New York Fashion Week is getting off to an early start tonight with a Marc Jacobs show. He’s presenting a see-now, buy-now spring 2025 collection at the New York Public Library and it’s sure to be pointed. In his show notes last time around, he wrote, “I believe in living with authenticity—free from validation and permission of absurd conservatism and societal norms,” and the world has only grown more absurd in the interim. How designers will reckon (or not) with America’s new reality is one question on our minds. Also: What will Veronica Leoni’s Calvin Klein look like? Which of the week’s new names will rise above the fray? And what will Kendrick wear to the Super Bowl? Read on for our educated guesses.
Veronica Leoni Unveils Her Vision for Calvin Klein
When Veronica Leoni makes her Calvin Klein debut on February 7, it’ll be the first time the American brand is on the New York Fashion Week schedule in six and a half years. Back in September 2018, Raf Simons gave us references to Jaws and The Graduate. Before him, Francisco Costa had moved the label in a conceptual, avant-garde direction. Given her background—she came up through the ranks at Jil Sander, Phoebe Philo’s Céline, and The Row—Leoni’s take is likely to be aligned more closely with that of Calvin Klein himself: efficient yet sensual minimalism built for real life. When she was hired, Leoni said, “For decades, Calvin Klein interpreted the idea of bold self-expression, and I am willing to empower it with a strong accent on style and creativity.” Whichever way she goes, it’s exciting to have this headliner back in the mix. —Nicole Phelps
Bode Goes to New Orleans
The season officially kicks off on Thursday, but on Friday, a bit of New York Fashion Week will be found in New Orleans, where Emily Adams Bode Aujla is staging a runway show for her latest Bode Rec. collection with the help of our good friends over at GQ. Bode Rec., which the designer launched last fall timed to a collaboration release with Nike, is where the designer digs into “the importance of sports in American society,” as she put it at the time. GQ is known for throwing a great party, and Bode Aujla has been absent from the New York (and Paris) calendar in recent seasons, so this is sure to be a fun time. Not in New Orleans? No problem; you can catch the livestream on GQ.com and check out the images on the Vogue Runway app. Expect to see some football stars and the people who love them in the crowd. Super Bowl LIX is two days later at New Orleans’s Caesars Superdome. —Laia Garcia-Furtado
The Kendrick Bowl
The Super Bowl is once again taking place during Fashion Week (a Venn diagram that intersects more than you think; Vogue and GQ editors are rooting for the Philadelphia Eagles by a wide margin, by the way). Adding to the pressure for the day’s shows to start on time, Kendrick Lamar is this year’s halftime performer. We already told you about Lamar’s Super Bowl collaboration with Willy Chavarria. Now the focus is on what he might wear—he’s not fashion’s favorite rapper for nothing. Might it be a little sneak peek from Matthieu Blazy at Chanel ahead of his first show for the maison? Or will he once again partner with longtime collaborator Martine Rose for another internet-breaking fashion moment? One thing’s for sure, we’ll be tuning in to find out. —Irene Kim
New Year, New Names
Each Fashion Week brings a fresh batch of new names for the industry to scrutinize. Last season it was Patricio Campillo’s turn; the young Mexican designer made such a big impression that he’s back on the schedule this Friday. Two years after her first-ever show at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, artist-cum-designer Zoe Gustavia Anna Whalen is making her on-calendar debut on Monday. Other up-and-comers to watch out for include Gabe Gordon, a knitwear wunderkind who staged his first off-calendar show last season, and Kari Vettese, who is bringing her Los Angeles–based label Vettese and its sumptuous shirred knitwear and roomy tailoring to New York. And don’t miss the gender-bending, cool-kid catnip of LeBlanc Studios. The brand, founded 11 years ago in the Dominican Republic by Angelo Beato and Yamil Arbaje, is staging its debut runway show Stateside. —José Criales-Unzueta
What We’ll Be Wearing
Here at Vogue, we scout for trends both on and off the runways. While we don’t yet know what the weather gods have in store for us during New York Fashion Week, we do have a couple of street-style predictions, both of which come from our well-dressed celeb friends. Expect to see many of our city’s stylish denizens in Tabi flats and trench coats (buttoned to the top like Nosferatu star Lily-Rose Depp is prone to do). Another surefire trend: thin scarves and Citi Bikes à la Timothée Chalamet. —I.K.
The Next Next Big Thing
Some people were simply meant to be models, like Stella Hanan, the up-and-comer who just so happened to walk her first-ever runway at Alaïa’s New York show last season. The young model with big, doe-like ocean blue eyes was casually shopping at a weekend flea market in Australia when she was discovered by a casting agent. These days, you can find her traveling to all the major fashion cities and walking all the big shows. “After Alaïa, she walked Khaite, Michael Kors, Gucci, Versace, Chloé, Schiaparelli, and all the other It brands—she’s just that girl,” says Ignacio Murillo, Vogue’s global casting director. According to Iggy, it isn’t just her “impeccable beauty” that makes her stand out but also her wonderful and charming personality. —I.K.
A Fresh Fforme
After a season off the NYFW calendar following the departure of Paul Helbers, Fforme is back in the official lineup once again, this time headed up by Frances Howie. The New Zealand–born designer studied at Central Saint Martins and worked at Lanvin under Alber Elbaz before moving on to Stella McCartney. In a matter of a few seasons, Fforme became a buzzy IYKYK label, and we can’t wait to see Howie’s take on the sculptural clothes that made New York City women fall for it. Ffrances for Fforme has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? —L.G-F.
For a Quick Bite and a Cocktail: Cafe Zaffri
In New York, there’s always a cool new restaurant or bar to check out, and this week the place to see and be seen will definitely be Cafe Zaffri, the new spot from the team behind Raf’s and Musket Room. The sprawling dining room in the former home of Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt Shepard—now the Manhattan location of the British members-only club the Twenty Two—feels cozy and tucked away despite the fact that it’s right off Union Square, one of the busiest (but also most accessible spots) in the city. The perfect place for a breakfast meeting or a gossip sesh over a cocktail and a bite of its delicious Middle Eastern food (we are partial to the octopus and harissa skewers and the baklava). —L.G-F.
Your New Street-Style ’Fit, Courtesy of Iris Apfel
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In case you missed it: Christie’s will be auctioning a collection of Iris Apfel’s extraordinary objects, jewelry, and accessories. Titled “Unapologetically Iris: The Collection of Iris Apfel,” the lots include everything from a sculpture of Apfel riding a scooter to a case of 18 multicolored eyeglass frames to a range of utterly fabulous looks by Carolina Herrera, Geoffrey Beene, Bill Blass, and more. The sale closes on February 13, with a public preview happening on February 5, right before the shows. Keep your eyes peeled for Apfel’s treasures in our street-style galleries. —J.C-U.
Batsheva Brings Back the Isadora Duncan Dancers
Batsheva is missing from the official NYFW calendar, but fear not: Designer Batsheva Hay is staging a presentation on the evening of February 16 starring dancers from the Isadora Duncan Foundation. Hay met Lori Bellilove, who heads up the foundation, three seasons ago when she was doing street casting for her now-iconic fall 2024 runway show. Bellilove opened, doing a signature Isadora Duncan dance and setting the tone for the evening to come. Since then, the two have become really close, and Hay has grown particularly interested in Duncan. “I think Isadora was very punk, and I’m all about her mindset. She took her dance practice outside the confines of the small dance world and studio,” said Hay. “As someone who feels a bit like a fashion outsider, that spoke to me. My aim is to make clothes that people want to move through their lives in and feel like their most beautiful selves, not just wear to feel like a part of the establishment.” It promises to be a great time. —L.G-F.
Yours Truly by Peter Jensen Pops Up in NYC
Fifteen years after he first showed in New York, Peter Jensen is back. “[The city] feels like an old friend you haven’t seen for a long time,” said the designer, who teaches at SCAD and runs his own business. Somehow he’s found the time to launch a new brand, Yours Truly by Peter Jensen, which is centered on sustainability and made and produced in the UK and his native Denmark. The fall 2025 collection will build upon the one he showed in Copenhagen last spring, which featured capes knit from strips of vintage T-shirts, voluminous tulle confections, and, of course, plenty of Jensen’s signature wit and whimsy. —Laird Borrelli-Persson