This story was reported by Kari Jensen.
The Lower East Side was once again a place to see and be seen during New York Fashion Week.
Social media influencers, celebrities, editors and off-duty models attended the events. There was a post-Covid recovery feel with most restrictions gone and designers putting on in-person shows.
“I had a lot of fun,” Dev Walker, a digital content creator, posted as a caption on her Instagram account, along with videos from fashion week, after the event, which ran from April 9-14. September. Walker’s post included images of her taking part in a street photography session.
During fashion week, celebrity and street style photographers were like bird watchers hunting rare species. Photographers stood outside the venues capturing images of people arriving and leaving the shows.
Journalist Noleet Rice, left, takes a selfie with Jeffrey C. Williams, designer and winner of Bravo’s reality series The Fashion Show, Season 2. Photo by Kari Jensen
The fashion was flaunted on and off the catwalk. Many dresses especially for each event.
“I used my Artistry of Hair wig and [Off-White c/o] Virgil Abloh boots,” said Noleet Rice, one of many journalists covering the shows.
Some event attendees, like Rice, who is from Michigan, traveled from out of town. “I come from Florida. This is my first time,” said makeup artist and social media influencer Sophi St. Louis.
The designers presented their collections for Spring and Summer 2023 (SS23). Some even took their catwalks to the sidewalks and streets, so that passers-by could watch, in addition to photographers, the media and guests.
The Maryam Nassir Zadeh show on September 12 took place outdoors on the handball court in Sara D. Roosevelt Park, near the designer’s Norfolk Street store. The models wore minimalist garments made of natural fibers in neutral tones, some punctuated with blue, yellow or green, and details, such as crochet.
A model holds a dog on the runway during the Snow Xue Gao show at the designer’s Bowery store. Screenshot via @SnowXueGao.
The next morning, Snow Xue Gao put on a show at their new flagship store on the Bowery. Guests were seated on either side of the walkway, which stretched from the outside of the store to the opposite sidewalk, allowing for observation of neighborhood onlookers.
Models dressed in two-piece skirts and tops or flowy, form-fitting dresses, in floral prints and bright colors, with one model holding a fluffy brown dog.
Dev Walker, left, and Quadir Moore wait for The Blonds fashion show to begin at Spring Studios. Photo by Kari Jensen
NYFW shows ran throughout the city, and Spring Studios in Tribeca continued to serve as the hub.
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The final show at that location was The Blonds on September 14. Guests went ‘ooh’ and ‘aah’ as models dressed in luxurious bodycon prints and metallics strutted down the runway.
Nearby, on Cortlandt Alley, Making the Cut Season 3 winner Yannik Zamboni unveiled his label, Maison Blanche, a collection of edgy unisex garments in predominantly white. The Swiss designer described his show as “conceptual” and “political.”
Photo by Kari Jensen
“As a designer, you have a platform to talk about issues,” Zamboni said. “For me it is very important to fight for the rights of minorities and the repressed. That’s what I tried to show tonight.”
What’s next?
The Blonds are already selling some garments from the SS23 collection (the Chain Series) on their website.
Plus, more shows are on the way: New York Luxury Bridal Fashion Week is October 11-14.
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