Conner Ives Spring 2027
Words by Juan Eckersley
Images via Gorunway
There is something particularly fitting about Conner Ives bringing his Spring 2027 collection home to New York. After spending more than a decade in London, where he studied at Central Saint Martins and eventually built his label into one of the most exciting young names on the London schedule, the New York native returned for his first NYFW show with a collection aptly titled Across the Pond. Presented at The Grill inside the Seagram Building, it felt like Ives bringing the two sides of his life together rather than choosing between them. His work has always had an unmistakably American fascination with pop culture, celebrity, vintage clothing, and the way women actually put outfits together, but London gave him the irreverence and freedom to interpret those references in his own way. Spring 2027 feels like a celebration of that tension. There is the playful glamour and slightly nostalgic quality we have come to expect from Ives, alongside the upcycling and unexpected combinations that keep his clothes from becoming straightforward exercises in nostalgia. What I enjoy most about his work is that you can usually recognize the woman before you recognize the trend. She might feel like someone you vaguely remember from a 1990s film, a tabloid photograph, or an old magazine, but Ives never simply recreates the reference. He takes those familiar fragments and makes them feel personal, a little strange, and relevant again. That approach feels especially right in New York, a city where getting dressed has always been as much about character as it is about clothes. After years of watching Ives develop his world from London, Across the Pond feels less like an American debut and more like a homecoming, bringing his distinctly American point of view back to New York with everything he has learned along the way. Among all the looks, below are the ones that stood out as our favorites, best capturing the personality, wit, and wonderfully individual spirit of the collection.
