At first, a hardware store hardly seems an appropriate venue for a runway. However, for Amanda Mehl’s AW19 show, “Love Handles,” the wrenches, paint samples, and fake grass at Garber’s made the perfect environment. The industrial surroundings provided an intense juxtaposition to the prominently featured animal prints and faux fur. These animalistic elements were paired […]
Biological mothers linking arms with their youth—on the runway, alongside spiritual mothers or mentors and their mentees—in the latest NYFW designs: This past New York Fashion Week’s Mothers to Daughters Legacy Walk was an emblematic reminder of how fashion merges with philanthropy to uplift women’s voices. A “global movement” aimed at “forging deep connections, amplifying […]
Freshly surfacing from delayed trains, school closings, and work hiccups this past week, New Yorkers struggled to stay warm and to secure adequate groceries amid the interminable subzero temperatures. Such constraints compelled creatives, celebrities, and art enthusiasts to show up in maximal self-expression to the Whitney Museum of Art’s infamous Art Party this past frigid […]
