Sugar, Spice and Everything Glitter!

March 13, 2019

Last Friday night in Los Angeles, Christian Cowan teamed up with The Powerpuff Girls to celebrate their 20th year anniversary. A capsule collection presented on International Women's Day benefitting She's The First.

After chatting with Christian, it became clear that there were a couple standout looks that the designer himself just coulnd't get enough of. Among his favorites were a black dress with an exaggerated tutu made of feathers, and a look rocked by the Queen of all that sparkles, Paris Hilton (and her little dog too) in a hot pink tulle dress worn over a full black latex bodysuit. He's keen to mixing those hardcore elements with some cuteness, an obvious reference to Bubbles, Blossom, and Buttercup...they're adorable, but they will still kick your ass. With the addition of super, larger than life hair by Laurent Phillippon, the runway and the front row, were full of bigwigs.

Photos and Text by Caitlan Hickey

What would Christian's superpower be? First he'd like the power to never sleep, to get shit done and secondly to teleport, to take more vacations. I back the second.

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Fashion

Across the Pond with Conner Ives

September 16, 2026

American designer Conner Ives made his New York Fashion Week debut for Spring/Summer 2027 with a homecoming collection called Across the Pond.

Across the Pond, Conner Ives’ SS27 collection, marked his return to the United States after nearly a decade of showing in London. The collection centred on the theme of “Flamboyance!”, described by Ives as the drama of coming home and the unique pride of being American. It also reflected his complicated relationship with his home country. Key looks included dishevelled, power-lunch-inspired Wall Street suits created in collaboration with Gieves & Hawkes, alongside statement T-shirts featuring the phrase “Bring Back Shame.” The runway featured Lila Moss, Iris Law, and Hari Nef, with Kim Cattrall in the front row.

Styling: Vanessa Reid
Hair: Claire Gretch for Kevin Murphy
Makeup: Aaron de Mey for MAC Cosmetics
Casting: Mischa Notcutt
Lighting: Faro
Production: La Mode en Images
PR: DLX NYC
Shoes: Jimmy Choo
Music by @_cajm and @intentionallycold

Passion and flamboyance are my most inherently American traits' - Conner Ives

Fashion

KEEN and Collina Strada Reimagine Outdoor Footwear for SS27

September 16, 2026

More than 400 guests traded the city for the Hudson Valley, boarding shuttles to Storm King for Collina Strada’s Spring/Summer 2027 show, staged among the sprawling fields and sculptures. Against the natural backdrop, the New York label’s signature cast of characters walked in styles from its latest collaboration with KEEN, bringing the footwear brand’s outdoor DNA into Collina Strada’s playful, punky world.

Following their initial partnership in February, KEEN and Collina Strada returned to the New York Fashion Week runway with a new collection that reimagines two of the footwear brand’s signature styles: the Newport and UNEEK. This time, open-air footwear takes center stage, with Hillary Taymour’s distinctive approach to design bringing unexpected details, feminine touches, and a sense of whimsy to familiar outdoor silhouettes.

“I’ve always been interested in the idea of taking something familiar and making it slightly strange,” Taymour says. “For SS27, I wanted the shoes to feel almost like they had been customized by a maximalist; charms on ballerinas, ruffles on sandals, little details that make them feel sentimental and a bit absurd. It’s about making dressing up feel fun again.”

Balancing the collection’s more expressive details is KEEN’s focus on comfort and durability, keeping the styles rooted in the practical qualities of outdoor footwear. The collaboration continues to blur the boundaries between performance and self-expression, bringing a new perspective to the way functional footwear fits into everyday dressing.

Text by Dylan Andrews
Photos by Karla Tomanelli

The show closed with a surprise live performance from Carly Rae Jepsen, while Barbie Ferreira was also seated front row rocking the new collaboration.

Fashion

Beach Meets Street at 6397's Runway Debut

September 16, 2026

Stella Ishii is bringing the beach to the streets with 6397’s latest collection. Their NYFW runway debut (opened by none other than the iconic Kiko Mizuhara), was all smiles and seashells. Sandy feet and beach bags collided with industrial trench coats. Heeled flip-flops were fused with the newly trendy orthopedic toe shoe. Silhouettes brought utilitarian pieces to a feminine and playful place. Born in NYC, the brand is an extension of The NEWS, a showroom featuring a wide-ranging collection of designer clothing.

Central to Ishii's approach is the importance of celebrating the individuality and community of women around her. The brand is designed with its wearer in mind, focused on creating pieces that feel fresh without being tied to an era. The show itself stayed true to this cosmopolitan frame of mind. Casting was undeniably diverse, featuring an eclectic group of women spanning generations. Some notable models include Dashwood Books’ Miwa Susuda and Oscar-nominated costume designer, Miyako Bellizzi, who both styled and closed the presentation.

Ahead of the show, office was able to get an exclusive look at the moments leading up to it through model Lucy Ly's lens.