New York Fashion Week is Back.. But First, Christian Siriano and Victor de Souza
Words Phadria Prendergast
NYFW officially kicks off from February 10 until 15 on the calendar; however, Christian Siriano and Victor de Souza’s off-calendar Thursday shows wasn’t to be missed.
Siriano’s pre-calendar catwalk show at Gotham Hall was an ode to Hollywood icon Audrey Hepburn — think roses and diamonds!! Opening and closing the show with model and muse Coco Rocha, first in a floral suit and oversized hat and then in a stunning, two-toned asymmetric gown.
Whilst multi-award-winning writer, actress and producer Quinta Brunson and actress Lindsay Lohan sat FROW at the show, with All American’s sweetheart Greta Oniegou, also found amongst the stars in attendance on Thursday evening. Lohan, whose siblings Aliana and Dakota modelled in the show, played the doting sister role as her brother and sister walked the runway.
The designer who first garnered the industry’s attention after winning season four of Project Runway back in 07 and becoming the series’ youngest winner, is known for not only being a red carpet favourite, but also for regularly designing for a diverse selection of women, albeit celebrity women of different shapes and sizes and his AW23 runway show certainly brought diversity with a handful of plus-size models donning his collection.
This collection for me embodied Hepburn to the t and I was swooning from the first oversized hat. It also didn’t hurt that many of the pieces featured my go-to colour; black. And, just like the timeless style icon who Siriano drew inspiration from for his AW23 collection, I could easily picture several of his pieces in my closet years from now. You certainly couldn’t go wrong with a staple black dress.
You can find my personal favourites (which was pretty much the entire catwalk) below. WHEW!
Elsewhere, Victor de Souza gave modern Victorian with his catwalk at Room&Board Chelsea with lace, plaids and checked tweeds. Some of my faves are below.
Rodarte will be the first of 74 labels to officially present a runway show, kicking off New York Fashion Week on February 10.