My Take on New York Fashion Week S/S 2022

NYFW

My take on New York 🗽 Fashion Week S/S 2022 🕵🏽‍♀️ is posting late due to a scary stumble down a staircase on the 2nd 🥈 to last day of DC Fashion Week 😬

Ended up with 2️⃣ severely sprained ankles 🦶🏽 that put me out of commission for months 😫

fashion month

Still recovering 🤒 but nothing can stop 🛑 me from reviewing 🔍 the Spring/Summer 💐🌞 2002 International 🌍 Fashion Month collections 🩲 🩳 👙 👚

Optimistic 💞 designers predict we will be back to partying 🥳 & traveling ✈️ like we were pre-pandemic 😷

  • THE 9️⃣0️⃣s ARE BACK: Catsuits 😻, lace, fishnet 🐟, A-line baby 👶🏽 doll dresses, athleisure wear 🧘🏽 including matching tracksuits 🏃🏽‍♀️, culottes 🩳 & chunky platform sandals 👡 (think Lady Miss Kier from Deee Lite ☮️) with girlie socks 🧦
  • Autumnal jewel-tone 💍 colors: burnt orange 🧡, green (from neon to hunter) 💚, burgundy/wine reds ❤️, sunflower yellow 💛 & periwinkle 💙 was also a standout color
  • Prints: Fall 🍂 & tropical 🌺 leaf as well as zebra 🦓
  • Sequins 💎 for the day 🌞 continues in 2022 😎
  • Skirts with bubble 🧼 hems, tiers & ruffles 👗
  • Cutouts ✂️ (some with button details) & strategically placed slashes 😘🤫
  • Ruching, pleats 🥻 & fringe
  • Brief shorts 🩲, bodysuits 🩱 & season-less separates 👕 continue for spring 2022
  • Accessories: single strand large crystal 💎 necklaces, oversize shoulder bags 👜, strappy flat (think Birkenstock ✌🏽 but cooler) espadrille & heeled sandals 👡

ALICE + OLIVIA BY STACEY BENET

Stacey packed a lot of looks in under a minute❣️ Season after season Alice ➕ Olivia makes you want to clear out your closet 🧺 to make room for their entire collection; S/S 2022 is no exception 🤩 Your local donation center will thank you 🤗

WHAT’S 🆕

  • 9️⃣0️⃣s style A-line baby 👶🏽 doll day dresses 👗

TRUE TO THE BRAND 💯

Alice + Olivia has always created styles with a modern day Lolita vibe 🤭

  • Impeccably slim cut pants suits 👩🏽‍💼
  • Ball skirt paired 🖖🏽 with chic basic tee (check out the 🙂 print on the full length sequin column skirt with matching 👕)
  • Mini dresses (not a trend for this brand) 💋
  • Luxe textiles 🧵: chiffons, silks, sequin
  • Bold prints: floral 🌺 & paisley (very 9️⃣0️⃣s)
  • Sequins 💎 for the day 🌞 (again not a trend for the brand)
  • Autumnal jewel-tone 💍 colors: burnt orange 🧡, green (from neon to hunter) 💚, burgundy/wine reds ❤️, sunflower yellow 💛 & periwinkle 💙 also a standout color
  • Skirts with bubble 🧼 hems, tiers & ruffles 👗
  • Strategically placed cutouts ✂️ 🤫
  • Strappy platform sandals 👡

WHAT’S IN MY CART 🛒

  • Bell 🔔 sleeve sequin 💎 mini dress in a bold “lifesaver” candy stripe 🍭
  • Multi-color 🌈 full length dress with A+O “girl face” logo print & matching bucket hat 😍


ALTUZARRA

Joseph Altuzarra gave us WARRIOR GODDESS 👸🏽 for S/S 2022❗️ Every look of this full runway show exudes confidence 🙆🏽‍♀️ & strength 🦸🏽

The show kicks 🦵🏽 off with Bella Hadid stomping like a nomad queen 👑 heading to battle 🛡 in a full length tie dyed ☮️ column skirt ➕ matching cropped top. It’s clear Joseph wants us to get back out into the world 🌎 & conquer it ⚔️

WHAT’S 🆕

  • Shop 🛍 the collection directly from the NYFW The Shows (further known as NYFWTS) website HERE 🎀
  • Crocheted knits 🧶
  • Fur embellished heeled & flat sandals 👡 (not my vibe 😌 but can see others pulling off the “furry 🐇 foot” look 🤣)

TRUE TO THE BRAND 💯

  • Modern separates 👚
  • Suits 👔 in various silhouettes (slim & oversize)
  • Pieces for every facet of life from travel 🧳 to red carpet 🎇
  • Autumnal jewel-tone 💍 colors: burnt orange 🧡, green (from neon to hunter) 💚, burgundy/wine reds ❤️, sunflower yellow 💛
  • Ethnic & tie dye ☮️ prints
  • Sequins 💎 for the day 🌞 looks
  • Cutouts ✂️ (some with buttons) & strategically placed slashes 😚
  • Pleated separates (👀 check out the gold lamé look)
  • Oversize slouchy as well as cross body bags 👜 & fringe
  • Strappy flat espadrille sandals 👡

WHAT’S IN MY CART 🛒

  • I WANT IT ALL but more specifically, every belt & macramé look 🧣


ANNA SUI – Another Day in Paradise 🏝

This is the resort 🏖 collection of your dreams 😴 Each look transports you to a 4️⃣-star resort 🏩 in South America. Purchasing 🏧 many looks head to toe for my luxury cruise 🚢 to Alaska in May 🏕

WHAT’S 🆕

  • Dominate colors: pink & green, but not in an 8️⃣0️⃣s Laura Ashely 🍬 way. Anna makes this palette modern AF 🧨
  • More swimwear 👙 (in crocheted 🧶 knit) than past S/S 🌼 collections
  • Socialite 👸🏽 style over-the-shoulder slung cardigan sweaters

TRUE TO THE BRAND 💯

  • You know Anna loves the 70s ✌🏽 For S/S 2022 she once again modernized the era 📅 Duster sweaters paired with brief short shorts 🩲 & fuchsia chunky platform sandals 👠 with nylon ankle socks 🧦 to name a few
  • Thoughtful referential hat 👒 designs & strappy flat espadrille sandals 👡
  • Skillful macramé/crocheted 🧶 pieces (not a trend for this brand)
  • Coveted separates 👚 in luxurious textiles 🧵: high-end cottons, silks, knits & denim
  • Creative prints with a hippie vibe ☮️
  • Anna is THE MASTER of layering but it’s not overkill 💋 Chanel rule BE DAMNED 😂

The S/S 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ trends are pillars 🏗 of the Anna Sui brand

  • Chunky platforms 👠 with girlie socks 🧦
  • Autumnal jewel-tone 💍 colors: burnt orange 🧡, green (from neon to hunter) 💚, burgundy/wine reds ❤️, sunflower yellow 💛 & periwinkle 💙 was also a standout color
  • Prints: Fall 🍂 & tropical 🌺 leaf as well as zebra 🦓
  • Sequins 💎 for the day 🌞 continues in 2022 😎
  • Skirts with bubble 🧼 hems, tiers & ruffles 👗
  • Ruching, pleats 🥻 & fringe
  • Brief shorts 🩳, bodysuits 🩱 & season-less separates 👕 continue for spring 2022
  • Accessories: single strand large crystal 💎 necklaces, oversize shoulder bags 👜, strappy flat espadrille & strappy sandals 👡

WHAT’S IN MY CART 🛒

  • Dying for ALL the cardigans 🧵, long & short
  • Kelly green 💚 denim mini skirt with oversize blue 💙 patch pockets 😍
  • Multi-colored 🌈 jeweled cross body water 💦 bottle holders


BADGLEY MISCHKA

For S/S 2022 🌷 Mark (Badgley) & James (Mischka) continued the video 🎥 presentation trend they have done since the pandemic 😷

Once again they had 2️⃣ models showcasing the full collection 😘

WHAT’S 🆕

  • The butterfly 🦋 & leaf 🍁 prints are divine

TRUE TO THE BRAND 💯

  • High-end textiles 🧵 (chiffons, silks, cottons, knits & sequin) with classic finishes & silhouettes is what keeps this brand going decade after decade ⏳
  • Red carpet 🎇 looks from suits to gowns 💃🏽
  • Shoulder sweeping 🧹 earrings 👂🏽
  • Head to toe sequin 💎 pant suits 👩🏽‍💼 Remember 🤔 the fuchsia pink & white 🍨 horizontal stripes from S/S 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣❓ For this collection B&M gave us the suit in the highly under-rated CHARTREUSE!! 🤯
  • Delicate bejeweled 💍 sandals 👡
  • Autumnal jewel-tone 💍 colors: burnt orange 🧡, green (from neon to hunter) 💚, burgundy/wine reds ❤️, sunflower yellow 💛 & periwinkle 🍧 was also a standout color
  • Sequins 💎 for the day 🌞 continues in 2022 😎
  • Skirts with bubble 🧼 hems, tiers & ruffles 👗
  • Ruching, pleats 🥻 & fringe

WHAT’S IN MY CART 🛒

  • Blue & white cotton 🧵 & lace full length dress 👗 with beautifully laid cap sleeves & matching belt
  • The jaw-dropping full length champagne 🍾 sequin gown 👘 with a floor sweeping 🧹 chiffon cape studded with Swarovski crystals 💎 on the V-neck 🤸🏽‍♀️
  • Periwinkle blue blazer 🧥 with matching 2️⃣” faux pearls 🦪


CHRISTIAN COWAN

You know Christian does not 🚫 dress the faint of heart 💓 No doubt 💯 you will be noticed 👀 in a Christian Cowan piece 😲

WHAT’S 🆕

  • Sexy Stepford Wives 👰🏽: looks paired with sky-high 🏙 teased & flipped hairdos 👧🏽 Jane Fonda would have killed for 😍
  • Star 🌟 shapes to create many of the halter tops for gowns 👘, swimwear 👙, & mini dresses 👗
  • Retro references 📚 with modern quintessential 💣 silhouettes
  • 🚫 No menswear this season 😢

TRUE TO THE BRAND 💯

  • Show stopping 🛑 stage performance 💃🏽/red carpet 🎇/VIP 💰 section of the trending club 🍸 looks. Everyone will be asking, 🎤 “Who are you wearing?” 🎤
  • Christian does not discriminate 🤝 when it comes to who he designs 4️⃣ & rarely follows trends 👎🏽 He’s a true artist 👨🏼‍🎨 & showman 🆒
  • Sequins 💎 for the day 🌞

WHAT’S IN MY CART 🛒

  • Finale look: stunning long sleeve, off the shoulder column fit wedding dress 👰🏽, with a thigh high slit 😲, 2″ silver paillettes & 3️⃣’ feathers 🦢 cascading off the shoulders 🤯 modeled by the beautiful Winnie Harlow 🥰
  • Silver & black check 🏁 sequin mini skirt


CHRISTIAN SIRIANO

Have been a massive fan 🤩 of Christian’s since he won 🏆 his season of Project Runway. He did an internship with the late great Alexander McQueen after all❣️

For the past few season 🌞☃️ I’ve had a hard time finding pieces to incorporate into my wardrobe 💔 For S/S 2022 🌻 Christian made up for it 🎉

WHAT’S 🆕

  • Taking the brand to the next level 📈 by adding denim 🧵 to the collection. Christian has always used denim as a textile 🧶 but this season he gave us beautifully cut ✂️ skinny & loose fitting JEANS👖!!
    I believe jeans were sorely missing from the brand 🥺 Not sure if the decision was pandemic 😷 or financial 🤑 but I am beyond thrilled 🤸🏽 Christian made the leap into more causal pieces 👕
  • More pants suits 👩🏽‍💼 some with asymmetric hems

TRUE TO THE BRAND 💯

  • Using full figure models has always been de rigueur for Christian 🤗; way before the fashion industry jumped 🤾🏽 on the side of fair practices 🙈
  • Red carpet 👸🏽 looks that are complicated 🧩 in design but effortless on the body 💣
  • Sequins 💎 for the day 🌞 (not a trend for this brand)
  • Autumnal jewel-tone 💍 colors: burnt orange 🧡, green (from neon to hunter) 💚, burgundy/wine reds ❤️, sunflower yellow 💛 & cobalt blue 💙 was also a standout color
  • Zebra 🦓 & ethnic prints only Christian can create 👨🏼‍🎨
  • Skirts with bubble 🧼 hems, tiers & ruffles 👗
  • Cutouts ✂️ & strategically placed slashes 😘🤫
  • Ruching, pleats 🥻 & fringe
  • Brief shorts 🩳, bodysuits 🩱 & season-less separates 👕 continue for spring 2022
  • Accessories: single strand large crystal 💎 necklaces, oversize shoulder bags 👜 & strappy sandals 👡

WHAT’S IN MY CART 🛒

  • Burnt orange/blue/zebra full sequin print 🤯 Christian created & used in several pieces; such as the full length trench coat 🧥 I need in my closet❣️


CYNTHIA ROWLEY

Cynthia created another video 🎦 but this short presentation is the runway show she put together at North Cove Marina 🚢 in lower Manhattan 🗽

Been a huge fan 😍 of Cynthia since the beginning of her career 🤗 For S/S 2022 she brought the heat 🔥 by giving us the party 🎉 clothes we will all need come spring 💐

WHAT’S 🆕

Don’t know that Cynthia has referenced the 9️⃣0️⃣s since the 90s, but she too embraced the upcoming trend 🆒

TRUE TO THE BRAND 💯

  • Fun, upbeat 💃🏽 pieces that are classic but made modern for the era 📅
  • Luxury 💎 chic looks for every age ➕ stage of life from red carpet 📸 to travel 🧳
  • THE 9️⃣0️⃣s ARE BACK: Catsuits 😻, lace/fishnet 🐟, baby doll dresses 👶🏽, athleisure wear ⛹🏽‍♀️ including matching tracksuits 🏃🏽‍♀️, culottes 🩳, chunky platform shoes & slacks 👖 under dresses
  • Autumnal jewel-tone 💍 colors: burnt orange 🧡, green (from neon to hunter) 💚, burgundy/wine reds ❤️, sunflower yellow 💛 & periwinkle 💙 was also a standout color
  • Prints: Fall 🍂 & tropical 🌺 leaf as well as zebra 🦓
  • Sequins 💎 for the day 🌞 continues in 2022 😎
  • Skirts with bubble 🧼 hems, tiers & ruffles 👗
  • Cutouts ✂️ (some with button details) & strategically placed slashes 😘🤫
  • Ruching, pleats 🥻 & fringe
  • Brief shorts 🩳, bodysuits 🩱, season-less separates 👕 continue for spring 2022
  • Accessories: single strand large crystal 💎 necklaces & belts, oversize shoulder bags 👜, strappy flat espadrilles sandals 👡

WHAT’S IN MY CART 🛒

  • Nylon printed puffer culottes 🩳 with matching track jacket 🧥
  • Long sleeve multi-color printed body suits 🩱
  • Multi-colored 🌈, single strand crystal 💎 necklaces & belts
  • Crystal studded A-line baby 👶🏽 doll dresses


JASON WU

For S/S 2022 Jason gave us sexy, I’m talking thigh high slit SEXY 😲

WHAT’S 🆕

  • Jason usually designs subtly sexy pieces 😊 but for spring he gave it to us FULL ON 😜
  • Spaghetti 🍝 strap tiered A-line dresses 👗
  • Paper bag 🛍 waists for the short suits 🩳
  • Full sequin gowns 👘
  • 🚫 No new bag 👜 designs shown on the runway 😭

TRUE TO THE BRAND 💯

  • Column dresses 🥻
  • Balloon 🎈 sleeves continue into spring 🌷
  • Strappy sandals 👡, not a trend for this brand 🆒
  • Pants/short suits 👔 with loose & fitted blazers 🧥
  • Bandeau tops 😲
  • Autumnal jewel-tone 💍 colors: burnt orange 🧡, green (from neon to hunter) 💚, burgundy/wine reds ❤️, sunflower yellow 💛 & periwinkle 💙 was also a standout color
  • Skirts with bubble 🧼 hems, tiers & ruffles 👗
  • Ruching, pleats 🥻 & fringe
  • Culottes 🩳
  • Season-less separates 👕 continue for spring 2022
  • Accessories: single strand large crystal 💎 necklaces, strappy flat desert-style 🌵 espadrille & strappy sandals 👡

WHAT’S IN MY CART 🛒

  • Green💚/blue 💙 print paper bag waist pants 😁
  • Orange ➕ yellow print bubble 🧼 hem day dress 👗 like a modern version of Degas’ famous sculpture
My photo from the Louvre


JUNNY – Mama 🤱🏾

According to the NYFWTS website 💻: JUNNY’s collections are bold 💪🏽, exuberant, inclusive 🙌🏽, cross-culturally 🤝 glamorous. They reflect the vibrancy of her Harlem 🗽 & mixed Jamaican cultural roots and powerful river of African American history ✊🏽

WHAT’S 🆕

Being Junny’s first 🥇 collection hosted by NYFWTS, can’t say what’s new 🆗

During her short video 📺 entitled “Mama” 🤱🏽, Junny shows “the birth” of her latest collection 🧶

TRUE TO THE BRAND 💯

Each season I review 🕵🏽‍♀️ a 🆕 African American designer. For S/S 2022 I chose Junny 🙆🏽 (& Pierre Blanc – see below); believing black female designers need more exposure ✊🏽

Not knowing what is “true to the brand” 🕵🏽‍♀️ my impression of this new designer is promising 🌞 In the few pieces she created, you note 💡 Junny respects fashion history 📰 & upcoming trends 🆕

  • Autumnal jewel-tone 💍 colors: burnt orange 🧡, green (from neon to hunter) 💚, burgundy/wine reds ❤️ & sunflower yellow 💛
  • Prints: Autumnal 🍂 & tropical leaf 🌺 as well as ethnic/animal 🦓

WHAT’S IN MY CART 🛒

  • Stunning burnt orange floral print 🌸/gingham belted shirt dress 👘 (video thumbnail)


LAQUAN SMITH

For his 2️⃣nd collection sponsored by NYFWTS, Queens born LaQuan used the observation deck of the Empire State Building 🌃 to show his latest collection. It looked like THE PARTY of 2021 🥳

WHAT’S 🆕

  • Shop the collection directly from the NYFWTS website HERE
  • Designing for the Hampton’s 👸🏽 night club crowd instead of the downtown Manhattan elite 👩🏽‍🎨

TRUE TO THE BRAND 💯

  • Looks that scream, 🙋🏽‍♀️“I’M THAT BITCH!!” 🙋🏽‍♀️
  • Show stopping 🛑 stage performance 💃🏽/red carpet 🎇/VIP 💰 section of the trending club looks Everyone will be asking, 🎤 “Who are you wearing?” 🎤
  • Classic 📜 silhouettes created LaQuan’s way i.e. white slim fit leather jeans 👖 strategically slashed 🤫 at the hips OR the skimpy triangle bikini 👙 in cobalt blue sequin
  • Colors: The collection is mostly black & white 🏁 including the prints 😎 However, the trending autumnal wine red 🍷 & cobalt blue 💙 are sprinkled in
  • Catsuits 😻, lace/fishnet 🐟, A-line baby 👶🏽 doll dresses
  • Sequins 💎 for the day 🌞
  • Skirts with bubble 🧼 hems, tiers & ruffles 👗
  • Cutouts ✂️ & strategically placed slashes 😘🤫
  • Ruching, pleats 🥻 & fringe
  • Brief shorts 🩳, bodysuits 🩱, season-less separates 👕 continue for spring 2022
  • Accessories: single strand large crystal 💎 necklaces, oversize shoulder bags 👜, & heeled strappy sandals 👡

WHAT’S IN MY CART 🛒

  • Another look modeled by Winnie Harlow 🤭: Wine red 🍷 silk ankle cinching jumpsuit 🐇 with snap front details ➕ matching belt 💋


MARISSA WILSON

Marissa chose to do another 1️⃣ minute 🎦 to show her 2️⃣nd collection hosted by NYFWTS

WHAT’S 🆕

  • Channeled the great mod ☮️ designers of the 60’s: Pierre Cardin & Paco Rabanne 🤩
  • This seasons hats: colorful straw 6️⃣0️⃣s style bucket (think Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face 🎩) & floppy cap-less visors 👒

TRUE TO THE BRAND 💯

  • Hard to say what is “true to the brand” 💡 According to the NYFWTS website Marissa is characterized by 🆒, relaxed styling blended with bold💪🏽, funky textiles & print artwork 👩🏽‍🎨 developed in-house 🏡
  • Catsuits 😻, lace/fishnet 🐟, A-line baby 👶🏽 doll dresses, athleisure wear ⛹🏽‍♀️ including matching tracksuits 🏃🏽‍♀️, culottes 🩳 & chunky platform sandals with girlie socks 🧦
  • Autumnal jewel-tone 💍 colors: burnt orange 🧡, green (from neon to hunter) 💚, burgundy/wine reds ❤️, sunflower yellow 💛 & periwinkle 💙 was also a standout color
  • Prints: Fall 🍂 & tropical 🌺 leaf as well as zebra 🦓
  • Skirts with bubble 🧼 hems, tiers & ruffles 👗
  • Cutouts ✂️ (some with button details) & strategically placed slashes 😘🤫
  • Ruching, pleats 🥻 & fringe
  • Strappy flat desert-style espadrilles sandals 👡🌵Catsuits 😻, lace/fishnet 🐟, A-line baby 👶🏽 doll dresses, athleisure wear ⛹🏽‍♀️ including matching tracksuits 🏃🏽‍♀️, culottes 🩳 & chunky platform sandals with girlie socks 🧦
  • Autumnal jewel-tone 💍 colors: burnt orange 🧡, green (from neon to hunter) 💚, burgundy/wine reds ❤️, sunflower yellow 💛 & periwinkle 💙 was also a standout color
  • Prints: Fall 🍂 & tropical 🌺 leaf as well as zebra 🦓
  • Skirts with bubble 🧼 hems, tiers & ruffles 👗
  • Cutouts ✂️ (some with button details) & strategically placed slashes 😘🤫
  • Ruching, pleats 🥻 & fringe
  • Strappy flat desert-style 🌵 espadrille sandals 👡

WHAT’S IN MY CART 🛒

  • Burnt orange 🧡 drawstring sweatpants with circle ⭕️ cutouts down the legs 🤗
  • Printed culottes-short 🩳 suit paired with lug sole sandals 👡
  • Above mentioned multi-colored 🌈 tall straw bucket hat 🎩


NICOLE MILLER

There are very few NY 🗽 designers that are legends 📯 in the industry; Nicole Miller is 1️⃣ of them 🥇 She is as much a staple of NY as Saks Fifth Avenue 🏬

WHAT’S 🆕

  • More body con 🥻 dresses for S/S 2022
  • 😢 Sadly less pants shown in the short video 💻

TRUE TO THE BRAND 💯

  • Luxury fabrics 🧵 & impeccable designs 👩🏼‍🎨
  • Strong 💪🏽 yet upbeat 💃🏽 looks
  • Catsuits 😻, A-line baby 👶🏽 doll dresses, athleisure wear ⛹🏽‍♀️ & chunky platform shoes with girlie socks 🧦
  • Autumnal jewel-tone 💍 colors: burnt orange 🧡, green (from neon to hunter) 💚, burgundy/wine reds ❤️, sunflower yellow 💛, periwinkle 💙 & lavender 💜 as a standout color
  • Prints: Autumnal 🍂 & ethnic/animal 🦓
  • Sequins 💎 for the day 🌞 continues in 2022 😎
  • Skirts with 🧼 bubble hems, tiers & ruffles 👗
  • Cutouts ✂️/strategically placed slashes 🤫
  • Ruching & pleats 🥻

WHAT’S IN MY CART 🛒

  • Black jumpsuit 🦘 with torso cut out ✂️
  • 🎀 Multi-color/size paillette spaghetti 🍝 strap A-line baby 👶🏽 doll dress


PIERRE BLANC

Chose Pierre because I don’t cover enough menswear 🧔🏽

The brand went against the grain 🙃 by exhibiting his A/W ☃️ 2021 collection instead of S/S 💐

WHAT’S 🆕

  • Another first time designer 👨🏾‍🎨 hosted by NYFWTS this season 💐
  • Paul chose to do a 2.5 minute 🎦 to show his full collection of luxury suits 👔 & coats 🧥 mixed with athleisure wear ⛹🏽

TRUE TO THE BRAND 💯

  • According to NYFWTS website: Pierre Blanc is a NY 🗽 based brand created by Paul Richards who launched his first 🥇 collection in 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣ The luxury garments are constructed from the finest textiles 🧶sourced from around the world 🌎
  • Paul’s suit 👨🏽‍💼 designs give me Ozwald Boateng vibes (my favorite 😍 menswear designer OF ALL TIMES) with the impeccable Saville Row style cuts 💋 & vibrant textiles 🧵
  • Athleisure wear 🧘🏽 including matching tracksuits 🏃🏽‍♀️
  • Autumnal jewel-tone 💍 colors: burnt orange 🧡, green (from neon to hunter) 💚, burgundy/wine reds ❤️, sunflower yellow 💛 & fuchsia as an outlier color
  • Prints: Autumnal 🍂 & tropical leaf 🌺 & ethnic/animal 🦓

WHAT’S IN MY CART 🛒

  • Fuchsia branded sweatshirt 🥵
  • Cream 🥛 & black piping shorts 🩳 with matching short sleeve button down shirt 👚


PRABAL GURUNG

First I must to apologize 😔 for the lighting in the 🎥. It was tough filming due to the runway being lit by large white orbs 💡

There’s not much to say because IT’S PRABAL❣️ He never fails on delivering a jaw dropping 😲 wallet emptying 💳 collection‼️

WHAT’S 🆕

  • Marabou feather 🦚 dresses
  • Gowns with vertical cut ✂️ details that remind me of garters going from the bodice to the skirt. In motion, gives the illusion 🎱 the skirt is floating 👻 separately from the 🔝
  • 💘 Prabal gave us gingham as the backdrop to an incredibly vibrant floral 🌸 print
  • Peplums as a tiered ruffle 🎀 detail on the hem of blazers 🧥
  • Corset style waist coats for men 🤯

TRUE TO THE BRAND 💯

  • Sexy floral 🌸 column dresses 👘
  • Textiles 🧵: silks, silk shantung & lightweight knits 🧶
  • Ruching 🥻 & ethic prints (not a trend for this brand)
  • Every menswear piece IS Prabal; elegant 🧐, classic & colorful 🌈 (a few all white looks).
  • Perfectly cut sailor 🏴‍☠️ pants & suits 👔 also for men 👨🏽‍🦱
  • Stunning sarong 🏝 skirts you need for your VIP beach bungalow 🏖
  • Delicate, strappy high heeled sandals 👡
  • Autumnal jewel-tone 💍 colors: burnt orange 🧡, green (from neon to hunter) 💚, burgundy/wine reds ❤️, sunflower yellow 💛 & periwinkle 💙 was also a standout color
  • Prints: Fall 🍂 & tropical 🌺 leaf as well as zebra 🦓
  • Sequins 💎 for the day 🌞
  • Skirts with bubble 🧼 hems, tiers & ruffles 👗
  • Cutouts ✂️ (some with button details) & strategically placed slashes 😘🤫
  • Ruching & pleats 🥻
  • Strappy flat desert-style 🏜 espadrille & strappy heeled sandals 👡

WHAT’S IN MY CART 🛒

  • Periwinkle 💙/chartreuse 💚/black 🖤 ombré, leaf print 🍃ball gown with garter detail mentioned above
  • Periwinkle 💙/chartreuse 💚/black 🖤 gathered silk bomber jacket 🧥


PROENZA SCHOULER

Jack (McCollough) & Lazaro (Hernandez) know their customer: trendy downtown NY 3️⃣0️⃣ somethings 🆒
If there were a Sex & the City reboot Proenza Scouler would definitely 👌🏽 be the costume 🎭 designers.

For S/S 2022 🌷 the genius duo picked Little Island 🗽 as the location for their live stadium runway show. Fortunately the 🎦 has incredible drone views of the venue ➕ collection 😃

Founded in 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣2️⃣, can’t wait to see 👀 what the boys cook up 👨‍🍳 to celebrate 🎊 20 years❣️

WHAT’S 🆕

  • 9️⃣0️⃣s trend, slacks 👖 under dresses 👘
  • Various sized beaded 💎 fringe is a real stand out in the collection 🙆🏽‍♀️

TRUE TO THE BRAND 💯

  • Classic staple separates 👚 & modern silhouettes
  • Goddess style dresses 🥻 & ethnic prints
  • Incredible 💝 accessories including large shoulder bags 👜 in the trending autumnal 🍂 colors
  • A-line baby 👶🏽 doll dresses & athleisure wear ⛹🏽‍♀️
  • Autumnal jewel-tone 💍 colors: burnt orange 🧡, green (from neon to hunter) 💚, burgundy/wine reds ❤️, sunflower yellow 💛 & royal blue 💙 is an outlier color
  • Skirts with bubble 🧼 hems, tiers & ruffles 👗
  • Textiles 🧵: chiffons, lightweight wool 🐑 & cotton 🧶 in which they create their ethnic prints
  • Cutouts ✂️ (some with button details) & strategically placed slashes 😘🤫
  • Ruching, pleats 🥻 & fringe
  • Accessories: single strand large crystal 💎 necklaces, strappy flat desert-style 🏜 espadrille & strappy heeled sandals 👡

WHAT’S IN MY CART 🛒

  • ALL the colorful zebra print 🦓 pieces
  • Black leather 🐄 sleeveless trench coat 🧥
  • Sunflower yellow 💛 column fit tiered fringe dress 🥻 with beaded fringe cascading from the short sleeves 😍
  • ALL the bags from the framed shoulder 👜 to the slouchy tote styles 🎒
  • Sunflower 🌻 yellow chiffon pleated cape top dress (also in black)
  • Burnt orange 🍊 printed pants suit with long culottes 🩳 style pants & box fit blazer


TADASHI SHOJHI

For S/S 2022 THE MASTER 👨🏼‍🎨 decided to go back 💯 years to the 1920s❣️ Tadashi realized many of the upcoming trends are throwback ⏳ from the days of the flapper 🥳

Tadashi thoughtfully created a 🎥 celebrating those grand times 💃🏽

WHAT’S 🆕

  • 2️⃣0️⃣s drop waist silhouettes.
  • Sadly, the bustlines from that time are not my favorite 😬; however it was thrilling to see 👀 the designer bring them back for spring 🤗

TRUE TO THE BRAND 💯

  • Luxurious 💰 fabrics (jacquard, silks, chiffons, high-end cotton) & classic cuts ✂️
  • Beading 🦪, sequins & uber glamour 💎
  • Luxury looks for day galas 💃🏽 & evening red carpets 🎇
  • Ruching & pleats 🥻 are not a trend for Tadashi
  • Lace & A-line baby 👶🏽 doll dresses 👗 pulled from the archives & updated 📅
  • Chunky heeled shoes 👠
  • Autumnal jewel-tone 💍 colors: green (from neon to hunter) 💚, burgundy/wine reds ❤️, sunflower yellow 💛, periwinkle 💙 & fuchsia
  • Prints: Autumnal 🍂 leaf 🌺 & animal 🦓. Tadashi uses them subtly in heavy fabrics & velvet burnout 💥
  • Sequins 💎 for the day 🌞 continues in 2022 😎
  • Skirts with bubble 🧼 hems, tiers & ruffles 👗
  • Ruching, pleats 🥻 & knitted 🧶 fringe

WHAT’S IN MY CART 🛒

  • Pink/green floral 💐 A-line baby 👶🏽 doll dress with white lace on the short sleeves ➕ white peak collar
  • Black jacquard tea 🍵 length dress with silver thread detail on bodice & cap sleeves
  • Crystal 💎 upper & black ankle 🦶🏽 strap stiletto heeled sandals 👠 paired with above dress
  • 💘 Need ALL the rhinestone hand jewelry 💍 & the crystal fringe skull cap 👒
  • Silver & rhinestone gathered silk gown 👘 with long sleeves & sequin fringe shoulder detail 🤩
  • Black lace, sequin ➕ rhinestone layered chiffon dress 👗


THEO

For their 2️⃣nd collection hosted 🎤 by NYFWTS, THEO put together an incredible 🎦 for the co-op’s 🤝 runway show.

Using a parking lot 🚗 as their venue, the designers took advantage of the security 👮🏽‍♀️ cameras by incorporating the footage into the video 💻 SO CLEVER 💡

WHAT’S 🆕

  • Their first 🥇 NYFWTS collection was A/W ☃️ 2021. Now we see 👀 how the brand uses lighter ⛅️ fabrics ❌ silhouettes
  • Bold to bring back polka dots for spring 🌺 2022

TRUE TO THE BRAND 💯

  • According to NYFWTS website: THEO is a creative 🎨 bureau with a daring 🪂 attitude.
    Lead by Theo Dekan, the Kyiv-based team 👬🏻 constructs pieces aimed at erasing ✏️ boundaries ☯️ and offers an edgy 😎 take on traditional fashion codes 🎉
  • 🕵🏽‍♀️ This brand reminds me of the great Marc Jacobs when he was the IT BOY of NY 🗽 in the 9️⃣0️⃣s; trendy & breaking gender barriers 🚻
  • Great athleisure wear 🤾🏽‍♀️
  • Modern knits 🧶 & denim 👖 separates
  • Gender neutral 💋 fitted silhouettes
  • Oversized pieces, cut ✂️ to give shape to the body 🤸🏽‍♀️
  • Incredible suits 👔 both fitted & loose
  • Beautiful pleated dresses 👗
  • THE 9️⃣0️⃣s ARE BACK: Catsuits 😻, lace/fishnet 🐟, A-line 👶🏽 baby doll dresses, athleisure wear ⛹🏽‍♀️ including matching tracksuits 🏃🏽‍♀️, culottes 🩳 & chunky platform sandals 👡
  • Autumnal jewel-tone 💍 colors: burnt orange 🧡, green (from neon to hunter) 💚, burgundy/wine reds ❤️, sunflower yellow 💛 & periwinkle 💙 also a standout color
  • Prints: Autumnal 🍂 & tropical leaf 🌺 & ethnic/animal 🦓
  • Sequins 💎 for the day 🌞
  • Skirts with bubble 🧼 hems, tiers & ruffles 👗
  • Cutouts ✂️ (some with buttons)/strategically placed slashes 🤫
  • Ruching, pleats 🥻 & fringe
  • Brief shorts 🩳 /bodysuits 🩱, season-less separates 👕 continue for spring 2022
  • Accessories: single strand large crystal 💎 necklaces & belts, oversize shoulder bags 👜, strappy desert-style 🌵 espadrille & strappy lace-up sandals 👡

WHAT’S IN MY CART 🛒

  • Fitted denim jacket with extra long cuffs 🥰
  • Lime green 💚 nylon car coat 🧥


TOMBOGO – Nature is Healing 💐

Tommy Bogo’s first collection hosted by NYFWTS (A/W 2021) was so much fun 😎 I couldn’t wait to see 👀 what he would create for spring 🌷

He entitles his rooftop 🌁 runway collection “Nature is Healing” 🌻 🌞

WHAT’S 🆕

  • Funky 🤪 tie dye print
  • Snaps 🤏🏼 as a stand out detail on many pieces from cargo pants 👖 to oversize fanny bags 👝

TRUE TO THE BRAND 💯

  • Tommy IS downtown New York 🗽 You can see in the presentation 💻 his customers are his friends 🧑🏽‍🤝‍🧑🏽 👬🏽 & his friends are the coolest kids on the block 😎
  • An eclectic mix of luxury 💎 & art 🎨
  • Edgy athleisure wear 🤸🏽‍♀️ with a powerful sexy vibe 😘 Like oversize cargo pants fitted by drawstring 🧵 waists for women ➕ denim short 🩳 suits for men 👨🏽
  • Foundation fabrics: cotton, denim, nylon & knits 🧶
  • Athleisure wear 🧘🏽‍♀️ including matching tracksuits 🏃🏽‍♀️, culottes 🩳
  • Autumnal jewel-tone 💍 colors: burnt orange 🧡, green (from neon to hunter) 💚, wine reds ❤️, sunflower yellow 💛

WHAT’S IN MY CART 🛒

  • Nylon sleeveless puffer vests 🦺
  • Watering 💦 can shoulder bags 👜 in straw & leather


ULLA JOHNSON

Designers have been listed 🧾 alphabetically but wish 🔮 I could have covered Ulla Johnson’s S/S 2022 collection first 🥇 The trends for spring are already mainstays for the brand 💣

🤔 Do you remember the prairie trend from the early 90s❓ Remember going to The Limited for peasant tops 👩🏽‍🌾 & equestrian 🐴 skirts? For S/S 2022 Ulla modernized that era perfectly❣️

Ulla picked an incredible garden 🌹 & decorated it with a metal sculpture surrounding the circular runway🚶🏽‍♀️Also drone & crane cameras 🎥 were used for maximum effect 🥳

WHAT’S 🆕

  • More of the brands western 🤠 vibes creating even more sellable 💳 pieces for spring 🌼 (as if that were possible 😁)

TRUE TO THE BRAND 💯

  • Amazing bags 👛 from cross body to pumpkin style leather shoulder 👜
  • Chandelier 🕯 earrings & drop pendant necklaces 💎
  • Balloon 🎈 sleeves & mini dresses 👗
  • Every type of sandal 👡 from strappy heels 👠 to dessert 🏜 style espadrilles
  • THE 9️⃣0️⃣s ARE BACK: Catsuits 😻, lace/fishnet 🐟, A-line baby 👶🏽 doll dresses, athleisure wear 🤸🏽‍♀️ including matching tracksuits 🏃🏽‍♀️, culottes 🩳 & chunky platform shoes with girlie socks 🧦
  • Autumnal jewel-tone 💍 colors: burnt orange 🧡, green (from neon to hunter) 💚, burgundy/wine reds ❤️, sunflower yellow 💛 & periwinkle 💙 also a standout color
  • Prints: Autumnal 🍂 & tropical leaf 🌺 & ethnic/animal 🦓
  • Sequins 💎 for the day 🌞 continues in 2022 😎
  • Skirts with bubble 🧼 hems, tiers & ruffles 👗
  • Cutouts ✂️ (some with buttons)/strategically placed slashes 🤫
  • Ruching, pleats 🥻 & fringe
  • Brief shorts 🩳 /bodysuits 🩱, season-less separates 👕 continue for spring 2022
  • Accessories: single strand large crystal 💎 necklaces & belts, oversize shoulder bags 👜, strappy flat desert-style 🏜 espadrille & strappy heeled sandals 👡

WHAT’S IN MY CART 🛒

  • Olive green 💚 & cream 🥛 crochet balloon 🎈 sleeve deep V peasant top 👚 ruffle tiered mini dress 👗 Paired with jute strappy heeled sandals 👡
  • ALL the hair jewelry 💍
  • Ruffled one shoulder autumnal leaf 🍂 printed jumpsuit 🐸 with peplum detail 😍 Paired with natural leather 🐄 pleated fanny bag 👝


More designers to film 🎥 ➕ review 🕵🏽‍♀️ Part 2️⃣ of My Take on New York Fashion Week S/S 2022 coming 🔜

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