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.
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.
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.
MWAH!
Katie Holmes and a host of celebrities attend Christian Siriano, with other shows kicking off New York Fashion Week including Harlem’s Fashion Row, Collina Strada, and Cinq à Sept.
SOMEWHERE TO GO
As with most other NYFW collections, Cinq à Sept, Social-Work Studio, Theophilio, and Kim Shui showed their wares online—but they imagined a future time of dressing up to head out.
OLD AND NEW
Kimberly Goldson, Dur Doux, Dennis Basso, Alice+Olivia, and Sandy Liang bring fur jackets, hints of the Matrix, and even a look that will surely be seen on pop videos.
WELL WORN
New York Men’s Day, The Black Design Collective, Anna Sui, and Badgley Mischka showcased the contrasting moods of the moment—from confronting prejudice to lockdown escape.
