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Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin And Michaela Seewald   Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin and Michaela Seewald brought their new global fashion partnership spectacularly to life at Grand Central Terminal as Vanderbilt & Seewald Global Studio made its New York Fashion Week debut before a packed Vanderbilt Hall. The presentation marked the first major public showcase for the venture co-founded by Vanderbilt Costin, founder and CEO of House of Vanderbilt and co-founder of SohoMuse, and Seewald, founder and CEO of V24 Media. Together, the two entrepreneurs created V&S Global Studio around an ambitious proposition: bringing investment, strategic guidance, media, technology and direct-to-consumer commerce together to help international designers build their presence in the U.S. and global markets while maintaining ownership, creative control and brand identity.   Malan Breton With Mario Lopez serving as emcee, the runway showcased three distinctive international voices: Mexican designer ...

  Colors Rule New Malan Breton Collection Malan Breton presented his Spring/Summer 2027 fashion collection “Le Jardin des Mille Demains,” or “Garden of a Thousand Tomorrows,” at Sony Hall during New York Fashion Week.  Breton’s Spring/Summer 2027 women’s and men’s collection is both a celebration and a goodbye. Following the show, the designer’s journey is to continue in Rome, closing one chapter in a career that has encompassed fashion, film, television, theater, music and performance while opening another.   The evening began cinematically with a short film directed by Breton, nominated for two awards from the London Fashion Film Festival and shot in London, where he learned tailoring, introduces a world inspired by Le Jardin des Mille Demains. King Seiko provides the timepiece at the center of the film’s meditation on a simple idea: Every second offers another opportunity to begin again.    Crystal Waters The runway show itself paid homage to the fashion...

Malan Breton NYC Fashion Week    Malan Breton presented his Autumn Winter 2026 collection, titled “Song of the Winter Siren”, during New York Fashion Week in February at the Leman Ballroom in Manhattan’s Financial District. Set against Art Deco grandeur, the coed collection draws on the visual language of late 1920s and 1930s glamour and classic film noir, pairing refinement with an undercurrent of tension and consequence. Breton, trained on Savile Row and recognized for work spanning fashion, film and music, approaches the season with silhouettes designed to feel deliberate and sculpted, emphasizing a sense of character and narrative in each look. A nocturnal palette anchors the collection, including inkwell black, bone white, champagne gold, garnet and smoke silverreinforces the cinematic atmosphere, with beauty by Odilis and hair by Vivienne Mackinder leaning into polished, era inspiring glamour. Select looks featured King Seiko VANAC watches, underscoring the collection’s ...

  hiTechModa Presents Yesi Rose Fashion  hiTechMODA, the award-winning fashion production company known for redefining the runway through diversity, sustainability, and innovation, returned to New York Fashion Week with a dynamic two-day showcase in February 2026. This year, for the first time an innovative, interactive runway, one of only three in the USA and never incorporated into a Fashion Show thrilled attendees.  Building on its reputation as a global platform for emerging and established designers alike, hiTechMODA’s February shows spotlighted fashion talent from around the world, blending forward-thinking design with cultural storytelling, craftsmanship, and modern luxury. The event continues the hiTechMODA’s mission to elevate voices and visions that are often underrepresented within the traditional fashion system. Across two days, designers presented collections spanning ready-to-wear, couture, and concept-driven fashion, offering a panoramic view of where the i...

  Diana Mahrach Jean Shafiroff A runway presentation by Diana Mahrach Couture, showcased the latest in haute couture craftsmanship as she debuted her SS2026 Womenswear and Menswear collections in New York City during New York Fashion Week. The event also benefitted The Centre for Family Services Palm Beach County (CFS), known for their signature annual fundraiser, The Old Bags Luncheon. This event underscored the synergy between fashion and art, illustrating how each element enriches the others. Diana Mahrach Couture seeks to elevate the conversation around couture by infusing classic techniques with contemporary aesthetics.   Before the fashion runway show Attendees enjoyed cocktails from BIATCH® Tequila.  In addition, the recently released fragrance by Diana Mahrach was available at the show.   Leesa Rowland Notable attendees included: Diana Mahrach, Prince Mario Max, Charlii Sebunya, Luisa Diaz, Jean Shafiroff, and Leesa Rowland.  Show Production @fashio...

   Elton Ilirjani With Priscilla Lopez, Malan Breton, Consuelo Vanderbilt-Costin, Angel Pei & Baayork Lee Jean Shafiroff Malan Breton presented his Spring Summer 2026 womenswear and menswear collections, bringing together the worlds of Broadway and high fashion in his show, “The Age of the Machine, The Heart of Humanity” at the Léman Ballroom in New York City. The show featured two of Broadway’s top stars, each a Tony Award winner, who walked the runway as living characters in Breton’s script-driven narrative. Inspired by the tension between the Age of the Machine and the enduring Heart of Humanity, the SS26 collections are both futuristic and deeply poetic and are presented in four Acts – The Heart, Time, Transformation and Legacy.  Act I - The Heart in support of CaringKind honored compassion and the resilience of caregivers facing the challenges of Alzheimer’s. Act II - Time explores precision and the relentless march of time through collaboration with King Seiko, ...

  Malan Breton Malan Breton presented his SS 2025 collection, based on the themes of Betrayal,  Revenge, and Hope during New York Fashion Week.  The collection, inspired by fairy tales of the 19th and 20th century, consists of strong, sinuous looks designed in leather, silk, summer weight wools, silk brocades, and the fine tailoring Breton has become internationally known for. Models were accessorized with Ladies Coutura Collection watches by Seiko Watch of America.  Breton composed the soundtrack for the show that was deejayed by Zeke Thomas (Son of Isiah Thomas) at the show which took place in New York City and was presented by EPNFW.  The hair team was led by stylist to the stars Marco Maranghello, and beauty team led by the Emmy Nominated Vincenza Carovillano. The Fashion Show was closed by star model, Elton Ilirjani.  An exclusive afterparty that night at DOM featured performances by Quincy, Ben Hazelwood, and the sounds of Grippa who has recently colla...