There’s the Tibi fashion show on the runway, and the Tibi fashion show in the seats, where designer Amy Smilovic welcomes her customers and they come wearing their most beloved pieces from the brand. And not just ones that are in-season, but ones from all seasons, which says something about the enduring relevance of the … Read more
There is a yearning for joy and optimism in the zeitgeist, and many designers are responding this spring 2025 season, even Cate Holstein, New York fashion’s reigning queen of darkness. After her Khaite show Saturday night, she spoke about motherhood rounding out some of her hard edges, and making her feel more warmth in her … Read more
Rising designer Grace Ling knows how to create a darkly romantic vibe; her spring 2025 runway show was backed by a smoldering black rock set, and her collection was another step in building the codes of her four-year-old feminine futuristic fashion brand. The Singaporean-born, New York-based winner of this year’s CFDA/Genesis House AAPI Design + … Read more
A Collina Strada show is always a fun time, and fashion needs more of that. Where else are you going to hear a song with the wacky refrain, “I love you most of all of my vegetables?” Or see a hunky model in bloomers and a tank top, mowing the runway? The fact that designer … Read more
Morgan Stewart McGraw is bringing her fledging fashion brand Renggli to New York Fashion Week for the first time, hosting a cocktail party Friday to celebrate her first foray into wholesale with Fwrd and the new, expanded fall collection. The fashion tastemaker and social media personality — who likes to say she’s “influential, not an … Read more
With the 2024 Olympic games in the rear view, the fashion industry can begin its own sprint: fashion month. First up, the spring 2025 collections will descend on New York from Friday through Sept. 11, and as is tradition, the designers slated to showcase gave WWD a running head start with a look at their … Read more
After working in public relations for two decades helping to support other brands, Sarah Bonello is launching her own. Available for preorder on Thursday, The Park is a line of base layers designed to complement clothing by other designers. Think skirted leggings, a tube dress, sexy catsuit, bodysuit, slim-fit T-shirt, bralette and outerwear underwear in … Read more
Originally titled “Toledo State of Mind,” this story ran on Jan. 31, 2006. Shoes first that’s how Isabel Toledo gets dressed every morning. “It’s just easier that way,” says the designer. “Just like clothes, shoes can really dictate our mood for the day.” Unusual? Perhaps, but Toledo has never been one to take the conventional … Read more
Fforme, one of the most exciting new names to emerge from New York Fashion Week since the luxury label’s February 2022 debut, is in transition. Dutch creative director Paul Helbers, who brought menswear design experience from The Row and Louis Vuitton to the womenswear brand, achieving an everyday elegance that purred with ease in his … Read more
Thom Browne is leaning into ’20s and ’30s sportswear for his latest collection. The American designer released his 2024 high summer collection on Tuesday, offering men’s and women’s styles that leverage Browne’s signature tailoring and marries it with the nostalgia of the time period. “The collection embodies gold standard lightweight tailoring and typewriter fabric, championing … Read more
