NYFW Recap: The Contemporary Market

Year after year, New York Fashion Week showcases the breadth of American fashion. A category that continues to grow: the contemporary market. Here, WWD brings together a mix of brands with serious companies and their proposals for Spring 2023.

Vince RTW Spring 2023 Courtesy of Vince

Vince

"We were contemplating those summertime moments of deep reflection and quiet pleasure so beautifully captured by cinematographer Néstor Almendros, and inspired by the soothing yet vivid colors of Danielle McKinney's paintings," said Caroline Belhumeur, Vince's creative director. Color, in fact, has become something of an element the brand's staple over the past few seasons, but Vince-style color based on its core offering of neutrals.

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The voluminous pants, very trendy this season, were low waisted, combined with more shirts and jackets fine. The stitching was looser overall and had a feeling of ease. The label's basics (leather pieces, washed silk and lightweight cotton) were all there too, creating a collection of pieces that are seasonless and can be go-to pieces beyond spring.

A Spring 2023 Cinq à Sept look.

Five to Seven

"Whatever the clothes are, I believe they should add to the joy of life. A dress is a failure unless it gives a woman more confidence. She needs to put it on, feel good, then forget she's wearing it and move on with her life," read a quote from the artist, designer and muse Thea Porter on notes for Jane Siskin's Spring 2023 Cinq á Sept collection.

"The overall idea is a modern take on its bohemian style due to the relaxed but not bohemian in a traditional way. It's luxurious, beautiful and to make a woman feel sexy," the designer added of the range.

Siskin continued to expand the modern bohemian of v...