So, Rachel Scott Just Unveiled Her Full Creative Debut For Proenza Schouler At New York Fashion Week
A collection for a new New York woman and a global woman who is aware of what the world asks of her, yet unwilling to acquiesce to expectations…
New York Fashion Week is in full swing and the fashion world and celebrity community didn’t miss out on Rachel Scott’s opportunity to introduce her creative vision for the brand today. Sitting front row were actress Olivia Munn, Canadian director Celine Song, and model Indya Moore.
New York downtown meets uptown glamour is what Proenza Schouler does best, through its high-quality yet unconventional tailored looks that are captured in a modern essence. It’s a NY brand made for the NY woman, and Scott gets it. She’s had an inspiring career before stepping into her new role at this oh-so NY House. She founded her own fashion brand Diotima in 2021, and was named designer of the year by the Council of Fashion Designers of America- the first Black women to hold this honor. She also won the LVMH’s Prize and the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.
This new collection rejects perfection as constraint, and the woman that wears it is shaped by thought, intuition, and contradiction. This woman has discipline but she’s also, as the House put’s it “capricious,” which boils down to her being simply human in the busyness of life. To aid her in busyness, or needing to get from downtown to uptown, or vice versa, Scott created lightly rumpled dresses, ones that drape and tuck and that look a little irregular. Other dresses and skirts twist across the back and fasten with buttons help this woman move quickly.
Rigidity that’s found in silhouettes is loosened with pleating spliced into fabric, while double-faced wools and Donegal knits give structure and give shape without the inflexibility that can come with these fabrics. Looks are filled with truncated waists where legs are elongated, giving way to a look of power. If we had to sum up the collection in a sentence: it’s a collection that’s wearable, practical, and movable.
Because we love a good trench, we cannot not mention the trench looks in the collection. The leather black trench number is tailored and loose, while the black and white patterned trench with leather at the base add elevated chic. We saw the single-breasted white winter coat too, with the buttons cascading down both sides. It’s all simple yet elevated and practical.
The House is known for its accessories, and Scott dove into the archives to reimage the Hex bag using calf hair, cashmere suede, French calf, and kidskin. Shoes, as the House explains “explore distortion” with grounded pumps and exaggerated square toes. And, sandals are adorned in satin and shearling footbeds.
The great thing about this collection is that looks flow from daytime to evening. So, what you wear to the office can easily be worn to dinner.
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