The Tamesis
Scott, who kicked off the week with her Proenza Schouler debut, is one of the few to contextualize her shows (for Diotima) and the only designer to create a collection in direct response. If her debut at Proenza was just an introduction, Scott’s fall/winter 2026 collection for Diotima is even more urgent. She collaborated with the estate of Scott’s favorite artist, Cuban artist Wifredo Lam, and Refugee Atelier, who was introduced to the company by Gigi Burris, designer and founder of the nonprofit Closely Crafted (read about Scott’s commitment to crafts and artisans).
“The work is being done now [by] It always weighs on me that a Cuban artist is talking about anti-imperialism in this imperialist moment, especially in our region and what’s going on in New York and across America,” Scott said after Sunday’s show. “It’s really scary. “Scott is frustrated that so few designers are politically engaged right now. “If you have any kind of platform, you need to have some say in what’s going on, especially in the fashion industry that operates in the cultural realm,” she said on Sunday.
Most references to the worrying situation in the United States were vague enough not to disrupt normal business. Ashlynn Park referenced the current moment when discussing her Ashlyn collection. “American dialect is very beautiful—probably more beautiful than other countries—because it’s a melting pot,” she told us fashion business In the early stages. “All different people have their own journeys and cultures and feelings.” Diversity in America is a concept she repeats in the show notes. TWP’s Trish Wescoat Pound noted “these fraught times” in her series of notes for the New York woman.
In her notes, Tory Burch described her collection as “a meditation on enduring things, especially in times of chaos and despair,” and said after Wednesday night’s show that “the world is so chaotic, hopeless, and sad” that she was drawn to familiar territory, like her father’s corduroys. It seems like most designers just put their heads down and focus on their work. This is a survival strategy.
