–Eliza Corderman
image ©Karla Tomanelli
As New York Fashion Week came to a close on Tuesday, September 15th, Collina Strada’s Hilary Taymour presented the first-ever runway show at Storm King Art Center. This 500-acre open-air museum is located in the Hudson Valley and contains one of the largest collections of contemporary outdoor sculptures.
This may have been the first runway show at Storm King, but it was far from Collina Strada’s first show outdoors. Recent presentations have taken place at New York Marble Cemetery in the East Village, the Downtown Manhattan Heliport and, just one month earlier, along the waterfront in front of the Copenhagen Opera House.
Titled Detour, Collina Strada’s Spring/Summer 2027 collection, which included 33 looks, reflected Taymour’s view of clothing as a sculptural practice, making Storm King a fitting setting for the show. Rather than simply using the museum as a backdrop, Taymour wanted the presentation to reflect the experience of moving through it and to bring the clothing into the surrounding landscape. The pairing was especially effective, allowing the collection to enter into a genuine dialogue with Storm King’s monumental sculptures and expansive grounds.
Before the show, attendees had time to wander Storm King’s grounds, taking in the sculptures and surrounding landscape on a warm, sunny day. Fueling these explorations were specialty matcha and coffee drinks developed to complement the Collina Strada aesthetic, served from a mirrored Blank Street pop-up. The runway itself was set directly on a long stretch of grass, positioned between a continuous bench for attendees and a field of tall grass and wildflowers. Models passed directly in front of the audience, with capes and layers of fabric trailing behind them in the wind. It was a transporting presentation, with the movement of the clothes beautifully amplified by the natural setting.
The collection featured organza feathers, ruffles, complex draping and voluminous silhouettes. In keeping with the brand’s longstanding focus on sustainability, materials included recycled sequins, organic cotton and deadstock fabrics. References to medieval romance were mixed with punk and Y2K influences, continuing the contrast between romance and grunge that runs through Taymour’s work. The richly layered collection demonstrated Taymour’s particular talent for bringing seemingly disparate references together in a way that felt playful, cohesive and distinctly Collina Strada.
The show concluded with a surprise performance by Carly Rae Jepsen, as the models returned to the field to dance and members of the audience joined in. Immediately following the show, attendees gathered for an after-party picnic at Storm King celebrating the launch of Collina Strada’s furniture and textile collaboration with Swedish design label Layered. Together, the performance and picnic brought the day to a joyful close, making the show feel as much like a communal celebration as a traditional runway presentation.
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