MoMA’s design department champions the inherent value of good design in its permanent collection, and you’ll find that democratization in the Design Store’s inclusion of iconic streetwear such as New Era Yankees caps and Champion sweatshirts alongside Comme des Garcons wallets.įor a little art history with your casual wear, grab a MoMA version of the Armor Lux marinière, the traditional blue-and-white striped Breton shirt worn by Pablo Picasso and now available in variations such as rainbow Pride stripes. Until the new MoMA building reopens to the public on October 21, design and fashion fiends can get their fix at the flagship MoMA Design Store across the street from the museum. “Jewelry for America” (on view through April 5, 2020) features more than 100 pieces from the Met’s collection, including Cartier diamond and platinum lorgnettes, turn-of-the-century Tiffany necklaces, and even John Singer Sargent paintings, to trace the evolution of jewelry’s status in America since the country’s founding.įor the more textile-minded, “Frank Lloyd Wright Textiles: The Taliesin Line, 1955-60” (on view through April 5, 2020) shows a softer side of the famed architect through the commercial textile and wallpaper patterns he produced at the close of his career. ShutterstockĮven when the Anna Wintour Costume Institute isn’t stomping the halls of the Met with its annual summer blockbuster exhibitions, the venerable institution is a treasure trove of inspiration for the fashion-minded.

The venerable institution is a treasure trove of inspiration for the fashion-minded.

Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019, +1 (212) 299-7777 Its newest exhibition, “The World of Anna Sui” (opening September 12, 2019, through February 23, 2020), looks at the imaginative pop culture approach of the designer and her myriad points of inspiration throughout her nearly 30-year career, including Victoriana, punk and American midcentury kitsch.Īmong Sui’s influences are the vibrantly painted scarves designed by 20th-century artist and entrepreneur Vera Neumann, which, conveniently, can be seen on the same visit in the colorful retrospective “Vera Paints a Scarf” (on view through January 26, 2020). From the traditional to the technological, it showcases the techniques used in the creative process in its wide-ranging shows. The act of making is as much craft as it is art, and the Museum of Arts and Design brings this concept to the forefront. The next day, we’ll start all over again across the pond, with the launch of Vogue World London.The vibrantly painted scarves designed by 20th-century artist and entrepreneur Vera Neumann are evoked in the 'Vera Paints a Scarf' exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design. The week will have our showgoers traveling back and forth to Brooklyn to catch must-see shows from Tory Burch, Willy Chavarria, and Michael Kors, and it will close, like last season, with LVMH Prize finalist Raul Lopez of Luar.

Over the weekend, don’t plan on getting to bed early because the shows will go on well past 10:00 p.m., thanks to Dion Lee who has taken a time slot an hour later than usual. New York starts with a bang when Coach takes over the New York Public Library to celebrate creative director Stuart Vevers’s 10th anniversary at the American brand.įriday is a big day for Peter Do, who will make his debut at Helmut Lang, and it’s a fairly momentous one for Ralph Lauren, too the American legend hasn’t officially shown on the New York Fashion Week calendar since before the pandemic. It’s fashion week season here on Vogue Runway, and we’ll have 24/7 coverage of the shows from now until after the Xuly Bet presentation in Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday, October 3.

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