Looking through the clothes in the Diane Von Furstenberg resort collection, one word kept coming to mind: ease. Dresses and tops are made to simply pull on over the head; pants and skirts have elastic waists—zipper closures are few and far between. “What I think is really important about DVF is how it made women…
A softness blanketed the latest Kallmeyer collection, shown at the brand’s brightly sunlit new SoHo loft studio. “We call it romantic tailoring,” said Daniella Kallmeyer. “I was really drawn to these small elements and textures that felt like they were from another time, maybe, but brought into a modern context.” A slim maxi coat with…
Another New York store is on the way for Ulla Johnson, this one uptown on Madison Avenue. It’s been a long time coming for this native New Yorker; her Bleecker Street store opened in 2017 and LA followed in 2023, but slow and steady has always been the Ulla Johnson way. If you haven’t been…
Rebecca Hessel Cohen believes that during “resort,” the Loveshackfancy woman operates with the following schedule: first, she’s out and about attending holiday parties around town. Then, she’s hosting intimate dinners for her family at home, whether that’s in New York, Charleston, or wherever else Loveshakfancy has a store. Finally, it’s New Years, and she’s off…
Monique Lhuillier showed her upbeat, colorful spring collection on a gloriously sunny New York City afternoon this week. The designer, who is known for her bridal gowns and eveningwear, zeroed in on zingy dresses with a sense of refinement for both day and night this season. “I wanted to make it feel more modern, and…
Emilia Wickstead’s pre-fall lookbook opens with a model who has an unusually confrontational expression on her face: her slicked-back hair and buttoned-up coat dress treads the line between the ladylike and the tomboyish as her mouth opens to speak—or possibly even give you a harsh dressing down. “I like to think that my muse is…
This season, Moisés Nieto celebrated the 15th anniversary of his brand, but instead of a lavish runway show, the designer opted for something more meaningful: an intimate dinner attended by a small group of press and many of his longtime friends. “In the end, I feel like fashion shows have become cold spectacles,” said Nieto….
They say good things come to those who wait, and on the third day of 080 Barcelona Fashion, that moment arrived courtesy of Dominnico. At sunset, Domingo Rodríguez unveiled his latest collectiona a love letter to Western style and cowboy iconography he titled “777 Lucky Fall.” Fringe, studs, and cow prints set the tone in…
In contrast, Vivian Lin, who works under the name Bibi, embraced the darkness, and horror, as a means of path to catharsis. “I want to humanize the unknown. I invite the audience to consider destruction as a form of creation,” is how she put it. Her voluminous designs, which looked like exoskeletons adorned with the…
Congratulations are in order for Cate Holstein, whose second baby, a girl, arrived the day before she was scheduled to present this resort collection. Chalk it up to the optimism and happiness a new birth brings, or simply to ongoing success—Holstein is on the verge of opening another new store, this one on Melrose Place…