If you haven’t heard of Coofandy, then you are missing great men’s looks. Known for its simplicity in silhouette and its classic style, since 2015 the brand has designed modern men essentials for daily use. Coofandy creates modern wardrobe basics, as well as dress shirts, suits, and tuxedos.
For the brand’s spring 2025 collection, Coofandy sought to continue the brand’s design aesthetic of simple modern classics. Coofandy believes that its market appeal is for that male consumer who wants “the quiet strength of classic style-effortless, enduring, and forever relevant.”
Coofandy’s spring 2025 collection “Floral Moments” was co-designed with Isabella Cortese. In a complex world, minimalism is flourishing. The designer captures three blooming moments during the spring-summer journey: early morning mist, golden sunset, and serene midnight. By blending minimalism with natural flowers, they craft a visual aesthetic and a philosophy of exploring nature and the inner self.
Over the past nine years, since its inception, Coofandy has established a very strong online presence. And with the simplicity of the brand’s modern classic, Coofandy is setting a standard for male consumers looking to easily and efficiently find garments that meet their daily needs.
Coofandy’s spring 2025 runway show was highlighted by having supermodel Sean O’Pry as one of the top models in the show. O’Pry not only opened and closed the show, but also proved that after 17-year career, he still looks great and continues to be relevant.
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With this spring 2025, Coofandy is well on its way of establishing themselves as a lifestyle brand; perhaps, in the manner of Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren. Hmm, Coofandy just might accomplish that!!
—William S. Gooch
For his spring 2025 New York Fashion Week show, Bad Binch Tong Tong designer Terrence Zhou took the audience to church. For the unveiling of his latest collection, Zhou selected New York’s famous St. Bartholomew’s Church on Manhattan’s East Side for a show that was comparative parts runway and devised theatre.
One look from the spring 2024 collection featured a pink breastplate, a sheer black skirt, and an architectural ring wrapped around it, reminiscent of Saturn’s rings. The Saturn ring motifs were seen throughout several other dresses in the collection. The choice of inspiration from Saturn’s ring was also not incidental, as his show was held on Sept. 7, marking Saturn’s return.
Esé Azénabor is no stranger to bridal consumers and fashion industry professionals. Whether you live in Dallas or you have visited her lovely bridal boutique in New York City, if you are in the bridal market, you recognize Esé Azénabor’s immense talent.
“It is with immense joy and humility that I present my first ready-to-wear and eveningwear collections at New York Fashion Week. This moment, while a personal dream fulfilled, is also a tribute to the remarkable women who have paved the way for me. Trailblazers like fashion icons Alva Chinn and Lana Ogilvie, and visionary journalists Harriette Cole and Constance White, whose work inspired me to dream bigger. I also owe so much to my clients—Jean Shafiroff, Patricia Silverstein, Tisha Collette, and Dr. Yana Delkhah—whose unwavering support has empowered me to reach this milestone. This collection celebrates your strength, spirit, and the profound impact you’ve had on my journey,” explained Esé Azénabor.
The outdoor event space on the rooftop of Rockefeller Center was the perfect venue for Esé Azénabor’s spring 2025 ready-to-wear collection. Similar to her bridal customer, Esé Azénabor seeks to dress that consumer that has deep pockets and is ready and willing to spend their dollars on garments that express their penchant for heavily embellished clothing in bold colors. While that aesthetic works well for her bridal customer, this ready-to-wear collection sometimes missed the mark with a mishmash of too many ideas.
Still, there were many garments that worked for the 2024 version of the ladies who lunch, who have a plethora of galas and events to attend. That said, Azénabor was most successful when she followed the less is more dictum and let her brilliant design aesthetic shine.
Out of the myriad innovations, trends, and new styles that are birthed from Paris Fashion Week, there’s always one brand that finds a way to stand out and make a new lane, statement, and aesthetics for itself, and that’s Junya Watanabe.
Junya Watanabe has elevated his design aesthetic to a new level of innovation with this new look, showing the extent to which he takes patchwork and denim. This collection also shows Junya’s unique spin on punk culture and silhouette, displaying unique cuts and designs of patchwork on tuxedos, and denim-on-denim experimental pieces. “I have used denim and patchwork a lot in my past collections, but this time I tried to go further in my exploration to find new discoveries,” explained Watanabe.
