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.
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.
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.
PEP TALK
Tom Ford rallied spirits, while Collina Strada served a New York Fashion Week fever dream. Kim Shui, Theophilio, and Alice + Olivia showcased color, and Sandy Liang visible thongs.
TEMPERATURE CHECK
Inside Rebecca Minkoff’s show—one of a few designers at New York Fashion Week to hold a live show. Plus: Cinq à Sept, LRS, Bibhu Mohapatra, Social-Work, and Who Decides War.
SHARP
Men’s Day at New York Fashion Week brought minimalism and California cool, while—in womenswear—Anna Sui, Badgley Mischka, Naeem Khan, and Kozaburo featured both glamour and grunge.
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FERAL CHILDREN
“I said to my second grader that I just don’t want you to be on this all day, to spend your life on devices, and she called me a hypocrite.”
Hot Bodies
At New York Fashion Week, there was fur and extravagance at Dennis Basso, fluid takes on beauty and gender at Chromat, while Kim Shui and The Blonds showed the best of maximalism.
EXTRAVAGANCE
The latest shows gave us a Moulin Rouge-themed extravaganza, sheer fishnet tops, and gauzy get-ups for the one percent. Plus, an unexpected cameo appearance by Mary Shelley.
Well-Dressed
Chromat celebrated diversity. LaQuan Smith had cowboys. RaisaVanessa served disco, Mansur Gavriel whimsy, Sies Marjan and Tanya Taylor vibrant colors, and Tory Burch some calm.
