UNTIL NEXT TIME!
More proved more at The Blonds’ fabulous show-and-tell. There were more vividly designed final-day-of-Fashion-Week surprises at Willy Chavarria, Wiederhoeft, and A--Company.
Sarah Shears, who moonlights as a costume designer, runs a preschool and writes about fashion, has a Masters of Arts in Fashion and Textile History and Theory from F..I.T. She lives in New York City and is desperately trying to keep two kids, a cat, a fish and a bunch of suicidal house plants alive.
NO BLUE SWEATER
Michael Kors’ star-studded New York Fashion Week show featured Anna Wintour and Anne Hathaway in a piece of fanfic made front-row real. Plus, Gauntlett Cheng and Kenneth Nicholson.
ALL DRESSED UP
Exaggerated cargo pants, casual ties (thanks Avril Lavigne), and heavily-worn white sneakers at Foo and Foo at NYFW; plus, cool ruffles at Adeam, and maternal vibes at Ashlyn.
BOYS BOYS BOYS
Fried Rice, Nobis, Holo Market and Amirok showed varied visions at Men’s Day. Elsewhere at New York Fashion Week, Collina Strada gave a cemetery a dash of ethereal glamor.
INVENTIVE
Sergio Hudson showed the power of fine tailoring, Puppets and Puppets had corset tops, over-sized blazers, and plaids, Batsheva went Gatsby, and Dur Doux proved a mosaic of color.
SMARTLY DONE
Saint Sintra’s collection was gorgeous in both design and construction, Tadashi Shoji and Dennis Basso served up resounding luxury and glam, and Kim Shui went back to the future.
ALL DRESSED UP
New York Fashion Week began with Tia Adeola’s exuberant designs, a celebration of trans identity, and a whole day devoted to men’s style.
MEMORIES
Those at New York Fashion Week when 9/11 unfolded came together for a piercing conversation. Plus, Studio One Eighty Nine, Cynthia Rowley, Alice + Olivia, and Christian Cowan.
ALL DRESSED UP
At NYFW, what Sergio Hudson did next after Michelle Obama’s Inauguration pantsuit. Plus, Dur Doux, LaPointe, Snow Xue Gao, Rebecca Minkoff, Markarian, and House of Aama.
BOLD
Proenza Schouler staged their NYFW show with Gigi Hadid and other models posing beside the Hudson. Plus, Duncan, Elena Velez, and Fried Rice served up glamor and retro-made-new.