Sally LaPointe wanted to break the internet for her spring 2025 collection. Instead of putting on a runway show, she held intimate appointments because she got the icon Oprah Winfrey to model her lookbook. While Oprah may seem like an untraditional model for LaPointe, the talk show host has been a loyal supporter of the … Read more
Taylor Thompson took over the lush greenery at the New York Marble Cemetery at noon on the most beautiful day of New York Fashion Week. The sun was shining so bright that his models were holding umbrellas—a welcome contradiction to the literal undergroundness of his original inspiration. “It’s about this old punk bar in San … Read more
62-year old brand St. John is currently enjoying some time in the zeitgeist. This summer, the brand opened a splashy new flagship on Madison Avenue, whereas luxury resale website The Realreal reported that interest in its suits has never been higher. Then there’s Palm Royale, the Amazon Prime show, starring Kaia Gerber and Kristen Wiig, … Read more
Longevity has been Norma Kamali’s hobby horse for a while now. Having explored the subject in the context of wellness, more recently she’s started considering how longevity can be related to legacy. She seems to find a way forward with technology. Armed with a certificate in generative AI from MIT and able partners, Kamali has … Read more
On a sunny Sunday in September, the LoveShackFancy showroom is abuzz. Yesterday, singer Lana Del Rey walked into their store on New York’s Bleecker Street and bought one of their halter dresses. Within hours, paparazzi photographed her wearing it to Karen Elson’s wedding. It was a surprise to the brand’s founder, Rebecca Hessel Cohen. But … Read more
“Just do it,” Nike’s famously rousing slogan, can be applied to any number of situations—but not to building a fashion brand. That’s a slow-and-steady proposition, as a mapping of 2023 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund winner Melitta Baumeister’s career demonstrates. In 2014, a year after graduating from Parsons, the designer launched her brand at New York Fashion … Read more
At Cristina Grajales Gallery, Ashlynn Park presented a collection among design objects she had curated from the gallery’s collection. This juxtaposition of old and new objects paralleled the designer’s overall process for spring 2025, which began, she said, “with revisiting the history of fashion.” Her icons are Madame Grès, Christian Dior, Azzedine Alaïa (whose collection … Read more
As one of the well-established, traditional brands in fashion, Rag & Bone needs to take steps to set itself apart from others. The label’s core DNA remains unchanged; it will still produce great quality sweaters, jeans, and jackets, but the brand is seeking to innovate through subtle details. This season, classic knit cardigans coming in … Read more
The New York fashion shows can sometimes seem like a trend-a-thon, with some young and emerging designers rushing to imitate the previous season’s runway hits from Paris and Milan, or fixating on shapes that are better off left in the past. Not so for industry veteran Maria Cornejo. She’s been in business for over 25 … Read more
Adam Lippes held his spring 2025 appointments in his new salon off Fifth Avenue, steps from Central Park. The space once was occupied by Donna Summer. He’ll live across the foyer in even grander room that used to belong to Adolfo, the designer to Nancy Reagan. In a busy week of shows and presentations up-and-down … Read more
