The pandemic was tough on everyone, but Tia Adeola managed to navigate by spending her lockdown making fashionable, COVID-ready PPEs adorned with her signature ruffles (which made their way to major platforms like CNN). Two years after making her runway debut in February 2020, just before coronavirus broke out, she's back at New York Fashion Week with a full collection for the Fall/Winter 2022 season.It's only Adeola's second physical runway show, but her eponymous label -- formerly known as Sla...

A star in the world of provocative haute couture, the late Manfred Thierry Mugler led the industry for over 50 years. His strongest inspirations ranged from futurism to elegance to fetish wear. By the 1990s, the designer had already begun building what would become his iconic fashion house. His sexiest pieces have an over-the-top, fetishistic and sometimes architectural feel. Mugler's memorable '90s runway moments led him into experimenting with a number of creative projects, but ultimately, scu...

Euphoria star Hunter Schafer walked the runway for trans designer Gogo Graham earlier this week in New York. According to a press release, the emerging brand's inspiration for the collection was the Studio Ghibli film Grave of the Fireflies, "drawing nuanced parallels between the ongoing pandemic and warfare itself."Graham, whose work usually focuses on elements of fantasy, experiments with new themes this season with a collection all about reality. The designer uses her artistry to reflect on ...

Once again, New York has emerged from its chrysalis to present an array of exciting Fall/Winter 2022 collections for Fashion Week. Buoyant silhouettes, skin-baring dresses and acidic hues signaled a collective hunger for something fresh and new, as emerging and established designers alike put forth their latest creations. While many designers returned to the physical runway, leaning into the nostalgic memories of the city’s pulsing nightlife, others dove their way into the metaverse with digit...