A dedication to craftsmanship and craftspeople is at the core of the brands ethos.
Shes correct in asking for more nuanced readings of femininity in fashion.
The desk to dinner archetype is hackneyed, all the more so since Ozempic has made eating sadly demode.

Velez hasnt abandoned the runway altogether.
She created an intimate evening.
Masons contribution to the evening added a much needed sense of levity generally missing from Velezs endeavors.

There were more plain-spun looks as well that might have been pulled from a painting by Hogarth.
Im just letting myself be the bug and not trying to be the entomologist too much, she noted.
Implied in OHaras famous saying, Tomorrow is another day, is a belief in the future.











