Perry Ellis was a fashion designer who left behind a profound legacy that would stand for excellence in American fashion and influence in the company of other greats like Marc Jacobs to Tom Ford. The brand has changed considerably since…
Dark, brooding colors and plush materials were omnipresent at Zachary Prell’s Fall 2017 presentation held in an open space at Skylight Clarkson Studios in lower Manhattan. The mood was vibrant with pulsing music, but the clothes were somber. Stoic models…
Jeffrey Rüdes knows how to throw a party. Though he had already showed his latest collection in Paris more than a week prior, an early evening event in his Soho store with racks of gorgeous clothes and unlimited glasses of…
Part showroom, part art gallery, part meeting space for the creative set, Cadillac House in Manhattan’s tony Soho neighborhood provided the airy space for Brett Johnson’s Fall 2017 presentation. This outing marked Johnson’s third time participating at New York Fashion…
The contemporary fashion party is in flux with no small thanks to technological advancements. If Studio 54-era New York City was defined by shots of glistening, Halston-clad members of the perpetual party circuit dancing into the wee hours, the modern…
On Pier 94 on Manhattan’s far west side, the Capsule show is pushing some of the most exciting new menswear brands to the forefront. The annual industry trade presentation, launched in 2007, was designed to encourage networking among the many…
Easy. That’s probably the one word that most accurately sums up Kim Jones’ fall 2017 collection for Louis Vuitton shown at the vast Parisian landmark Domaine du Palais Royal. Such an attitude is wonderful to behold but infinitely difficult to…
One critique frequently lobbed at American fashion is that it is little more than a sophisticated copycat mimicking European ideas. It’s a lazy assessment, but one that isn’t always entirely without legs. When American design is at its best, when…
The serene white offices nestled above the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris’ 8th arrondissement hum with the steady work of Hermès’ highly skilled teams designing everything from perfume to their signature silk scarves. It is a house of immense…
The new year is here, and with it, the renewed commitment of many to hit the gym harder than ever. But picking what to wear to your appointed sweat session isn’t always so simple. In a market inundated with workout…