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Photos by Brianna Capozzi. Creative Direction by Ferdinando Verderi of Johannes Leonardo. Styled by Haley Wollens.

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Leaving Marigot: Olivier Rogers SS27

September 17, 2026

For Spring/Summer 2027, Olivier Rogers presents Leaving Marigot, a collection shaped by family, memory, Caribbean culture, and identity. Named after Marigot, Saint Martin, where Olivier was born, the collection draws on the places and people that shaped his understanding of style, connecting his Caribbean roots with his upbringing in Brooklyn.

Although he did not grow up in Saint Martin, Rogers spent part of his childhood on the island, where he noticed the understated way the men around him dressed: clean, fitted, simple, and intentional. His father, an electrician with a strong sense of style, became an early influence through his polo shirts with popped collars, track jackets, fitted vintage denim, and dress shoes. Photographs of his father as a young man, safely stored in his grandparents’ home, continue to inform Rogers’ approach to design.

His mother instilled a similar approach to dressing, teaching him that presenting yourself well was a way of earning respect. Leaving Marigot brings these influences together, connecting Marigot and Flatbush through a wardrobe that feels both familiar and personal. One of the collection’s most significant pieces is a red, white, and blue track jacket inspired by a photograph of Rogers’ father at around 18 or 19 years old. Referencing the colors of Saint Martin, the look is recreated through a matching track jacket and pants, while the campaign features a model reenacting the picture.

Text by Dylan Andrews

Colorful button holes bring a playful touch to matching blazers and trousers, while bright T-shirts, football-inspired track jackets, and denim draw from different parts of Rogers’ upbringing. Across the collection, familiar wardrobe staples are reworked through unexpected details and a considered approach to construction and color.

With Leaving Marigot, Rogers turns family history and cultural memory into a design language of his own, offering a collection that is as much about where he comes from as what he chooses to make of it.

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Ella Mae’s SS27 Debut Is A Pink-Clad Rebellion

September 16, 2026

Ella Mae made her NYFW debut with PEACE ON EARTH !!, a collection where rococo romance meets early-2000s maximalism. The Spring/Summer 2027 collection straddles the line between pretty and punk. Silk taffeta, ruffles, rebellious graphics, and feathers came together in a wardrobe fit for her hot girl army. Clearly, the Ella Mae girl is unapologetically feminine and bold.

Founded in Los Angeles in 2021, Ella Mae Jepsen's brand blends her background in quilting and apparel design with her passion for sustainability. Behind the collection’s candy-colored surface is Jepsen's deep love for protecting the earth and for making clothes by hand. Working with deadstock and natural fibers and experimenting with dyes made from materials like rust, botanicals, and food waste, Jepsen is becoming a defiant innovator in the fashion space. PEACE ON EARTH !! is a call to action wrapped up in a pretty pink bow. As Jepsen puts it: protect the earth, because it’s the only place you can buy lipstick.