Conner Ives: Ready-To-Wear AW22
If you don’t already know the astounding designer that is Conner Ives – the one who made Natalia Bryant’s balloon-shaped Met Gala gown – it’s about time you did. For his first-ever catwalk, Ives took inspiration from an all-time favourite fashion
Edward Crutchley: Ready-To-Wear AW22
Toned, pale, fit and gothic. It seemed the Edward Crutchley muse this season stumbled out of Slimelight at 4am, reeking of smoke, sweat and glamour. Towering high in embellished, upcycled leather platforms made with Roker, models came clad in a
Harris Reed: Ready-To-Wear AW22
Did someone say voice of an angel? Sam Smith’s divine vocals echoed through the soaring atrium of Saint John the Evangelist church in a one-song-only, secret gig for Harris Reed. The savvy young designer has an instinct for the spectacular:
Collina Strada: Ready-To-Wear AW22
Gentlemen, start your engines, and may the most transparent designer, win! On the final day of NYFW, Collina Strada presented her AW22 collection, which doubled as an invitation to jump into a multicoloured rabbit hole of pleats, crushed velvet and
Peter Do: Ready-To-Wear AW22
Peter Do might've made a triumphant catwalk debut last September, backdropped by the Manhattan skyline, no less. But his AW22 show, held yesterday afternoon, marked a new dawn for the Vietnamese designer. Dubbed Foundation, the collection "lays down the groundwork for the
Charles Jeffrey Loverboy: Ready-To-Wear AW22
Aptly named Art of Noise, Charles Jeffrey’s latest Loverboy collection is a playful and silly selection of art-school-like dresses, jumpers, jackets, mini-skirts, co-ord suits, knapsacks and more that explores the significance of sound. Conceptualised after Jeffrey became enchanted by the
LaQuan Smith: Ready-To-Wear AW22
New York-based designer LaQuan Smith is no stranger to themes of sex and seduction. His eponymous label is built on provocative belly-baring, little itty-bitty, sexy silhouettes, with dressing up to get undressed in its DNA. For his latest bombshell of a
Eckhaus Latta: Ready-To-Wear AW22
A decade in and Eckhaus Latta's shows are still afizz with excitement. Held at the soon-to-be-flattened old Essex Market in New York, Mike Eckhaus and Zoe Latta celebrated the 10th anniversary of their namesake label alongside the community their brand
Area: Ready-To-Wear AW22
With a focused fascination on the lavish Deco glamour of Josephine Baker and Zizi Jeanmarie, this season, Area's Piotr Panszczyk mixed in all the glitz and glam of a Vegas dancer and the zhush of Brazilian and Caribbean Carnivals to
ShayneOliver: Ready-To-Wear AW22
If anyone was going to turn a fashion show into a three-day experimental event, it was always going to be Shayne Oliver. Returning to the fashion firmament after an almost five-year hiatus, he reemerged with what was more than a
Proenza Schouler: Ready-To-Wear AW22
Where Will We Go Next? That was the question asked by Ottessa Moshfegh in the short story she wrote to accompany Friday's Proenza Schouler show. The NYFW mainstay is just shy of turning 20, and emerging from a global pandemic,
Alaïa: Ready-To-Wear AW22
We’ve had New Bottega, now it’s time for New Alaïa. In his second collection for the storied house, Pieter Mulier continued to re-shape the Alaïa aesthetic for a new generation. He doubled down on, and exaggerated, Azzedine’s iconic codes for
Paco Rabanne: Ready-To-Wear AW22
Julien Dossena’s Paco Rabanne AW22 show was a big splash of 1980s fashion. An explosion of classic Paco Rabanne – chainmail, pleats and ruffles – were futuristic and steeped in romance. Add a dose of sensory overload thanks to a