New York fashion shows at the start - Lifestyle

Gradual return to normality with the obligation of the vaccine, social distancing and "strong recommendations" to wear a mask: New York is preparing for the first Fashion Week after two entirely virtual seasons due to Covid. It will be a normality full of precautions and distinctions: following the example of Oscar de la Renta and Nicole Miller, not all brands have opted to present their new collections in attendance, while other celebrities such as Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Marc Jacobs they will not parade at all. When the return of fashion week from 8 to 12 September was announced last May, the prospects for the exit from Covid seemed more rosy: contagions on the rise, vaccines on the rise and the Delta variant had not yet appeared on the horizon. With Tom Ford to give the line,designers of the caliber of Jeremy Scott for Moschino and Thom Browne had opted to give a signal from New York that "fashion is back". "I felt a great affinity with the city, which has not happened to me for a long time. I lacked its energy", said Joseph Altuzarra, who moved to Paris four years ago, explaining the reasons for his return to the Big Apple. Between excellent desertions and not particularly creative shows, the latest editions of New York Fashion Week had led many to prophesy a rapid decline of Big Apple as the fashion capital. Scott, in explaining the reason for returning to the US, reconnected in the early 1990s, when he came from a Missouri farm to study in New York: "I would crash into Bryant Park shows with supermodels running from show to show. Today I want to tap into those emotions. "Proenza-Schouler, Michael Kors, Telfar, Rodarte, Brandon Maxwell, Prabal Gurung, Sergio Hudson, Monse, Jason Wu, LaQuan will participate in the fashion week with the Moschino designer. Smith, Gabriela Hearst and Markarian of designer Alexandra O'Neill: the latter two dressed First Lady Jill Biden on the day of her inauguration. For many, the decision to return to New York was also anchored by the coincidence with the first Met Gala since beginning of the pandemic: Ford is co-chair of the event on 13 September together with Anna Wintour and a series of very young "godmothers" and "godparents"who will welcome guests at the end of the red carpet: Timothee Chalamet (new Cartier testimonial), Billie Eilish (in May the cover girl of "Vogue"), the poet of Biden's settlement Amanda Gorman and Naomi Osaka. And Thom Browne also cited the Met gala as the spring of the return to New York: "I wanted to support the show that Andrew is creating," he said, referring to "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" that the Costume Institute is preparing. directed by his partner in life Andrew Bolton. (HANDLE).I wanted to support the show that Andrew is creating, "he said, referring to" In America: A Lexicon of Fashion "that the Costume Institute is preparing under the direction of his life partner Andrew Bolton. (ANSA).I wanted to support the show that Andrew is creating, "he said, referring to" In America: A Lexicon of Fashion "that the Costume Institute is preparing under the direction of his life partner Andrew Bolton. (ANSA).