as if this needs saying, all too sadly—homophobia and … Read more
Stacey Bendet is over minimalism. “I really wanted to go back to this world of whimsy, but with elegance,” she said of her spring 2025 collection for Alice + Olivia. Dubbed “The Hotel of Imagination,” Bendet dreamt up a fanciful hotel, with each room taking on a different component of a collection filled with everything … Read more
When Tanner Richie and Fletcher Kasell began ideating their spring 2025 presentation, they thought of featuring the artist Jeanette Getrost, tasking her with transforming one of their white gowns into something new. “We really like her work, so we didn’t give much direction,” said Richie. What could Getrost do with a blank canvas, particularly one … Read more
For spring 2025, Mark Badgley and James Mischka called upon a beloved, oft-referenced fashion muse: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. But we aren’t talking about Camelot here. The duo behind Badgley Mischka peered beyond the White House and into her marriage to Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. They were specifically interested in Onassis’s famed yacht, the Christina … Read more
Anna Sui has five fragrances launching in the fall, so she’ll do a presentation of her new collection then. Her show at The Strand last season was a highlight of New York, but if it was disappointing not to see these clothes in motion on the runway, a visit to her Garment District office and … Read more
A best-seller is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it brings in some good ol’ cash flow and helps build a label’s cultural cache, but on the other, it can cause fatigue. Maisie Schloss has had somewhat of a hit on her hands with her perforated knits for her Maisie Wilen label, but their popularity … Read more
Rather than tap into some exotic location or obscure film to inspire her new spring collection, designer Prisca Vera Franchetti went inwards. She leaned into her feels, pinpointing her emotions and memories around the dog days of summer, and then allowing them to inform the direction of her youthful, upbeat pieces. “I wanted to tap … Read more
Pop-up shops for Free Assembly and Scoop NYC, the two labels that Brandon Maxwell designs for Walmart, will open for business this weekend in the Meatpacking District building where his show was held. Guests who didn’t have to scoot off to another event on this busy first official day of New York Fashion Week were … Read more
At the Collina Strada spring 2025 show, held at a small private park in the East Village, a model somersaulted onto the runway, grabbed a chunk of grass with her bare hand, playfully threw it at Paramore’s Hayley Williams, who was sitting front row, and sauntered away in a mix of artful dancing, acrobatics, and … Read more
The winds of change are blowing at Derek Lam 10 Crosby. If that line sounds familiar, it’s because just over a year ago, last summer, this very writer used it to open the label’s resort 2024 review. Back then, designer Kate Wallace had just been brought onto the label to give it a revamp. That’s … Read more
