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In B.C. (before COVID) times, Maryam Nassir Zadeh’s shows were some of the buzziest events at New York Fashion Week. Set in abandoned banks or crumbling Lower East Side parks, the designer typically cast her own stylish, self-assured friends as models, including Hailey Benton Gates, Susan Cianciolo, and Ana Kras. Her shows had a palpable energy, and the clothes had something too; they were arty, thought-provoking, and occasionally pretty weird, but within a few months, you’d see copies everywhere. Zadeh helped define the colorful, mismatched Lower East Side look in the 2010s, which she’s described as “odd elegance.” It continues to influence the market. ....
To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. You could lose your mind trying to tally the functional versus fantastical clothing presented and marketed for the fall 2021 season. The young Parisian designer Victor Weinsanto gladly offers both. As a part of the Dover Street Market Paris umbrella other young talents supported include Vaquera, Eli Russell Linnetz, and Youths in Balaclava Weinsanto is supported in both his frivolous and realistic endeavors. The former category is what will catch editors’ eyes. Inspired by 19th-century courtesans and the theatricality of his former employer, Jean Paul Gaultier, Weinsanto cut crystal-dripped dresses and corseted zip-ups, many topped off with truly over-the-top headwear. One friend helped with the corsets, another with the headpieces, and a friend’s mom numbers among the models for this collection, emphasizing that behind the scenes of this wild enterprise is a lot of heart. Weinsanto’s silhouettes, w ....
Danielle Hirsch of Danielle Frankel first made her mark as a bridal designer. Hirsch, who cut her teeth at bridal powerhouses including Vera Wang, sought to redefine the concept of bridal. She created pieces that she defined as modern women shopping for themselves rather than their mothers. The response was rapid and positive: Many women gravitated toward the remixed bridal looks, choosing slinky slip dresses and silk separates. Hirsch noticed that women were rewearing their pared-back yet elegant wedding looks beyond the altar. Hirsch’s transition to ready-to-wear is a natural one, although there are tinges of bridal in her fall 2021 collection. The body-skimming white dresses with Hirsch’s signature flourishes certainly look like they’re made for getting married in. Also in that vein is a standout column dress with sheer sleeves and exaggerated shoulders created with layered lace flowers. ....