Friends since eighth grade, Jack Miner and Lily Miesmer started their luxury womenswear brand in 2020 and were picked up exclusively their first two seasons by Net-a-porter’s Vanguard program.
Now free agents, they held their first presentation at the Waverly Inn on Tuesday, with models sipping martinis, digging into spaghetti — and nibbling on a Jell-O mold, because the designers are quirky like that.
The look: Dystopian dinner party.
Quote of note: “I love having the clothes in here because I’m a restaurant stan and I believe that restaurants are a key pillar in New York’s resilience, as is fashion. I love that we are bringing both back together,” said Miesmer, sharing her headline for the collection: “Love among the ruins.”
Key pieces: Crinkled gold silk gown with black velvet ribbon ties over open back; black netted dress with hood; chocolate brown sleeping bag coat; camel-hued suit with Richard Haines trompe l’oeil seams and hourglass waist effects; marled knit sweaters.
The takeaway: While it may not have been the best idea to have a first presentation with all the models seated so the clothes were obscured – and in a crowded room full of lit candles (thankfully, no one caught on fire) — the collection was grungy-glam interesting enough to put Interior on the New York Fashion Week map.
Fun fact: Miesmer is Tory Burch’s niece, and counts the designer and Khaite’s Cate Holstein among her mentors.
