ONE MANN’S OPINION

New York Fashion Week and trade show season left the city’s fashion scene busier than usual this issue. With these events comes a great opportunity to highlight one of my favorite parts about fashion: like the Big Apple itself, the industry is a melting pot. This issue showcases New York’s embrace of designers, styles and craftsmanship from so many different countries, cultures and backgrounds.

This is why I want to give a special introduction to March’s cover story. Denise Focil is the founder of AS by DF, a brand that specializes in leather jackets, tops and bottoms. The twist? All the leather is recycled and made with sustainable practices, from the factory floor to packaging. Born in Ecuador, raised in Los Angeles and trained in Italy, Denise really embodies what it means to be a global designer. With an atelier in the tiny castle town of Asolo, Veneto’s “City of a Hundred Horizons,” Italian craftsmanship is at the heart of what AS by DF produces. Italy holds a special place in my heart, and I couldn’t be more excited to share this brand with all of you.

Just in time for the spring collection season, other labels also featured in this issue give us a hint of what’s to come as the days grow longer and sweaters are ditched for linen dresses and breezy short-sleeved tops.

Here’s to changing seasons, and fashion’s love of the world.

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