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
NYFW Red The Luxury Life Magazine – 2023
Photos: Helen Oppenheim, Fred J. DeVito. (Red Cover Photo: Jeremy Freeman)
Sandra Smith-Doghmi, Publisher/Founder of Red The Luxury Life Magazine, a magazine for International Fashion, Film, Entertainment and Lifestyle, has published lovely full pages on New York Fashion Week photos by Helen Oppenheim and Fred J. DeVito in the January 2023 issue.
To see a selection of the stories/photos with full credits at Badlgey Mischka, Bosideng (at NYFW) and A. Potts, Terry Singh (at Men’s Day) and to view the January issue, CLICK HERE and go to Pages 16 to 39.
Top Row: Badgley Mischka (Hair Peter Gray/Jamie Hollis and Team)
and Bosideng (Hair Rodney Cutler, Cutler Salon/Redken)
Photos by Helen Oppenheim
Bottom Row: Terry Singh, A. Potts (Hiar Oribe Pro)
Photos by Fred.DeVito
(Red Cover Photo: Jeremy Freeman)