Highlights from New York Fashion Week SS25

Open­ing Image Hunter Abrams

Dig­i­tal Fash­ion Edi­tor, Eve Fitz­patrick

As always, the sea­son kicks off with New York Fash­ion Week, show­cas­ing col­lec­tions from fash­ion giants such as Alaïa and Ralph Lau­ren, as well as up and com­ing design­ers. Here are 6 key moments to take away from the week of Amer­i­can fashion.

Alaïa Showcased Sculptural Silhouettes

Fit­ting­ly show­cased at the Guggen­heim was the fash­ion house­’s SS25 col­lec­tion, show­cas­ing struc­tured sil­hou­ettes resem­bling sculp­tur­al pieces of art. The design­er took influ­ence from Amer­i­can fash­ion, such as Hal­ston’s jer­seys and Charles James’ puffer jack­et. The col­lec­tion is a clever merg­ing of Parisian and Amer­i­can influ­ence, the result being time­less yet cur­rent, effort­less yet complex.

Alexa Chung made her New York Fashion Week Debut at Tory Burch

The mod­el and cre­ative Alexa Chung walked her first show at New York Fash­ion Week, at none oth­er then Tory Burch. The show took place in a set that had been designed to feel like a swim­ming pool, with aqua tiles cov­er­ing the walls and floors. To com­pli­ment this, the mod­els wore cloth­ing with an ath­leisure tone, min­i­mal in style and play­ful in fit, such as Alex­a’s wide waist­ed skirt. The Paris Olympics had clear­ly had a cre­ative influ­ence on Burch, as she con­tin­ues to push sporti­ness into next spring.

Ralph Lauren Showcased One Of Their Most Minimal Collection Yet

How­ev­er the min­i­mal­ist designs remain aligned with the all Amer­i­can brand aes­thet­ic we know so well, with Amer­i­can flags stitched into knitwear and the polo logo dawned across woven tote bags. Despite the col­lec­tion being more toned down than usu­al, the show itself did­n’t hold back on grandeur and flare. It was held at a 19-acre horse farm in Bridge­hamp­ton, lined with vin­tage cars and with a star-stud­ded guest list. 

Models Somersaulted Down the Runway at Collina Strada

By now we know that no Col­li­na Stra­da show is with­out per­son­al­i­ty and fun, and this sea­son we saw mod­els mow­ing grass as they walked down the run­way, and oth­er som­er­sault­ing their way down through the crowd. The roman­tic style of cloth­ing dorned with ruf­fles, pas­tel prints, checks and stripes, added a sense of inno­cence to the fun of the show. The brand once again teach­es us that fash­ion does­n’t need to be so seri­ous, and can still be beautiful.

KHAITE Showcased a ‘Warmer, Earthier’ Collection

Known for her edgy and strong col­lec­tions, with sleek tai­lor­ing and a wear­able min­i­mal­ism, design­er Cather­ine Hol­stein has tak­en a warmer, earth­i­er route for her SS25 col­lec­tion. With organ­za in abun­dance, flo­ral embell­ished skirts, and a soft colour pal­lette that trick­les through, a lighter and airi­er feel­ing is unde­ni­able com­pared to pre­vi­ous KHAITE col­lec­tions. How­ev­er, the noto­ri­ous­ly strong, edgi­er feel of the brand that we all know and love has­n’t gone com­plete­ly amiss, as strong shoul­der lines, cropped blaz­ers and black leather pro­vide balance.

Designer Kate Barton Debuted Her First Fashion Show

A SCAD grad­u­ate and one of the new tal­ents to watch, Kate Bar­ton show­cased her debut col­lec­tion at New York Fash­ion Week, among some of the fash­ion giants. Her clever use of mate­r­i­al, mould­ing around the body in a sleek yet con­struct­ed man­ner, demon­strate the design­ers artistry and cre­ative tal­ent. This impres­sive col­lec­tion set the tone for the brands whim­si­cal world build­ing, and we are excit­ed to see where the design­er will next take her ideas.