NYFW Milk Studios | Koonhor, Harbison, Isa Arfen & Jonathan Simkhai

Last night I was given the chance to attend several fashion shows down at Milk Studios on 15th and 10th. The past 3 years I have been ouhing and awing at the Mercedes Benz tent near round my school, waiting outside yearning to attend a fashion show and just experience everything the fashion world has to offer during NYFW. It has been so interesting standing out front the tent overlooking people who come from all over the world, dressed in all sorts of different patterns and fabrics, and to be able to attend an event just like one's that would be held at Lincoln Center is insane.  

To start the night off I cabbed it down from the quiet UWS to the wondrous yet hectic Chelsea area, to meet up with the amazing Jackie Morgan from Sinn Style, who was the one that gave me this incredible opportunity. The show had been pushed back from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm, so we were given quiet a bit of wiggle room, but then we got our wristbands and made our way upstairs.  The shows held at Milk Studios are a mix between runway shows and informal fashion shows, kind of like an art gallery but with real people as the art. The several shows I attended were informal fashion shows so there would be separate rooms where each designers work was held in decorated to the style of their choice. I thought the gallery style of fashion show was quiet enjoyable because you can go straight up to the models and really take in the clothing and see how well made and beautiful each piece is. What was also great was that the designers were in the rooms where their collections were being held, so if you wanted to you could go up and chat or interview them. 

This was just overall such a great experience and I hope to get to see many more fashion shows in the next few years. 

-Francesca 

This is the "Made Fashion Week" wall, which is what you see right when you walk in!

The infamous Pink Elephant 

Koonhor's Collection

Koonhor's collection was interesting. Each outfit seemed to be so different but coincided so well together. The collection gave a very native american meets modern day vibe to me, with the statement sweaters and the clear and white visors. There was one detail that I loved which was the makeup, on the second photo, you can see the silvery accent on the eye, which I though gave the collection a futuristic edge to it.

Harbison's Collection

The founder and creative director of Harbison, Charles Harbison made an appearance and did a few interviews.

The Harbison collection did not disappoint. His collection seemed to drip modernity and all of the pieces were either very sleek and sophisticated or textured and bold. My favourite piece in the collection was probably the two piece black and floral ensemble, the 3D pop of texture made such a statement, loved it.   

Isa Arfen's Collection

Isa Arfen's collection was one with a lot of colour. Loved the added set pieces, I personally thought it gave her collection a bit more character and seemed more inviting. The clothing was a mixture of fun and mature. I pop of the colorful patterned piece gave a nice touch to the more toned down button up jackets and overall made a great collection.

Jonathan Simkhai's Collection

The man in the middle of all the beautiful models is the designer, Jonathan Simkhai.

Jonathan Simkhai's collection was probably my favourite there last night. I thought the mix of pastels and black and white was perfection. Each piece in the collection was something I would personally purchase and can be worn in any season because the colours are so universal. I especially loved the black and white crop top and matching skirt, both the model and the ensemble were flawless.  Yup, hands down my favourite collection there last night.

Unfortunately, I missed the Zoë Jordan show, so to those who got to see it, i'm jealous. And to those like me who didn't get to see it, I found this pic below by Ilya S. Savenok. Look's like I missed an amazing futuristic collection, maybe next time.