Ralph Lauren reminded New York why he doesn’t need Fashion Week to make a statement. This season, the designer staged his women’s fall 2025 collection outside the official calendar, a move that has become his signature. Last year’s Hamptons show unfolded near his home; this time, he returned to Manhattan, choosing the Jack Shainman Gallery in Tribeca—a former bank with marble columns, gilded ceilings, and a dramatic staircase.
Morning light streamed through the gallery, giving the collection a glow that felt both modern and timeless. Leather, lace, and velvet walked the runway, look after look.
Highlights included a distressed brown leather jumpsuit, a romantic floor length lace dress, and a floor-length velvet gown in deep purple, open-backed with long sleeves. It felt like a love letter to the Purple Label and was one of my pre-orders.
When ordering, I also chose a pinstriped long coat, cinched with a thick leather belt. It’s the kind of piece that feels very wearable for me—styled sultry and bare for evening, or casually draped over my shoulders with boots for school pick-up.
Afterward, guests gathered at the Polo Bar for brunch. The mahogany-panelled space and equestrian-inspired décor were as polished as the guest list, which included industry insiders and loyal clients.
I wore a light blue collared dress with a camel cashmere cardigan, styled with my own bag and shoes, both in cognac camel leather.
Guests arrived at the Jack Shainman Gallery in Tribeca, housed in the historic Clock Tower Building, a late 19th-century Beaux-Arts landmark.
One of the most striking looks was a full lace dress cut to the floor, its delicate transparency offset by a sharp high collar. Cinched at the waist with a wide leather belt, it struck the perfect balance between feminine and cool-girl edge.
Every detail of the Polo Bar was perfect and entirely on brand, an equestrian retreat in the heart of New York. The space carried the sense of being welcomed into someone’s home.
A leather-wrapped menu, embossed with the brand’s logo in gold, sat waiting at each place setting.
Lauren Soniat is fashion editor of Lucire: the Edition.
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