What’s Hot (19.11.25)

November 19, 2025 | Design & Culture by Ed

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Givenchy Double-breasted Wool And Silk-blend Coat

Danielle Frankel Mimi Scarf-detailed Silk-blend Satin-trimmed Wool-blend Mini Dress

Balmain Leather Ankle Boots

Ippolita Roma Links Long Chain Necklace in Sterling Silver

What’s Hot (27.6.25)

June 27, 2025 | Design & Culture by Ed

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Danielle Frankel Drew Strapless Taffeta Gown

Magda Butrym Brigitte Large Leather-trimmed Suede Tote

Aquazzura The Hoop 50 Suede Mules

The Row Falken Cotton And Wool-blend Bucket Hat

What’s Hot (2.5.25)

May 2, 2025 | Design & Culture by Ed

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Kallmeyer Chloé Checked Voile Shirt

Danielle Frankel Rachel Strapless Gathered Silk-taffeta Mini Dress

Bally Embellished Studded Leather Ballet Flats

Sophie Buhai Matchbank Silver Onyx Necklace

Burberry Small Leather-trimmed Checked Canvas Shoulder Bag

Finesse. Danielle Frankel AW25

April 14, 2025 | Design & Culture by Ed

I said it once, I will say again: Danielle Frankel is the contemporary maestra of bridalwear. Her designs are so exquisitely crafted and majestic in execution that you will inevitably desire to wear one of her dresses not only on that most special day, but on many other occasions. Dominated by bold, architectural, Art Deco shapes and Erté-inspired forms, the latest collection stuns with incredible construction and finesse.

Take the micro-pleated dress that swishes and swirls around the body, like flowing water. Except this isn’t a styling trick; the micro-pleats in the dress are actually hundreds of micro-bones holding the shape. Then, there’s the hand-painted silk chiffon made in collaboration with a French artist who moved in to Frankel’s New York atelier for a few weeks and created a breath-taking, impressionistic floral gown in dark green as well as the hand-painted organza cocoon worn by Kristen McMenamy in the lookbook.

Frankel makes all of her dresses in Manhattan’s Garment District, and she has a talented group of designers in her atelier that can rival any haute couture house. The finale gown, also modeled by McMenamy, is made of 100,000 petals which took the atelier four months to sew by hand. Somehow, it looks effortless – just like any truly great couture garment.

Collage by Edward Kanarecki.
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Accidental Impressionism. Danielle Frankel AW24

April 3, 2024 | Design & Culture by Ed

If there’s one designer that leads the bridalwear game today, then it’s definitely Danielle Frankel and her New York-based studio. However Danielle isn’t limiting her designs to weddings only; she describes her namesake brand as “a fashion label” whose “medium is bridal,” a minor yet important distinction that indeed manages to capture her stunning creative output. The latest collection, starring Italian beauty Mariacarla Boscono and styled by Vanessa Traina, is an in-depth study of texture, unique fabrications, and gesturally arranged flowers lead to a sort of accidental Impressionism. The brand’s signature interplay of hard and soft and its relaxed refinement join pointedly feminine details that are naturally mussed at the edges. Oil-on-canvas landscapes are interpreted by hand-painted petit-fleurs, watercolor prints, and sculpted blooms. Painterly brushstrokes adorn featherweight organza juxtaposed by castings of metal and clay blossoms created by artisans in Ukraine and South Africa. The introduction of silk jersey brings a goddess-like liquidity to the range, while the addition of Lyon lace elevates an exploration of sheerness and structure. Silk woven with metal fibers creates beautiful wrinkles that are meant to last rather than be pressed away; a sort of “perfect imperfection“. In a continued exploration of color for the aisle, alabaster is joined by patinaed rust, hibiscus, citrus, pale chrysanthemum (Frankel’s favorite) and various shades of ivory. Degradé-dyed and pearl-tipped organza fringes mimic grasses in the hand-brushed expanses that inspired them. This really isn’t your average bride-to-be wardrobe.