Aguiar checked out Lela Rose’s fall collection at an intimate luncheon.
“The Future Is Female” finale at Prabal Gurung
“The Future Is Female” finale at Prabal Gurung
The sleek nappa leather steering wheel in the Genesis G90
Fashion Director James Aguiar and Market Editor Jacqueline Zenere hit fashion week in their Genesis G90.
Countless show invites littered the G90’s seat.
Ralph Lauren’s opulent entrance
Reality ruled at Christian Siriano.
Candice Huffine owned the Prabal Gurung catwalk.
Ashley Graham stunned in Michael Kors.
Sally LaPointe’s digital “runway”
Marc Jacobs’ pared-down runway presentation
Nothing is more exciting for me than a new season at New York Fashion Week. Our fashion follies would not have been possible without our own head-turning Genesis G90, which whisked us from collection to collection with the stunning sleekness of even the most perfect supermodels. This car was crucial to arriving in style for the marquis event in the fashion world. Some of the standouts of the week were the 100,000 live orchids lining the walls of Ralph Lauren at his stunning in-store show as mechanical motorized butterflies flapped their wings. Unusual ways of showing collections seemed to be a mantra this year—from Sally LaPointe and Yeezy’s digital projections to Alexander Wang’s circuslike party in an abandoned Harlem theater to the calm and sophisticated luncheons offered by Lela Rose and Cinq à Sept. Forgoing the over-the-top productions of previous years, however, Marc Jacobs stripped the show to its bare essentials. Folding chairs, an edited guest list and models showcasing his love of early hip-hop contributed to one of his most finger-on-the-pulse collections in years. There was no music, and no lights or no cameras were allowed inside. Once outside, the show was flipped on its head, as models took pictures of attendees instead of the other way around. Michael Kors, Prabal Gurung and Christian Siriano featured models who broke the mold and redefined our idea of the typical “catwalk coat hanger.” The appearance of these women on the runway was treated with a shrug of normalcy, which may have been the strongest statement of all. –James Aguiar
prabal gurung photos by dan lecca; sally lapointe photo by kevin tachman; ralph lauren photo courtesy of ralph lauren; marc jacobs photo courtesy of marc jacobs; lela rose photo by taylor jewell; genesis g90 photo courtesy of genesis; michael kors photo courtesy of michael kors
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