The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) has revealed the return of SWAIA Native Fashion Week May 7 to May 11, 2025, in Santa Fe, N.M. And it is seeking a fashion show producer. Following the template of last year’s inaugural event, SNFW will present runway shows, activations and pop-up shops showcasing Indigenous design, as … Read more
Gabriela Hearst‘s fashion shows are memorable not only for the clothing and artisanal craft, but for their Instagrammable lunch spreads, which over the years have featured vegan Wellington, empanadas, farm-to-table crudites as artfully arranged as a garden and more. That instinct to feed her guests, which she has been doing since 2017, is directly related … Read more
SANTA FE, New Mexico — “I want to be creative director of Alexander McQueen,” rising Plains Cree designer Jontay Kahm said backstage after showing his collection Sunday night at the Southwestern Association for American Indian Arts Fashion Show here, with a rush of ancient-meets-avant garde rooster feathers, trippy quills and pony beads on the runway. … Read more
Stealth-wealth fashion queens Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen stoked controversy last week when they asked of The Row showgoers at Paris Fashion Week, “no photos, please.” Several media outlets had a field day poring over the move as a f-you to the everywoman who has recently had a front-row seat to luxury fashion shows through social … Read more
Foregoing a traditional runway show, Elena Velez counter programmed the Super Bowl with a costumed literary salon on Sunday night, calling it “an opportunity to bring the fashion industry into my community of writers and podcasters, public intellectuals, poets and philosophers.” (Full disclosure, I did not make it — not because of football; I just … Read more
With just 70 guests in his studio, Joseph Altuzarra’s fall 2024 New York Fashion Week runway had the feel of a salon show, reflecting the designer’s desire to return to something pared-back and exclusive for the 15th anniversary of his business. This wasn’t a greatest hits collection or anything like that, but it was a blueprint for … Read more
Tommy Hilfiger and Jon Batiste’s prep pep rally aside, there’s a tinge of melancholia on the fall 2024 runways so far this season, which is hardly surprising considering the state of things. “It’s probably the most amount of black clothing looks we’ve ever done,” said Jack McCollough backstage after the Proenza Schouler show, where the … Read more
