Aaron Potts returned to the New York Men’s Day showcase this morning after a season away. “Men’s Day to me is like a family reunion,” he said. “We all come here to get together and do our thing, and we know what we’re doing.” Potts had two ideas in mind for spring: The color blue—its … Read more
“Something to look forward to” was the season’s motto for Michelle Ochs at Hervé Léger. The designer is celebrating a milestone birthday this year with her first big trip in some time, she said, which put her in a wanderlust state of mind as she approached her spring lineup. The idea here was to imbue … Read more
Ralph Lauren, at 84, does nothing by half measures. For his spring 2025 show, he invited guests out to a 19-acre horse farm in Bridgehampton, an afternoon’s journey from New York City, parked his vintage cars near the stables, including a 1970s red Ferrari with Colorado plates, and had show horses jumping in a training … Read more
After looking to the 1960s in their recent resort collection, Veronica Swanson Beard and Veronica Miele Beard hoped to bottle something a little more ephemeral for spring 2025: the It-Girl. “You can always envision that girl,” Swanson Beard says. “It’s all about her je ne sais quoi, her style, and how she puts things together. … Read more
There’s a calming effect to a visit with Connor McKnight. It’s not just his clothes, but the designer himself. McKnight radiates a serenity that pairs well with the nonchalant modernity of his collection. To put it plainly, McKnight is a pretty chill guy. That could be why he built his new collection around ease. “I’m … Read more
The Row-ification of fashion has been a good thing for House of Dagmar, the Stockholm-based brand that embraces a traditional kind of minimalism and is known for oversize jackets and tailoring, as well as the use of soft tones. “I’m not super into colors but I can really nerd into the different shades of white, … Read more
This season, Kozaburo Akasaka photographed his lookbook images in and around Canal Street on a cool—and it must be said, hot—cast of characters that includes both friends and people he admires. “Until now I’ve been kind of focusing on the visual representation and styling as things that are more out of this world,” he explained … Read more
Like a good playlist, Mfpen’s latest collection evokes emotions that exist almost outside of time. Though there are hesitant dabs of light blue and pale yellow, the clothes are mostly rendered in a palette of moody grays and blacks that hardly scream “spring.” Ditto for materials like pinstripe (these are tropical weight). Because Mfpen uses … Read more
Max Schiller’s current mood is reductionist and “locavore.” It’s present in the raw denim uniforms he created for Carsten Höller’s Brutalisten restaurant in Stockholm (which operates according to a manifesto that just one ingredient is used per dish), and in a more nuanced way in the spring Eytys collection. Tired of the pervasive influence of … Read more
There’s a cool clarity to Bryan Conway’s new collection for Tiger of Sweden that is absolutely refreshing. Whereas in the past it has felt like the designer was hesitating at the edge of the diving board, for spring 2025 he dove unhesitatingly into things while also bringing the work closer to home. Consider an irresistible … Read more
