MEN’S DAY EMERGING DESIGNERS – SS2026
Photos: Fred J.DeVito. Collage: helenoppenheim.com
Men’s Day celebrated its 25th season with it’s bi-annual collective to nurture emerging talent, as conceived by Agentry PR founder and owner Erin Hawker in 2014. The event was held at Mercedes-Benz Manhattan in Hell’s Kitchen with morning and afternoon presentations like no other. All presentations were presented by Project (a platform for men’s contemporary apparel) and Coterie (a platform for women’s contemporary apparel). Shown here a selection from 5 of the 8 NYMD labels presented during New York Fashon Week Spring Summer 2026.
Top Row L-R: 3 photos left: Clara Son … 3 photos right: Joseph McRae
2nd Row : Max Esmail … Oxblood Zebra … Joseph McRae
3rd Row: FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology)
Clara Son – Theme Reset. “Quiet defiance with surreal looks and unique silhouettes, structured fabrics layered.” Kien Hoang’s” structured yet vulnerable hair, with Team, for Oribe.
Joseph McRae – Theme Bloom . Gender-fluid, street elegant, over-sized silhouettes, versatile interchangeable pieces. Hair structured around the brand’s signature beanies or wildly big hair, up or out to there. Inspired by the 1979 film, The Wiz. Key hairstylist Kien Hoang and Team for Oribe.
Max Esmail. Theme Confidant. Aura of sssurance, effortless grace, refined masculinity, needle-pushing designs with timeless craftmanship inspired by gangster movies, the mafia movie antiheros. Fresh fades, slicked back looks, and clean natural textures” by key hairstylist Christian Ceja-Compin and Team for Oribe
Oxblood Zebra. Theme “Off-Script: The Rule Breakers’ Uniform.” For those who live beyond the margins, emphasizing self-expression, rebellion refined with structure, Natural hair by Mandee Tauber and Team for Oribe.
FIT Menswear Collective, Class of 25. The FIT MW25 Collective showcased the work of a diverse group of recently graduated menswear talent from the Fashion Institute of Technology. Hair by Ashley Brecken and Team for Oribe
To see the Men’s Day album with more photos and info, CLICK HERE
Hair for all Men’s Day Presentations by Oribe
Key Makeup Artist: Michelle Webb, and Team for Augment Tokyo,
(Team support Academy of Freelance Makeup)
Photos: Fred J.DeVito
Circles & Safety Pins on Hair NYFW – 2024
Photos: for A. Potts (left) and Clara Son (right) by © Fred J. DeVito
Hair is decorated with safety pins at the A. Potts New York Fashion Week Presentation during New York Men’s Day for Spring Summer 2024 (left) and with silver loop circles of diffferent sizes at the Clara Son NYMD Spring Summer 2024 Presentation (right). To see 30 photos with fab fashions and makeup as well as interesting hair at both shows, CLICK HERE
A. Potts (left) Lead Hair: Kien Hoang and Team Oribe … Stylist: Memsor Kamarake … Jewelry: Eva Thora Art
Clara Son (right) Lead Hair: Christian Ceja-Compin and Team Oribe … Stylist: Nyeelah Lewis
Photos: © Fred J. DeVito