Paris Fashion Week is about to make history. On September 30, 2025, thirty silver-haired Chinese “Golden Age” supermodels will walk alongside their European counterparts at La Galerie Bourbon, presenting the LARA Collection for SS26. For the first time ever, mature Chinese models will hold 50% representation on an official Paris runway, breaking the industry’s age monopoly and spotlighting Oriental aesthetics on fashion’s most prestigious stage. After an intensive three-month global search, only 30 Chinese Golden Age supermodels have been selected to join the official lineup for the LARA runway show during Paris Fashion Week on September 30, 2025. They will take the runway at the iconic La Galerie Bourbon steps from the Arc de Triomphe, presenting the LARA Collection alongside leading European models. Before Paris, the group will also appear live on September 26 from the Lazio National Television Studio in Italy, starring in Dialogue on Chinese-Italian Clothing, a cross-cultural fashion broadcast streamed across Europe via satellite. Launched in March 2025, the Golden Age supermodel initiative ignited a viral “Chinese GoldenStyle” trend across social media. With only 30 exclusive seats worldwide, this platform is the first official gateway for mature Chinese models to enter the global high-fashion circuit. The cultural dialogue formed by the Sino Italian fashion show live broadcast on the Lazio TV satellite in Rome will once again attract European aristocrats, senior experts in Italian news and media, the Italian Golden Lion Award, Miami director team, and others to come to the studio for live viewing. As a national media outlet in Italy, Lazio Television has a live broadcast signal covering all of Europe. Its debut in March 2025 sparked a Chinese GoldenStyle social media craze. This Sino Italian design clash: Models will alternate between Italian designer wedding dress collections and Chinese non legacy Yunsha Huafu, achieving a “cultural resonance between silk and lace”. Currently, the runway show and the Golden Ambassador global tour stand as the only platforms where mature Chinese models are formally recognized on the international stage during Paris Fashion Week. With a strict global quota of just 30 seats, competition is intense. For the China region, candidates undergo online interviews and designer evaluations, with only the most outstanding talents receiving official invitation letters to join this historic showcase. The debut in March 2025 is officially defined as an atypical sample of China’s cultural industry going global. As a key international project of the Golden Age Health Culture and Art Awards, it has received support from organizations such as the All China Federation of Trade Unions and the China Aging Development Foundation. This tour will continue to undertake the mission of “cross civilization dialogue through clothing as a medium”. The March 2025 debut has been hailed as a groundbreaking example of China’s cultural industry stepping onto the global stage in a wholly new way. As a flagship international initiative of the Golden Age Health Culture and Art Awards, the project has earned backing from major organizations, including the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and the China Aging Development Foundation. Carrying forward its mission, this tour continues to champion a vision of “cross-civilization dialogue, with fashion as the medium.” ##

This year’s show parades the wondering promises of midcentury air travel, and the working flight attendant. Formerly christened with A-line uniforms, this season’s flight attendant features midcentury shapes with a taste of flight in our modern era: a bus in the sky. SHOW CREDITS Designer: Ben Doctor Production: Ojeras PR: And Such NYC Makeup: Iona Moura using AppleDoll Hair: Miss Kam with Unite Stylist: Isabel Miksic Shoes: Sneex Ben Doctor Photos: Paulo Santana

ABOUT BEN DOCTOR

Ben Doctor NEW YORK is characterized by a fusion of vintage Americana and contemporary urban grit. Drawing inspiration from metropolitan life in the 50’s and 60’s, our clothes feature ginghams, structured silhouettes, exaggerated trims, and bold color. Often contrasted with distressed texture, unconventional material, and experimental tailoring. Our focus is to derive a visual and wearable dialogue between past and contemporary life, style, and culture in New York.

ABOUT SNEEX

Sneex, founded by Sara Blakely, is a hybrid heel (hy-heel) that blends the sophistication of a stiletto with the technology of a sneaker. Sneex innovation solves the biggest pain points women universally experience wearing high heels, married with a bold and playful aesthetic. They are a unique addition to a woman’s collection of shoes and can be styled with anything from denim to gowns. Sneex are designed to challenge the rules women have been made to follow. The brand launched in August 2024 and was selected in the same year at the Footwear News Achievement Awards for Launch of the Year, and at the Global Footwear Awards as the overall winner for Women’s Fashion Sneakers, recognizing groundbreaking footwear designs.

ABOUT APPLEDOLL

AppleDoll has its eye on the future of makeup. Experimentation, exploration, individuality, and play are at the forefront of what beauty means to us. Both current and emerging demographics connect with our “art over perfection” approach to branding and marketing as well as our authentic and far-reaching commitment to clean, vegan, sustainable, and equitable practices and products. Beauty does not exist within a vacuum, so AppleDoll utilizes vintage makeup movements to craft the future of makeup and what it can do. AppleDoll loves beauty with a bite, and lips are where we started. Since unveiling The Kiss lipstick, our best selling product to date, we heard from AppleDolls that they desired more ways to accentuate the beauty of their lips. We listened, and have since successfully launched Tinted Nectar Salve, Nectar Salve, and Nocturnal Lip Liners. Next up, Loverboy Highlighter . In every product that we dream up, the goal is to give our dolls the tools to come as they are and leave as they want to be. “The art of transformation unites the worlds of AppleDoll and Ben Doctor. Makeup and fashion exist in tandem. Both are incredibly powerful tools that should be wielded with intention and care. Behind the beauty, we share a mutual commitment to self-expression, exploration, and play. We’re honored to work with a brand who holds values so close to our own. Together, AppleDoll and Ben Doctor reimagine vintage glamour to dream up the future of aesthetics.” Madeleine Favreau – AppleDoll’s Founder ##

Futures of the Past: Chrome Legacy SHAO’s temporal quadrilogy comes to a close with Futures of the Past: Chrome Legacy, a collection that refuses to let time behave neatly. For Shao Yang, past, present, and future exist not as a sequence but as overlapping frequencies; echoes colliding, never fully blending. Her framework began with a question both personal and speculative: “If my grandparents stepped into a DeLorean, what would they wear to fit into 2075 without abandoning who they were in 1975?” The answer unfolds across 31 looks that imagine a Chinatown of tomorrow without erasure. Mahjong parlors run on cryptocurrency thumb drives, hovercrafts float above Mott Street’s electric quiet, tai chi sessions in Columbus Park gleam with chrome accents, and dim sum servers wear uniforms more Starfleet than traditional livery. The garments themselves carry this duality with conviction. Wool suitings, pinstripes, and formal accoutrements ground the collection in a language of heritage tailoring, then fracture into trapezoidal volumes that signal another dimension. Chromefinished leathers and stripped-back denim gesture toward futures where tradition mutates but does not vanish. Pops of yellow and pink interrupt the otherwise restrained palette, while a new silhouette emerges: sharply tailored pieces balanced with strategic oversizing, maintaining proportion even as they disrupt it. Shao Photos: Zach Hilty for BFA “I envisioned my grandparents walking into the future without losing a single thing that made them who they are,” Yang says. “The clothes had to carry their past, live in the urgency of now, and belong on the streets of the future, alive with rituals that will last until the end of humanity.” That insistence on care is written into every seam. The collection foregrounds the quiet labor of pressing, polishing, mending – rituals that make clothing endure. It’s an ethos Yang honed through her decade at The Tailory NY, dressing New York’s creative class in garments that honor both collective tradition and individual identity. At ARTECHOUSE NYC, where immersive digital environments flicker and shift, the show became a dialogue between eras. Technology here is not spectacle but a frame, amplifying cultural memory rather than erasing it. The result is a vision of time as something porous: history pressing against the urgency of now, speculation pulling it forward. In Yang’s world, craft is not a relic but a bridge, and clothing becomes the vessel through which memory, ritual, and imagination co-exist; proof that to evolve is not to forget.

About SHAO

Parsons-trained designer Shao Yang approaches clothing as both craft and inquiry. With a foundation in the discipline of tailoring honed through her work at The Tailory NY, she established SHAO as a space to test how garments can hold memory, identity, and possibility at once. Rather than chasing symbols of status, her work insists on the slower accumulations of meaning; how a suit, a seam, or a gesture of care becomes a record of time lived and traditions carried forward.

SHAO & FATSU

This season is presented with the support of FATSU, the show’s headline sponsor. A scent is arguably the most immediate register of memory, capable of collapsing past and future into a single sensation. In dialogue with SHAO’s vision, Iconic by FATSU’s presence suggests that what we wear is never only visual or tactile; it is also atmospheric, emotional, carried forward in ways that outlast the moment.

SHAO & Philippe Chow

Following the show, guests are invited to a meal by Philippe Chow; a first glimpse of a collaboration that will evolve into a capsule collection, an exclusive customization program, and a series of co-hosted events. The partnership recognizes food and clothing as parallel forms of ritual and memory, both sustained by repetition, refinement, and care. What begins as a shared table becomes an exploration of how tradition can be reimagined without losing its weight.

SHAO & Dagne Dover

Founded in New York by Melissa Mash, Jessy Dover, and Deepa Gandhi, Dagne Dover is defined by clarity of design and a commitment to care and sustainability. SHAO reimagined their Iconic styles through the lens of Futures of the Past: Chrome Legacy, infusing chrome accents and altered proportions to transform them into speculative objects. In SHAO’s world, what we carry—like what we wear—becomes a vessel for memory, ritual, and imagination. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | DAVID MONTVILLE PRODUCTION | NOLCHA SHOWS SHOW DIRECTOR | LYNNE O’NEILL STYLIST | ALTORRIN CASTING DIRECTOR | BRENT CHUA ACCESSORIES DESIGNER | RODERICK REYES DRESSERS | BEHIND THE RACK HAIR | BRITTANY GUZMAN DION using AVEDA MAKE UP | using MAC COSMETICS NAILS | PATTIE YANKEE using PATTIE YANKEE PRODUCTS CONTACT LENSES | PINKY PARADISE MUSIC | BLOSSOM VIDEOGRAPHY | YIPPIES PHOTOGRAPHY | BFA PRESS | REP AGENCY SALES | hello@shaonewyork.com Our team, the force behind it all Dylan Atwater, Farrah Sheng, Lamont Wilson, Jake Quinlan, Katarina Tseng, Justin Obiol, Mabel and the Mabeletts Special thank you SERAPHIM Social Beverage, VOSS & JOE & JUICE ##

Luxury fashion house NARDOS unveiled its Spring/Summer 2026 collection in the Grand Ballroom of The Pierre Hotel in New York City. Creative Director Nardos Imam continues to propel the brand forward, bringing an intricate and unparalleled approach to luxury design. The Spring/Summer 2026 collection captures the transformative beauty of rebirth. Inspired by the poetic cadence of Shakespearean plays and the organic curves found in nature, the collection evokes renewal through fluid fabrics, delicate tones, and emotive silhouettes. Imam’s designs embody her belief that clothing should stir emotion—textiles “dancing” as they move, telling stories without words. Styled by Imam and Grazia USA Editor in Chief, Joseph Erico, the collection reflects Imam’s signature balance of nostalgia and modernity. Each piece offers women garments that convey both strength and romance, carrying forward her vision of fashion as a living performance. Nardos Photos: Tom Concordia and Kerry Davis, Courtesy of NARDOS Show Credits: Hair stylist is Matthew Curtis with Goldwell Makeup stylist is Marcello Costa Shoes by Manolo Blahnik Jewelry by JJR Cars by Blue Venom F5 with Hennessey SkinSips by Mary Rankin

About

NARDOS is a luxury fashion house renowned for its commitment to quality, innovation, and craftsmanship. Known for its haute couture artistry, NARDOS creates finely crafted garments using high-end fabrics and exquisite detailing. The brand offers bespoke couture, ready-to-wear, bridal, and accessories, drawing inspiration from nature to create timeless, feminine designs that blend old-world romance with modern elegance. Signature pieces often feature luxurious embellishments like embroidery and beading, making them true works of art. Creative Director, Nardos Imam, was born and raised in the East African country of, Eritrea, where she was surrounded by the sound of her mother’s sewing, inspiring her to pursue a career in the fashion industry when she moved to the United States. After graduating, she began her career working at Richard Brooks—a luxe fabric store in Dallas, Texas. Eventually, she went on to become the in-house designer at Stanley Korshak where she built a loyal following of customers who kept coming back for her impeccable fit, eye for color, and unique architectural designs. In 2012, Imam decided to launch her own fashion house – NARDOS Couture. Her designs have been seen on many celebrities, making her one of the most sought-after designers for evening wear, couture and bridal wear, ready-to-wear clothing and accessories. Her understanding of fabrics and silhouettes are what make each piece individually special and timeless. ##

The Show Benefitted Charity CaringKind Malan Breton presented his Spring Summer 2026 womenswear and menswear collections, bringing together the worlds of Broadway and high fashion in his show, “The Age of the Machine, The Heart of Humanity” at the Léman Ballroom in New York City. The show featured two of Broadway’s top stars, each a Tony Award winner, who walked the runway as living characters in Breton’s script-driven narrative. Inspired by the tension between the Age of the Machine and the enduring Heart of Humanity, the SS26 collections are both futuristic and deeply poetic and are presented in four Acts – The Heart, Time, Transformation and Legacy. Act I – The Heart in support of CaringKind honored compassion and the resilience of caregivers facing the challenges of Alzheimer’s. Act II – Time explores precision and the relentless march of time through collaboration with King Seiko, the legendary Japanese watchmaker. Act – III Transformation celebrates reinvention, and beauty as resilience. With Wigs.com and iconic hair stylist Vivienne Mackinder, and the final chapter, Act IV – Legacy, draws inspiration from the grandeur of the Gilded Age in collaboration with SohoMuse. Drawing also on the opulence and grandeur of the Gilded Age, the designs reimagine the excess and elegance of that era for a modern world caught between technology and tradition. Silks, brocades, and master tailoring echo the ornamental richness of the late 19th century, while futuristic structures and a musical narrative thrust the garments firmly into the present and future. Malan Breton Photos: BFA / Maynard Villaflores / Danny Chin Notable attendees included: Malan Breton, Jessica Pimentel, Tony winner Danny Burstein, Mêle Mel, Noel Ashman, Carmen D’Allesio, Tony winner Priscilla lopez, Tony winner Baayork Lee, Jean Shafiroff, Consuelo Vanderbilt-Costin, and Tony winner Lucia Hwong Gordon. An additional first at the show, Malan Breton debuts as both designer and composer. The SS26 menswear and womenswear collections were presented with an original score written by Breton himself, blending orchestral arrangements with futuristic soundscapes. The music mirrored the collections’ narrative: a dialogue between mechanical precision and human emotion. The show was held in support of charity, Caring Kind and show sponsors included King Seiko, Sohomuse and wigs.com. partners for the Show include Back Of Bottle, Odilis lashes, and Sohomuse. Hair was provided by Back of Bottle and beauty by Odilis lashes.

About Malan Breton:

Malan Breton is a multi-hyphenate, award-winning creative from Taipei, Taiwan, recognized by British Vogue as “The Most Influential Designer You’ve Never Heard Of” and hailed by Yahoo News as “The Internet’s Favorite Designer” with more than 100 international awards and honors, his career spans fashion, film, television, and music. In fashion, Breton presents on schedule, at major Fashion Weeks worldwide, with collections worn by Dame Emma Thompson, Priyanka Chopra, Janelle Monáe, Billy Porter, Kylie Minogue, Lorde, and many others. His work has been featured on over 200 magazine covers, including Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, and GQ, photographed by icons such as Rankin and Ellen von Unwerth. On screen, Breton starred in The Malan Show on Bravo, appeared on Project Runway and in Zoolander, and co-hosted for MTV fashion programs, as well as guest-hosted Top Model internationally. His designs have become storylines in over 40 prime-time TV shows and graced red carpets from the Academy Awards, Tony Awards, and Golden Globes to the BAFTAs and Cannes. Malan also achieved a top ten chart placement on the French music charts. As a filmmaker, Breton has directed award-winning fashion films including Je Suis Mona (2024) and Immortal, a BAFTA-qualifying short, with his first film, Malan Breton – A Journey to Taiwan, honored by the Taiwan Government. In 2025, he will direct and choreograph the feature film 莉莉, blending martial arts, music, and fashion. Guided by his motto, “Wherever you go, shine…”, Breton continues to expand his creative universe across design, film, and performance.

About CaringKind:

CaringKind is a leading nonprofit dedicated to supporting individuals impacted by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. As a trusted partner in care, CaringKind empowers people living with dementia, their care partners, and the wider community through expert guidance, comprehensive education, and life-enhancing programs. From personalized care consultations and a trusted helpline to early-stage engagement initiatives and specialized training, CaringKind meets people wherever they are on their journey, ensuring no one faces dementia alone. Each year, CaringKind touches thousands of lives nationwide by extending its expertise through education, national partnerships, and community resources. Together, these efforts make living well with dementia possible. ##

Brooklyn-based menswear label SIVAN made his official solo New York Fashion Week debut for the Spring/Summer 2026 season on Sunday, September 14th. The presentation titled SIVAN Boulevard brought to life the spirit of New York and the diversity of individuals regularly seen on its streets through an immersive presentation at The Ellery, with the property’s stunning terrace featuring quintessential views of Midtown Manhattan setting the tone for the season. An homage to New York and its endlessly watchable streets, SIVAN Boulevard draws inspiration from mid-century street photography and the theater of daily life — commuters in motion, neighbors on errands, and the after-hours crowd slipping into night. The collection channels mod silhouettes softened with funk inflections, filtered through SIVAN’s signature tailoring, creating a wardrobe that feels both timeless and unmistakably of the present. “For this collection I wanted to capture the rhythm of commuters moving down a New York block,” says designer Jack Sivan. “Our work begins with tailoring, but expands into pieces that live on the street; clothing you can imagine being worn from day to night, office to bar, in step with the city.” Sivan Photos: Tessa Bury While Fall/Winter 2025’s Hotel SIVAN staged its characters in a luxe interior, this season’s runway transforms into a city boulevard, each look embodying a persona passing through the day. SIVAN’s core of precise, soft tailoring is expanded with functional workwear in vintage cotton drill, airy casual suiting in linen and cotton, and sleek eveningwear in silk dupioni and tropical wools. This season also embraces pattern and print with vintage-sourced fabrics, Japanese uneven-yarn cottons, tartans, and geometric silks, underscoring the collection’s narrative of eclectic urban life. The result: a full wardrobe of looks that balance craft and character, tradition and immediacy. Every piece is made locally in New York, either in Jack Sivan’s Brooklyn atelier or through long-standing Garment District partners. With sustainability a constant in the brand’s ethos, garments are constructed in natural fibers and often incorporate deadstock fabrics, ensuring both rarity and responsibility. Show casting, too, reflects SIVAN’s bespoke philosophy: models are chosen months in advance so that garments can be created for the individual, a gesture toward inclusivity that is as practical as it is principled. “If my job as a tailor is to make clothes that fit,” Sivan notes, “then it’s only right to show the wide range of people they’re meant to fit.” Models that walked in the show included Paralympic gold medalist Steve Serio, speaker/ actor / writer Aubrey Smalls, journalist & tv host Lauren Ezersky, actor Ato Essandoh, art & style personality Dayle Berke, alongside David Ross Lawn, Phillip Choma, David Hand, and Nikhil Kapoor, among others. Select models walked down the runway wearing Ettinger London bags, which perfectly complement the sharply tailored looks for the season. SIVAN looks were complemented with ALDO shoes, which completed the head-to-toe uniform of the modern city dweller.

About SIVAN

Founded by designer Jack Sivan, SIVAN is a Brooklyn-based menswear label redefining modern tailoring through narrative-driven collections, artisanal construction, and a commitment to sustainability. Each season explores character and setting, merging heritage craft with a contemporary sensibility.

About THE ELLERY

Developed by Taconic Partners and National Real Estate Advisors, and designed by Handel Architects, The Ellery is a 32-story, luxury rental residential offering at 312 West 43rd Street in Manhattan. The building’s best-in-class residences, expansive views on all sides, spa- and hospitality-level amenities, museum-quality art, and rooftop pool high above the city have helped to drive its brisk lease-up in approximately 10 months after launching. Offering a serene lifestyle in the heart of the city, the building features studio to two-bedroom residences boasting sleek design elements with expansive, soundproof windows and custom-designed Italian cabinetry, among many other luxury finishes and appliances. The robust amenity selection at The Ellery was curated to create a sense of shedding the bustle of the city so residents can truly unwind, including a full-service fitness center, game room, lounge, sunroom, private rooftop dining room, and coworking spaces. Additionally, the building offers rarefied outdoor spaces, including a serene garden nestled between the two residential towers and surrounded by a classic Manhattan cityscape, offering a lush, park-like outdoor oasis above Midtown; and a spectacular, 40-foot outdoor pool, surrounded by custom cabanas, sleek chaise lounges, and iconic Manhattan views. All of this is enlivened by inspired programming and events from LIVunLtd.

About ETTINGER

Founded by Gerry Ettinger in 1934, the company is family owned and run by his elder son, Robert Ettinger. Ettinger are one of the few remaining British luxury leather goods companies still manufacturing in the UK and pride in designing and handcrafting only the finest leather goods. In 1996, in recognition of the work carried out for the Royal Household, Ettinger of London was appointed with a Royal Warrant to HRH the King of England. Ettinger is stocked in over 250 retailers worldwide and has been featured in Financial Times, WSJ, Robb Report, Country Life, Kingdom Magazine, Town & Country House, Departures, Gear Patrol + more.

About ALDO

Founded in 1972, ALDO, the group’s flagship brand, delivers fashion to a diverse customer base at prices that make keeping up with seasonal styles a luxury within reach. ALDO’s 53-year history has seen the brand become one of the world’s leading fashion footwear retailers with a presence in 110 countries, a global fleet of 1400 locations and more than 250 million customers visiting our stores each year. ##

Cucculelli Shaheen presented COLLECTION TWENTY-ONE: FLAMING HEARTS, the latest evolution of the brand’s signature blend of craftsmanship, music, and storytelling during New York Fashion Week. As the sun set over the Hudson at the Picnic House on Pier 40, the show unfolded with live music by New York based band, The Thing. Drawing from allegories and cultural touchpoints –Over the Hills and Far Away, Time and Fame by Veronese, Kashmir (1975), the portrait of Lady Meux, and Fools in the Rain –the collection explores themes of romance, longing, and an unrelenting pursuit of beauty, carrying forward Cucculelli Shaheen’s singular aesthetic. Intricate embroideries and hand-embellished details reflected the brand’s handcrafted artistry, with fluid fabrics and sculptural silhouettes conveying a sense of constant motion. The palette and textures highlighted transformational flashes of light, shifting moods, and contrasts between strength and fragility. The atmosphere amplified the vibrancy of the designs, underscoring the bold and dynamic vision of designers Anna Shaheen and Anthony Cucculelli. The Thing’s raw, rock-and-roll energy carried the momentum of the runway, weaving music and fashion together into a shared rhythm of romance and rebellion. Cucculelli Shaheen SHOW CREDITS: Hair by Oribe Makeup by MAC Nails by Pattie Yankee & Dazzle Dry Production by Muzam Productions Casting by Muzam Productions and Chase Tucker

About Cucculelli Shaheen

Cucculelli Shaheen is a NYC based design house founded in 2016 by married duo Anna Rose Shaheen and Anthony Cucculelli. The two met working in downtown NYC in the mid-aughts, while a stint designing in Florence, Italy amplified their design partnership. They have been creating together ever since and their previous work includes illustrious brands such as Emilio Pucci, Oscar de la Renta, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Yigal Azrouel, and Roberto Cavalli. Cucculelli Shaheen is defined by its lush details, downtown silhouette, and subversive edge. Inspiration is drawn from classical art, music, mythology, and NYC. ##

JanSport partnered with CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund 2025 finalist, Gabe Gordon for his brand’s SS26 NYFW runway show. Gabe’s SS26 collection featured two classic JanSport SuperBreak backpacks, customized in Gabe Gordon style as well as the debut of an up-and-coming collection for the JanSport brand. A duffle bag from JanSports upcoming Clutch Series was also featured. The Clutch Series from JanSport is inspired by the brand’s heritage. With the first ever JanSport bags ever being crafted above an autogarage, the Clutch Series duffle paired perfectly with Gabes vision for his SS26 season, with his collection centering around automotive themes, and his show taking place in an autogarage as well.

ABOUT JANSPORT

Since 1967, JanSport® has stood by its purpose: Always With You™. We’re more than just a backpack brand-we’re your trusted sidekick for every adventure, making gear as durable as it is versatile. Trust, inclusivity, self-expression, and sustainability are stitched into everything we do. We’re always pushing for better materials and smarter manufacturing, lessening our impact on the planet while giving you the same JanSport quality you know and love. What started with world-class outdoor packs has grown into a lineup of backpacks, crossbody bags, totes, travel bags, and accessories. You can find us at www.jansport.com, in department stores, and in specialty and boutique retail locations

ABOUT GABE GORDON

Brooklyn-based designer Gabe Gordon’s eponymous label—worn by cultural icons like Kim Kardashian and Dua Lipa—rose to prominence in 2021 with the launch of his asymmetrical Vortex cardigans, establishing the brand as a fixture in the experimental fashion scene in New York and beyond. In the past two collections, the label has entered a new chapter under the creative partnership of Gabe and his husband, Timothy Gibbons, whose background in costume design, tailoring, and construction has brought a refined structural depth to the brand’s vision. Gordon and Gibbons blend their expertise in knitwear, tailoring, and textiles to craft a distinctive brand that is grounded in sustainability, object connection, and the deconstruction of the false boundaries and embodied potentials of identity. Their work reflects a commitment to craftsmanship and a deep reverence for fashion and costume history. ##

Albright College celebrated its fifth consecutive showcase at New York Fashion Week (NYFW) on Saturday, September 13, presenting the bold visions of five emerging designers on one of fashion’s most prestigious global stages. Renowned for its nationally ranked liberal arts–based fashion design, merchandising, and costume design programs, Albright College once again demonstrated its reputation for cultivating fearless creativity and technical excellence. This year’s showcase highlighted the distinctive perspectives of recent graduates, each collection offering a unique lens on culture, identity, and imagination. Albright College

Featured Designers & Collections

Salem Herr (Northampton, PA) Drawing inspiration from Japanese subcultures, cosplay, and fantasy worlds, Salem merged theatrical storytelling with couture construction. Their collection, influenced by jellyfish, anime, Harajuku style, and gender fluidity, featured layered, voluminous silhouettes that blurred the boundaries between character and creator. Highlights included satin and iridescent organza baby-doll dresses, a ballerina halter dress in shimmering shantung, and a striking royal satin dress with ruffled iridescent organza detailing. Skylar Viggiano (Long Island, NY) With fashion roots stretching back to childhood sketchbooks, Skylar channeled 1980s Manhattan streetwear in her debut collection Jungle Fever. Leopard prints, vibrant reds, and faux-fur details met with bold, graphic silhouettes. Standout looks ranged from a red double-breasted pantsuit paired with a leopard tee, to a leopard catsuit, to a dramatic black turtleneck dress styled with a red faux-coyote coat. Julie Duris (Tunkhannock, PA) A lifelong maker, Julie infused her work with craftsmanship and community. Inspired by My Little Pony, her satin dresses in soft blues and pinks explored whimsy through classical dressmaking. Signature looks included a pink satin one-shoulder cocktail dress, a peach chiffon tiered gown, and a series of asymmetrical satin minis blending playful color-blocking with polished silhouettes. Alyssa Mask (Leesport, PA) Transitioning from nursing to fashion, Alyssa embraced design as a medium of resilience and reinvention. Her avant-garde eveningwear, inspired by Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory, examined the transition from good to evil through dramatic silhouettes and bold contrasts. Key pieces included an ombré black-and-white gown, a feathered-winged black mesh tee over jeans, and flame-inspired bustiers crafted in resin and paired with feathered minis. Adam Moyer (Berks County, PA) Influenced by the iridescence of hummingbirds, Adam’s collection played with light, movement, and transformation. Shimmering fabrics and layered textures captured fleeting, dreamlike moments. Notable designs included a black moiré silk bustier over a hand-painted skirt, a turquoise charmeuse hand-beaded cocktail dress with a flowing cape, and a “hummingbird” evening gown in black charmeuse accented with feathers. “Year after year, our students prove that fashion is not only about garments, it’s about ideas, storytelling, and innovation,” said Debra Townsley, President of Albright College. “This showcase reaffirms our commitment to preparing designers who are ready to shape the future of the industry.” The 45-look runway show underscored Albright College’s role as a leader in fashion education, fostering emerging voices who challenge conventions and expand the dialogue of contemporary design.

ABOUT ALBRIGHT COLLEGE

Albright College, nestled in Reading, PA, just 2½ hours from New York City, boasts a rich history as a manufacturing hub for the fashion industry. Its proximity to both NYC and Philadelphia positions it as an ideal place for students to explore the arts. The Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, and Costume Design programs, though underappreciated, are thriving. This showcase shines a spotlight on the exceptional talent graduating from Albright College, emphasizing its status as a formidable choice for fashion students and a noteworthy presence for fashion companies. A new fashion contender has arrived, and Albright College is here to make a significant impact. ##

Inspired by the Golden Glow of Thailand Tadashi Shoji unveils his Spring/Summer 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection through a digital presentation during New York Fashion Week on Friday, September 12 at 5PM EST (2PM PST). The pre-recorded video will livestream on www.tadashishoji.com and with the CFDA at Rockefeller Center. Known worldwide for his special occasion dresses, Tadashi Shoji brings the golden light of Thailand to life this season, crafting gowns and dresses that blend reverence and modern elegance. The presentation stars Erla Garcia and Leticia Vigna, captured by Tony Byrd, with motion by Stephen Wetrich. Hair is styled by Coleman Morris, and makeup by Irina Muratkina. Tadashi Shoji

Collection Inspiration

Bathed in the glow of ancient temples and perfumed with the scent of tropical blooms, the Spring/Summer 2026 collection is a celebration of Thailand’s timeless beauty. Gowns drift like wind through bamboo groves—graceful, intentional, and alive with movement. At the heart of the collection is the lotus—a sacred bloom rising through still water, unfurling in painterly chiffon prints and blossoming in embroidered tulle. Metallic jacquards shimmer like temple rooftops at sunset, while corded embroidery and lace echoes sacred carvings. A palette of antique pink, vibrant magenta, sea green, royal blue, and majestic gold reflects the vibrant splendor of Siam’s temples, landscapes, and rich traditions. A collection that carries the glow of Thailand through every fold and flourish—where every gown becomes a step through memory, beauty, and the quiet shimmer of a distant dream. “A journey through Thailand’s splendor, told in lace, embroidery, and shimmering jacquards,” says Shoji’s show notes Following the New York Fashion Week official launch, the Spring/Summer 2026 collection is available to view on www.tadashishoji.com

About Tadashi Shoji

Designer Tadashi Shoji started his occasion wear brand in 1982 after noticing the few occasion dress options in the contemporary market. Celebrity fans include Taylor Swift, Michelle Obama, Mirai Nagasu, Octavia Spencer, Jean Smart, and Sheryl Lee Ralph. The TADASHI SHOJI brand is carried in over 700 major department and specialty stores worldwide. The company operates offices in Los Angeles and Shanghai and showrooms in New York City and Tokyo. ##

Model Cindy Kimberly — known to her 7M+ followers as Wolfie Cindy — lit up NYFW, teaming up with Oh Polly for the debut of her Vita Velata collection. The 25-look runway show unveiled an entirely unreleased lineup, setting the tone for one of Fashion Week’s most talked-about kickoffs. Would you be able to cover the exclusive Oh Polly x Cindy Kimberly Vita Velata showcase that opened NYFW? The Vita Velata collection champions the season’s most of-the-moment trends:

• Bolero-style fur jackets layered over sleek silhouettes
• Floor-length sequined gowns cut with A-line, busty, and plunging necklines
• Fringe accents elevating both tube-top mini skirt sets and elongated evening dresses
• Fierce animal prints reinterpreted with subtle glam in both mini and maxi styles

Anchored in a moody palette of black, maroon, metallic, gold, snow white, and luxe animal motifs, the collection offered a powerful play on dark romance and modern sensuality. Cindy made a show-stopping finale in a sultry cut-out animal-print maxi dress that owned the runway. The Vita Velata collection is available exclusively for pre-order online, offered in sizes 0–14 and priced from $85 to $195. Shop it HERE.

One of the standout trends at the Oh Polly x Cindy Kimberly NYFW Runway Showcase: Bolero-style fur jackets layered over sleek silhouettes (Photo Credit: Bryan Bedder, Getty Images).

One of the standout trends at the Oh Polly x Cindy Kimberly NYFW Runway Showcase: floor-length sequined gowns with A-line and busty necklines (Photo Credit: Bryan Bedder, Getty Images).

One of the standout trends at the Oh Polly x Cindy Kimberly NYFW Runway Showcase: Fringe accents elevating both tube-top mini skirt sets and elongated evening dresses (Photo Credit: Bryan Bedder, Getty Images).

One of the standout trends at the Oh Polly x Cindy Kimberly NYFW Runway Showcase: Fierce animal prints reinterpreted with subtle glam in both mini and maxi styles. Cindy Kimberly pictured center (Photo Credit: Bryan Bedder, Getty Images).

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Can We Be Friends? The question sounds deceptively simple: Can we be friends? Yet in a season where humanity and technology grow closer by the hour, emotional connections feel increasingly charged, almost fragile. PRIVATE POLICY takes this tension as its starting point, imagining a future where connection might be rewired and where friendship itself could extend beyond the human. The collection opens with echoes of familiar American archetypes: the freedom of the Bohemian spirit, the resilience of denim, the utility of workwear, the optimism of preppy style. Symbols born of community and belonging are undone and reassembled through fabrics that gesture toward the unknown. Protective weaves soften into dresses as light as air. Silicone textures reimagine the polka dot into something uncanny and new. Piqué is pulled and reshaped into shirred polos. Sheer technical cloths are sculpted into jackets that hover between strength and transparency. In this shifting language, what was once ordinary takes on a second life as Future-Tech Americana. Private Policy Onto the runway comes BAOBAO, the world’s first Dual-Form Home Intelligent Agent, able to switch seamlessly between humanoid and quadruped form. BAOBAO was created with MirrorMe Technology, a Shanghai-based company dedicated to the integration of AI and robotics, developing machines capable of motion and manipulation that surpass human ability. BAOBAO’s movements are precise, their presence unmistakably real, yet their meaning remains unsettling. They appear not as spectacle but as companions in a story about trust, intimacy, and unease. Can a machine carry emotion? Can it offer friendship? Between awe and apprehension, attraction and doubt, the encounter asks us to navigate a bond without precedent. PRIVATE POLICY does not seek to close the circle. The collection leaves the audience suspended in the question, listening for its resonance in their own hearts. If intelligence can be programmed to understand us, is it still only machinery? If friendship stretches to include what we once called artificial, does it not also stretch the very meaning of being human? On this runway in New York, the conversation is not resolved. It is alive. PRODUCTION | 3V CREATIVE PRODUCTIONS STYLIST | XANDER ANG CASTING DIRECTOR | BRENT CHUA LIGHTING | STUDIO RRD HAIR | NARAD KUTOWAROO using UNITE HAIRCARE MAKE UP | TERRY BARBER using MAC COSMETICS NAIL | PATTIE YANKEE FOOTWEAR | NIKE SOUNDTRACK | MAISON LABTONIC VIDEO AND HOUSE PHOTO | KOHL MURDOCK AT MOMENT DEPT. ROBOT | MIRRORME TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC RELATION | REP AGENCY SALES | info@privatepolicyny.com Special thank you VOSS, DAVID Protein @privatepolicyny #NYFWprivatepolicy ##