Kicking off New York Fashion Week, Riccardo Tisci will be showing Givenchy in New York, the first time in the storied Parisian fashion house’s history. It's all timed to coordinate with a new Givenchy flagship opening on Madison Avenue. Expect an enormous extravaganza of a show (1,200 tickets were allotted to the public) and equally big, brilliant things where the fashion is concerned.
What will she do next? Coming off the back of her strongest collection to date (aw15) and powering on with her brilliant pre-spring, the sky’s the limit for VB.
Without Donna Karan? Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne of Public School will debut this week as the new creative directors of DKNY, and are sure to set the New York street-style label abuzz.
Saturday will see Wang take the stage with a lot to prove, post-announcement that he’s leaving his other gig, Balenciaga. Will we see his eponymous label refocused and refined?
Last season’s collection centred around the theme of a funeral parlour, the models head-to-toe in black mourning clothes. Browne’s shows are always a spectacle and surprise. Roll on Sunday. We can’t wait.
The Mulleavy sisters, Kate and Laura, are the highlight of the Tuesday shows at NYFW because you never know what they’re planning. Mermaids? Rockabillies? Punks?
Or the Proenza Boys as the industry dubs them, are the talents that power the penultimate day of NYFW. They’re important because they stand apart from their NY peers: they push the creative envelope every season, take risks and generally deliver cutting-edge stuff.
Having exited Louis Vuitton in 2013 to prepare for his eponymous label’s IPO, Jacobs needs to pull everything out the bag for his forthcoming NY show. Bring it on, Marc!
Ralph, Calvin… no need to mention their full names. NYFW ends with the powerhouses of New York. Expect Ralph to be on-brand with a glossy, elegant summer 2016 message. And over at Calvin, where Francisco Costa presides, let’s hope for the softer side of the designer’s slick minimalism.