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 Designers Mark Badgley and
James Mischka shared a video of their "return to
wonderful" collection, filmed at one of their
favourite New York restaurants, as part of the
event, which is mostly virtual this season
because of COVID-19 restrictions.
With the pandemic curbing travel, the duo said
they looked back on past good times out in New
York, hopeful for a return to these soon.
"It allowed us to go back and think about how
fabulous and how fantastic New York night life
was - restaurants, theatre, nightclubs and think
about how great that was and how great it's
going to be again," Badgley told Reuters.
"So we designed this collection for after COVID
times or during COVID vaccination times for the
fall when it's all coming true and we think it
will and how fantastic New York can be again."
Filmed earlier this month, the video showed
models dressed in black and white trouser suits,
black and midnight blue velvet evening gowns
adorned with huge bows, shimmering metallic
fringed dresses and golden and bronze satin
pyjama outfits.
Long belted gowns in butterscotch and blush
added dabs of colour.
The designers said they chose to shoot the video
at Keens Steakhouse to support restaurants
during the pandemic.
"We realised when our collection ships in the
fall, hopefully thank God, it will be a time
when we'll return to some sort of normal,"
Mischka said.
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 "It will be a very different
time when women will be able to go out,
congregate, celebrate and feel good about
getting together, looking amazing and having a
good time for a change."
Most brands are sharing videos of their
autumn/winter 2021-2022 collections at a virtual
New York Fashion Week: The Shows, with very few
live socially-distanced catwalk presentations.
"We realised we had to work a little earlier
than usual because just shipping around the
world is so difficult with COVID restrictions
and the weird weather we're having everywhere so
we had to plan out a little more ahead of time,"
Badgley said.
New York Fashion Week runs until Thursday.
London then kicks off its own virtual event on
Friday.
(Reporting by Alicia Powell and Marie-Louise
Gumuchian; Editing by Marguerita Choy)
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