• For Kate Barton Spring 2027, Optimism Looks Like Dog-Printed Tank Tops

    From sculptural silhouettes to chrome color palettes, Kate Barton is known for her signature futuristic edge. For Spring 2027, however, the designer’s universe is taking a playful turn with illusion prints, stripes and eye-catching hues. Although Barton has always imbued a sense of whimsy into her namesake label (who could forget her Goldfish Bag?), this…

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  • Wiederhoeft Imagines a Beautifully Dressed Apocalypse for Spring 2027

    If it hadn’t been for the crowd of photographers at the end of the catwalk and sea of phones among the audience capturing video content, you’d think you were in for a theater performance at Wiederhoeft Spring 2027’s presentation, rather than a New York Fashion Week runway show. As showgoers took their seats at the…

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  • Aknvas References Another Hans Christian Andersen Tale for Spring 2027

    Aknvas presented its Spring 2027 runway show on Friday in a whirlwind of three acts: “Eleven Shirts,” “Forest Nymphs” and the climactic closing, “Wild Swans.” “I decided to name the collection ‘Swans Before Innocence,’” Founder and Creative Director Christian Juul Nielsen told Fashionista in a backstage interview. The story unfolded as a chronological saga, beginning…

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  • Jane Wade Is Still Outside for Spring 2027

    Building upon Jane Wade’s Fall 2026 collection, which translated the brand’s corporate-core aesthetic into an outdoorsy retreat, the designer is opting to spend some more time basking in the sun for Spring 2027. “Last season, we were hiking the Great Mount expedition to ‘The Summit,’ and this season, that glacial melt is trickling off, running…

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  • A Haunting Marilyn Monroe Quote Inspired Christian Cowan for Spring 2027

    In July 1962, Marilyn Monroe said in an interview with Life Magazine, “People I like. The public scares me.” That haunting sentiment sparked the idea behind Christian Cowan’s Spring 2027 collection, which the designer unveiled Friday afternoon at New York City’s The Glasshouse. “I thought that quote summarized the relationship of glamorous icons with the…

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  • If You’re Shopping for Fall Layers, Start With J.Crew

    One of my most-worn fall layers is the J.Crew rollneck sweater, an iconic staple since 1988. Since then, its even been reimagined by New York designers Eckhaus Latta, Collina Strada, Buci, Tanner Fletcher, and Patrick Taylor. Loved by several of my colleagues (Eliza Huber, Bobby Schuessler, and Lauren Eggertsen), I like wearing it with capris…

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  • Christian Siriano’s Spring 2027 Collection Is One Sexy Fairy Tale

    Christian Siriano’s Spring 2027 runway show felt a bit like a fairy tale — and that was the point. The designer said he was inspired by an 18th-century French fairy tale, “The Story of the Queen of the Flowery Isles.” “The story was romantic in the end, but it starts quite dark and sinister, kind of…

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  • As Kallmeyer Grows, Its Commitment to the (Very Chic) Customer Never Wavers

    Kallmeyer is coming into its own. It’s been two years since the New York label, helmed by the inimitably cool Daniella Kallmeyer, began showing consistently on the New York Fashion Week schedule, and it was hard not to compare Thursday’s Spring 2027 outing to that first Spring 2025 runway. What’s interesting is that very little…

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