I’ve been back from New York for over 2 weeks now and I have to say, I am more in love with the city than ever. The energy it exudes is so contagious and I can’t even explain how inspired it left me feeling. Fashion Week is however, pretty hectic to say the least and quite an interesting time to be in New York. You’re running from show to show most of the time, quickly trying to grab an Uber in between, frantically bypassing the millions of people hustling through their day. Nevertheless, this is exactly the type of energy in which I thrive, where the streets come alive and the city seems to never sleep.
R13 SS19 collection
Image from Greg Kessler
Look 1: Trench coat / Dress / Boots
R13 SS19 collection
Image from Greg Kessler
NYFW started quite abruptly, landing Friday afternoon, after having quite a debacle (that I will spare you the details from) with our flight reservation. I stayed at the beautiful James Nomad Hotel in the heart of Manhattan and attended my first show, featuring the label Affair, within 2 hours from landing. The next day was just as hectic, attending 3 back-to-back shows that day, including my favorite one of the season, R13. Chris Leba, the founder, driving force behind the brand and former designer for Ralph Lauren, truly didn’t disappoint. With its signature grungy-chic spin on basics like denim, pointed booties, and leather jackets, R13 truly embodies the effortlessly-cool-girl vibe. I was drooling over their jeans, flannel shirts and fringe jackets which were very reminiscent of the punk and grunge scenes of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Not to mention Kaia Gerber walked in the show as well!
Nonie SS19 collection
Images from Fashion WeekOnline
On day 3, I attended the Nonie fashion show, a Canadian ready-to-wear label. The show displayed an abundance of black, ivory and red silk (inspired by the designer’s Indian heritage), as well a few incredible sheer garments. My favorite piece from the show was definitely the red dress featured above, which had the most beautiful (and rather daring) plunging neckline.
Look 2: Jacket / Dress / Boots
Bevza SS19 collection
Look 3: Jacket / Dress / Shoes
On day 4 however, things didn’t quite go as planned. A few hours before heading to the first show, I realized I had lost my smaller point-and-shoot camera (a Canon G7x I recently bought to create videos) in a cab earlier that day; hence why I do not have more images from the shows I attended. You can imagine how devastating this was seeing as it contained practically all