COACH

FALL WINTER 25

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The models on the Coach catwalk could have walked straight off the New York street outside the venue. Men and women alike wore shrunken T-shirts and silver earrings, handbags jammed under one arm like a skateboard as they loped along, baggy jeans dragging over scuffed trainers.

To make fashion that speaks to the moment, “you have to talk to the younger generation”, said designer Stuart Vevers after the show. “Actually, it’s not about talking to them, it’s about listening to them. What I hear most from them is about self-expression. People being who they want to be and using fashion to give them that confidence.”

Vevers, who has worked with the American brand since 2013 and was awarded an OBE last year for services to fashion and to “UK/US creative relations” layered generation Z’s favourite silhouette with references from his own 90s youth such as David Lynch and Larry Clark’s 1995 film, Kids. He also booked the Brooklyn band Nation of Language – who will support LCD Soundsystem on an upcoming tour – to play live in the middle of the catwalk space to add to the vibe.

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