Luckily for Sarah Staudinger, the world is her oyster, and her vast network of connections and budget can bring in a top-tier crowd that won’t be found anywhere else. Her spring 2024 show included guests like the world’s third richest man, Jeff Bezos, his wife Lauren Sanchez, Wes Gordon, Jeremy O’Harris, and other V-VIPs, who all looked elated to be at the Plaza Hotel for the show.
On a raised runway that occupied the hotel’s ballroom, an exhibition of this caliber is probably not feasible for any other contemporary American brand that sells clothes at a semi-affordable price in the luxury market. Staudinger took advantage of her situation by putting on a show with a great cast of models, including Vivienne Rohner, Grace Elizabeth, Hari Nef, and Tess McMillan. The looks they wore took us back to the ’90s, in pieces that were monochromatic and minimal. In the rare case of a model not wearing a head-to-toe dove blue, Klein blue, white, or beige set, they sported a simple white tee or tank with a nylon circle skirt. The result of this minimalist approach might have been thanks to stylist Danielle Goldberg, who’s known for styling the Olsen twins, Camille Rowe, and now Olivia Rodrigo.
While some might question if a show of this caliber was necessary for such a minimalist collection, it can promise that in a few years, the next generation will look back on these clothes to reference the era of 2020s minimalism.
