PREVIEW: NYMD DESIGNERS SHARE THEIR INSPIRATIONS FOR FW22

by Christopher Blomquist Feb 03, 2022

Opening New York Fashion Week, New York Men’s Day (NYMD) takes place again one week from tomorrow, on Friday, February 11 at Canoe Studios in Chelsea, in a five-brand morning showcase (10:30 to 12:30) and another five-brand afternoon one (4:30 to 6:00). A total of nine labels will take part (sponsor Perry Ellis America will show at both sessions).

Here, all nine of the participating menswear and genderless labels offer a sneak peek of what they’ll show and what inspired their f/w 2022-23 collections.

A.Potts; Designer: Aaron Potts

Inspiration: SKINFOLK: Skin tones, sculptural shapes and Noir-Romantics

Atelier Cillian; Designer: Stephen Mikhail

Inspiration: Sir Francis Dashwood’s Hellfire Club

Clara Son; Designer: Clara Son

Inspiration: Bugs

Nicholas Raefski ; Designer: Nicholas Raefski

Inspiration: Nostalgia and false nostalgia, remembering the past better than it was

Perry Ellis America; Designer:  Thomas Harvey, Vice President of Design for Perry Ellis

Inspiration: Modern American Landscape

Stan; Designer: Tristan Detwiler 

Inspiration: The Rugged Gentleman

Teddy Vonranson; Designer: Teddy von Ranson

Inspiration: North Beach

The Academy New York; Designer:  Swaim Hutson

Inspiration: Gangs Of Kabukicho ~ Watanabe Katsumi, Buffalo ~ Ray Petri

William Frederick; Designer: William McNicol

Inspiration: A little taste of exile