There are upgraded sweats (always cool when worn under good outerwear), new laid-back backpacks and, as always, reimagined staples.
Standouts included Lisa Clayton, whose adept construction techniques ensured her multiple textile creations were given a sculptural quality while Philli Wood's use of trompe l'oeil-printed jumbo knits gave a new dimension to outerwear.
DUVETICA, a young Italian outerwear label, is a stylish new choice for light-as-air puffers and vests.
The pop-up will also sell the brand-new men's outerwear collection.
There was the woven wool that looked like luxurious fur but felt a bit more masculine, which he used for some of his new cossack hats and outerwear.
XOXO Outerwear, New York, which is being manufactured and marketed by Avanti Outerwear, to the Zlotnick Group, New York, as its first agency of record.
The exhibit, however, demonstrates that underwear as outerwear is nothing new and devotes an entire floor to its historical antecedents.
There are, of course, strong trends — particularly in the powerful return of outerwear and a new focus on a more womanly and rounded figure.
The show started, like the foundations of any new house, with building blocks: outerwear, whether that meant a leather coat with a sweater and long pants that puddled to the floor, or a khaki military jacket.
Style enthusiasts who have taken to wearing their underwear as outerwear can make new strides in achieving the total look, with a passel of lacy high-end shoes and boots.
