“As we gather as an industry community, we honor and celebrate the creative work and talents of our New York fashion week designers showcasing FW2025 collections. This is a tribute to the vision and dedication to craft by these artists driving our industry forward.”

– Maryanne Grisz, FGI President/CEO

“Women’s daily lives are busy enough without having to carry a heavy bag on top of that. Beyond their lightness, our apple canvas bags carry values of innovation & respect for the planet.” Says Guillaume, “Apple canvas has characteristics equivalent to animal leather: resistance, waterproofness & flexibility. This innovative material, tested at the “Centre technique du Cuir” in Lyon, meets the durability standards: resistance to friction & resistance to bending ideal for leather goods.”

Lafayette 148’s Fall 2025 New York Fashion Week presentation took place on February 7th, presented at Studio 525 located in the heart of Chelsea’s art gallery district. On entering, the grandeur of the venue’s high vaulted wood beam ceilings was met with a unique presentation of the Fall collection displayed within an installation of the looms and the materials that translate the strength of the house’s dedication to artisanal craft. Crafted films were shown that explore the prowess of Creative Director Emily Smith’s atelier and design team. The presentation was accompanied by a vivid audio soundtrack of working looms—the key component of the season—woven together with a musical audio presentation by Miles Robbins.

The Norma Kamali collection has 3 key inspirations for FALL 2025:

1.) Masculine energy in women is powerfully in fashion… it is tough and cool.

2.) Nature, leaves and trees, and box plaid. The spiritual majesty of the forest to be protected and preserved. The prints can easily be translated and it’s a new camo option.

3.) Bob Dylan music biopic and the Rolling Thunder Scorsese film presents Dylan’s genius but also his style represented by many fedoras. The fedora and the idea of a hat worn with masculine / feminine cool says there’s more of a story to that person wearing the hat.

On Tuesday, February 4, FGI Rising Star and Member Designer, Fredrick Anderson hosted the 9th Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show, benefiting prostate cancer research and awareness with patient advocacy organization ZERO Prostate Cancer. FGI is a fashion partner, featuring a number of Rising Star designers dressing the celebrity models who walk the show. Participating FGI Risng Star designers included Teddy von Ranson, Epperson, Carlos Campos, Terry Singh, The Salting, Junny and A.Potts. This event kicked off NYFW and was held on World Cancer Day, with testing sites throughout NYC and press initiative for awareness. FGI Regional Groups hosted viewing parties in 6 US cities that evening and throughout the month of February.

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