Conner Ives and Emily Grey Make Their New York Fashion Week Debuts on the CFDA Calendar
Conner Ives and Emily Grey, who formed a bond as homesick teens at Central Saint Martins, are making their official debut on the CFDA calendar during New York Fashion Week. Ives, originally from upstate New York, has spent the last 12 years in London, while Grey, hailing from Los Angeles, has returned to New York. Ives’s Spring/Summer 2027 collection, named Across the Pond, showcases the evolution of his brand over the past five years. Grey’s collection is inspired by her childhood and her father's tailored wardrobe, featuring softer hues. Both designers draw from nostalgia and influences from the 1960s and 70s. Ives's show will take place at the Grill, a venue Grey introduced him to, and he believes New York offers a more expansive platform than London, where he has presented for five years.
Key facts
- Conner Ives and Emily Grey are showing on the official CFDA calendar for New York Fashion Week for the first time.
- The two met during their foundation year at Central Saint Martins in London as homesick American teenagers.
- Ives, from upstate New York, has lived in London for 12 years; Grey is from Los Angeles and has moved back to New York permanently.
- Ives titled his Spring/Summer 2027 collection Across the Pond and describes it as a tale of two cities charting five years of his brand.
- Grey's collection draws on her Los Angeles upbringing and her father's tailored closets, using deep green, ochre, and cream.
- Ives's show is being held at the Grill in New York, a restaurant Grey first introduced him to.
- Grey is designing a gown for the first time and sought Ives's input on it; she has also interned for him.
- Both cite 1960s and 1970s references including Pierre Cardin, Courrèges, Rudi Gernreich, and the films Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? and Blowup.
Entities
Artists
- Conner Ives
- Emily Grey
- Pierre Cardin
- Courrèges
- Rudi Gernreich
Institutions
- Central Saint Martins
- CFDA
- CULTURED
- Grey's
- The Grill
Locations
- New York
- United States
- London
- United Kingdom
- Los Angeles
- California
- Paris
- France