Collina Strada Spring 2027: A ‘Detour’ to Storm King

by · WWD
Collina Strada Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear CollectionCourtesy of Collina Strada

It’s a big ask to bring the fashion crowd a few hours upstate in the waning days of New York Fashion Week. Hillary Taymour knew it. So when Storm King Art Center approached her about staging its first runway show, the Collina Strada designer made the trip count: models traversed the landscape around Alexander Calder’s “The Arch” as Carly Rae Jepsen performed.

“If you’re coming and committing to me, I’m committing to you to have a good time,” Taymour said to WWD a few days before the show. That generosity extended to the clothes.

The collection, aptly titled “Detour,” collided medieval romance with modern rebellion — or, as Taymour put it, a “grungy Renaissance girl living in a modern world.” Organza feathers, ruffles, chiffon and recycled sequins met plaids and moiré, with fabrics ruched, twisted and draped into shapes that moved beautifully across the grass. Oversize bloom pants and cargo shapes brought volume below, while trailing gowns and diaphanous layers caught the wind.

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For all Collina Strada’s eccentricity, there’s pragmatic logic underneath. Taymour listens to what her customer needs, even when the answer is purely practical: long sleeves for wedding guests, cap sleeves, forgiving trousers for fluctuating bodies. Dramatically draped skirts even came with matching drawstring bags. “Comfort always comes first with me,” she said.

That thinking extended to the Converse x Collina Strada Chuck Taylor Plié, a new dance-informed silhouette debuting on the runway ahead of its Dec. 3 global launch. Taymour also negotiated royalties should Converse continue using the sole she designed — a provision she hopes establishes a precedent for other designers.

In a market overloaded with product, Taymour is thinking about whether something new deserves space in her customer’s closet. At Collina Strada, eccentricity earns its keep.