Kallmeyer RTW Spring 2023

Over the summer, designer Daniella Kallmeyer renovated her Orchard Street storefront and moved its showroom and design space to a new space on the Lower East Side.

Despite big changes, the designer's spring collection focused on the idea of ​​getting sit with quiet moments through restrained silhouettes. There were lots of strong new seams with sultry, easy layers for hot summer days. Kallmeyer joked that it was "the balance between naked and fully bespoke".

The look: Calm, chic sophistication.

Note quote: "The majority of the fabrics in this collection I chose in Italy. My friend took me to a deadstock warehouse, I picked out the fabrics and bought them on the spot, which we had never been able to do before because we were forced to sell in bulk,” said the creator.

Key Pieces: A wide variety of clean clothes and suits including vests, blazers and stylish pants; a zebra-print inspired coat; white dresses and suits - an alternative for the bride and evening wear from her current custom customer orders; new backless-inspired vests; lace-weight cotton crochet bralettes; sensual and light dresses in metallic chiffon.

Key takeaway: For over 10 years, the designer - who said "I feel like we're a quiet dark horse of the industry, but we're fine like this" - produced wearable and sophisticated clothing collections, which the pared-back spring assortment continued to exude.