Scene: Spring/Summer 2022, with a sunset Lady Liberty view from the tip of Manhattan’s Wagner Park. “I’m slightly Y2K-obsessed, but not too much,” designer Cynthia Rowley said following her playful and feminine show. Rowley combined her various categories — swim and surf, girly occasion and daywear, and sporty leisure layers into one collection that embodied wearable, optimistic, and fun styles with just enough of a nod to the early 2000s. The nod came in the form of butterfly and floral motifs, chunky crystal jewelry and embellishments, and a girly, bright palette. Spring was one of Rowley’s most cohesive collections in recent seasons and a celebratory return to New York Fashion Week.
Talent for the show: Hair by lead hairstylist Rodney Cutler of Cutler Salons and team. Makeup by lead makeup artist Cassandra Garcia and team for Bobbi Brown.
Above photo, Maia Hannemann represented by The Industry Model Management is wearing a Twilight Dress. And Mia Speicher represented by Next New York is wearing a Smocked Silk Twill Dress.