An exciting part of the New York shows is the discovery factor. The week showcases a mix of industry veterans but just as important are the new talents, some making their debuts for the first time. Here WWD’s puts a spotlight on the design stars to keep an eye on. Agbobly’s fall 2024 ready-to-wear collection. … Read more
Josie Natori’s fall collection was all about celebrating her brand’s roots. Her original 1984 lingerie campaign “Natori State of Mind,” which Natori was flipping through within her Midtown showroom, became the centerpoint of how the brand has over time expanded into ready-to-wear with full-circle lingerie details and base layers from day to night. As seen … Read more
With a skyscraper’s-eye view of the Financial District and East River, Wes Gordon showed a Carolina Herrera collection Monday morning that was about architecture and arch glamour. There was no better example of his vision for fall 2024 than the taxicab yellow and black minidress with pleated power sleeves on Tuesday’s WWD cover. “Look, look, … Read more
Amy Smilovic has a knack for creating pragmatic clothes with thoughtful, functional details. At the fall Tibi presentation within the brand’s SoHo store, she described her latest collection as clothing that continues to offer customer’s versatility with built-in styling. “I want people to feel like they made it their own; they found a way to … Read more
Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia have been thinking a lot about aliens lately. Honestly, who hasn’t? “I feel like they’re coming,” Kim said backstage before the co-creative director’s ultra-fun Monse runway show, inspired by “UFOs, CEOs and OOOs.” AI has been on the brain, too. For the first time, the duo utilized the technology as … Read more
Growing up, Jonathan Cohen found his safe space at concerts. During a preview of his fall collection, the designer recalled getting tickets to Lauryn Hill’s “The Miseducation” tour for his bar mitzvah; seeing Tina Turner with his mother; attending Destiny’s Child (with its original four members), as well as recently seeing Beyoncé and Madonna. These … Read more
On Wednesday, Bach Mai revealed on his Instagram’s “Road to NYFW” series that a selection of his clothes, while being dyed black, had shrunk about three sizes and were unusable for his Friday night fall runway show. Mai wasn’t retreating though, and stated that over the next 48 hours, other clothes would be cut, sewn … Read more
Johanna Ortiz is entering the New Year with her namesake label’s 20th anniversary on the horizon; she’s also planning to open her first global retail flagship in New York this summer. The impressive milestones have inspired the Colombian designer to look back on her brand’s history. “I’ve been going back and forth to the archives … Read more
During September’s New York Fashion Week, Retrofête cofounder and creative director Ohad Seroya and his partner Aviad Klin debuted their brand’s spring collection for the first time on the runway. But while Seroya looked to his childhood memories for that collection’s inspiration, he leaned into Ibiza-inspired escapism for his latest pre-fall lineup. Seroya described the … Read more
In September, storied Italian label Balestra, under the artistic direction of the late founder Renato Balestra’s granddaughter Sofia Bertolli Balestra, revealed its commitment to expanding internationally and focusing on the U.S. alongside its spring collection. Currently, the brand is selling at Switch in Los Angeles and Montaigne Market in St. Barths, and will soon be … Read more
