The 6th floor of SoHo’s Spring Studios is complete with the most brilliant view of Manhattan, even on the snowiest of days.
But it’s not the view that makes the room so magical, it’s what happens on the stage inside of it. The room is home to New York Fashion Week’s iconic talk series, featuring panels from the latest in popular fashion and media. On February 13th, Michael Eckhaus and Zoe Latta got together to talk about their iconic brand Eckhaus Latta, on their ten-year anniversary.
They talked all about their journey to get to that point, starting off about their meeting in art school and becoming best friends in the process. Eckhaus and Latta entered a competition where they needed to create a series of clothes, and decided that since they’d created the collection, they should try and run with it. It was a brilliant decision, and now ten years later, their brand is known worldwide. They talked about their unique start and Zoe mentioned that she believe they’d be discouraged had they attended school for design, as the way in which they did things was unconventional but perfect in its own way. The talk was incredibly insightful, as the duo has a brilliant way of showing creativity in ways that are different and inspiring.
The Next day, we celebrated Valentine’s day in the best way possible, with an incredible panel on the future of commerce in fashion. Maghan McDowell (Senior Innovation Editor, Vogue Business) moderated NYFW: THE TALKS – THE FUTURE OF FASHION COMMERCE, presented by Afterpay, a conversation discussing the rise of NFTs, virtual fashion and the metaverse within the industry. Panelists included John Linden(CEO Mythical Games), Umindi Francis (CBO Infinite World),Marjorie Hernandez (Co-Founder, The Dematerialised), and Daria Shapovalova (Co-Founder & CEO, Dressx). The conversation was incredibly eye opening and gave some insight into the future of digital fashion. NFT’s are exploding in popularity nowadays and it’s clear to see that this is the future. It was brilliant to hear all about the direction that fashion innovation is heading.
Hear more about the talks and everything NYFW here!
