Sies Marjan

The five-year old label, backed by billionaire Nancy Marks, is shutting its doors due to the ramifications of Covid-19. But independent fashion brands were hurting long before the lockdowns.

In New York, designers reckon with how and where to sell their wares.

Tory Burch and Pyer Moss book-ended the day in Brooklyn. Plus, Laquan Smith and Sies Marjan back in Manhattan from day three of the New York shows.

Emily Bode, Sander Lak and Spencer Phipps are among the handful of American designers showing in Paris this month. One way or another, they arrive on the Paris catwalk garlanded with expectation, Tim Blanks writes.

Colour and maximalism can be scroll-stopping on social media, but precious few designers can marry bright and shiny with emotional depth.