New York Fashion Week returns to in-person shows with notable appearances from designers such as Thom Browne and Altuzarra
A model appears backstage in preparation for the Thom Browne fashion show during New York Fashion Week at The Shed, on September 11, 2021, in New York
With Fashion Week finally returning to something like normal, many designers opted for nature themes. Collina Strada, which bills itself as more sustainable fashion and uses many recycled materials, hosted a joyfully chaotic show in an urban vegetable garden.On Sunday, the Tory Burch show took place in a mock farmer's market, recreated in front of one of the designer's shops in New York's chic Soho neighbourhood.
He explained it was his way of supporting the exhibition on American fashion -- "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" -- that opens on Saturday at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.On Saturday during his show, Browne told a musical tale, where each model doubled as a character in the story.
His Sunday show, opened by supermodel Gigi Hadid, was abloom with flower ornaments and lace necklaces. Creations by French fashion designer Christian Dior are on display at the"Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams" exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, on September 7, 2021. Tom Ford's show closed out Fashion Week Sunday night, serving as the grand finale to a series of 90 other presentations throughout the expo. But New York's museums have kept the show going.