Madelyn Cline and I are both still wrapping our heads around Tommy Hilfiger’s massive New York Fashion Week Spring 2025 show when we catch up on the phone the morning after. In our defense, there was a lot to take in: 63 avant-nautical looks that mixed madras checks, oversize shirting, and contrasting stripes; a starry guest list including Brooke Shields, Blackpink’s Jisoo, and Cline herself; a surprise finale performance by the Wu-Tang Clan; and perhaps the most headline-worthy setting of the entire NYFW calendar, the decommissioned Staten Island Ferry owned by Saturday Night Live writer Colin Jost and former cast member Pete Davidson.
Cline and I agree: not-quite-setting sail alongside hundreds of other fashion people at sunset was an experience. And, one the ten-year-old versions of ourselves who last rode the ferry with our moms wouldn't believe possible. “I'm seeing the pictures roll through and I'm like, wait, this person was there and that person was there and I know them and I didn't see them! It was…huge,” she laughs.
