the inspiration

made from the finest european yarns and fabrics, the collection was inspired by new york city's gilded age and the female pioneers of the era. each piece pays homage to these dynamic manhattanites who embodied the spirit of american possibility: gertrude vanderbilt whitney, anne morgan, elsie de wolfe, and edith wharton and her heroines. while the designer's rich, metallic color palette echoes the opulence of the gilded age, the innovative knitted material reflects her muses' ambitions to be different and to challenge the status quo.