Malcolm Thomas

𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗜𝗧 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥™ I love my friends. The savvy ones in San Francisco, the industry girls in New York, the sophisticates in Paris, the club kids in London, and everyone, everywhere in between. Most of my life, I’ve considered my friends, my family. We’ve cried together and laughed together, and many times we’ve held each other together. In uncertain times, you realize who your friends really are and who they aren’t. This year taught me that. What began as a solo project in London to secure a visa slowly became something bigger. Through the turmoil of having to make one of the most difficult decisions of my life, rescinding my visa application, I realized what was missing from my agency, my friends. The collective brilliance that comes from working with the ones you love. @malcolmandfriendsllc was founded in New York via a curated network of independent creatives united by the art of limitless possibility, with services currently ranging from branding and production to wholesale and strategy. Because let’s be honest, Friends Make It Better™. 𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗨𝗦: [email protected] 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗨𝗦: [email protected] 𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗧 𝗨𝗦: Link in bio. 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗼:@erickdvila #MALCOLMANDFRIENDS #MARKETING Referrals may receive commission. Terms & conditions apply.

𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗜𝗧 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥™ I love my friends. The savvy ones in San Francisco, the industry girls in New York, the sophisticates in Paris, the club kids in London, and everyone, everywhere in between. Most of my life, I’ve considered my friends, my family. We’ve cried together and laughed together, and many times we’ve held each other together. In uncertain times, you realize who your friends really are and who they aren’t. This year taught me that. What began as a solo project in London to secure a visa slowly became something bigger. Through the turmoil of having to make one of the most difficult decisions of my life, rescinding my visa application, I realized what was missing from my agency, my friends. The collective brilliance that comes from working with the ones you love. @malcolmandfriendsllc was founded in New York via a curated network of independent creatives united by the art of limitless possibility, with services currently ranging from branding and production to wholesale and strategy. Because let’s be honest, Friends Make It Better™. 𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗨𝗦: [email protected] 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗨𝗦: [email protected] 𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗧 𝗨𝗦: Link in bio. 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗼:@erickdvila #MALCOLMANDFRIENDS #MARKETING Referrals may receive commission. Terms & conditions apply.

𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗜𝗧 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥™ I love my friends. The savvy ones in San Francisco, the industry girls in New York, the sophisticates in Paris, the club kids in London, and everyone, everywhere in between. Most of my life, I’ve considered my friends, my family. We’ve cried together and laughed together, and many times we’ve held each other together. In uncertain times, you realize who your friends really are and who they aren’t. This year taught me that. What began as a solo project in London to secure a visa slowly became something bigger. Through the turmoil of having to make one of the most difficult decisions of my life, rescinding my visa application, I realized what was missing from my agency, my friends. The collective brilliance that comes from working with the ones you love. @malcolmandfriendsllc was founded in New York via a curated network of independent creatives united by the art of limitless possibility, with services currently ranging from branding and production to wholesale and strategy. Because let’s be honest, Friends Make It Better™. 𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗨𝗦: [email protected] 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗨𝗦: [email protected] 𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗧 𝗨𝗦: Link in bio. 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗼:@erickdvila #MALCOLMANDFRIENDS #MARKETING Referrals may receive commission. Terms & conditions apply.

𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗢'𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦 With just a few New York Fashion Week collections under his belt, Mexico City-based designer Patricio Campillo delved into the internal dialogue between who we are and how we want to be seen.  The type of conversations that the designer has been engaging with since 2017. Self-taught, Campillo is a merging of craftsmanship with a mindfulness for fair labor manufacturing practices and sustainable design—a masterclass in what happens when editorial taste and hanger appeal meet. Read my New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2026 review on Schön magazine dot com. @campillo_official @schonmagazine @malcolmandfriendsllc #campillo #nyfw #fashion #nyc

𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗥𝗬'𝗦 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗗𝗢𝗧𝗘 Advisry is soulful fun, inspired by the juxtaposition of nostalgia and futurism, the enchantment lies in the harmony of Keith Herron's design prowess and referential panache. Led more by iconography than ruled by trends, “Something familiar rather than chasing what is new,” the Fashion Trust U.S. 2026 Finalist said.  Advisry is a world where the clothes do the work, so you don’t have to. An antidote to the chore of dressing.  Read my New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2026 review on Schön magazine dot com. @advisry @schonmagazine @malcolmandfriendsllc #advisry #nyfw #fashion #nyc

𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗫𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗔𝗥'𝗦 𝗝𝗘𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗥𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗜𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 From the mind of one of New York’s most playfully provocative storytellers, “The Sexecutions of Amanda Gates,” is a mix between true crime and experimental theater about a vigilante sex worker whose answer to the continued abuse of powerful men is the final solution. A confrontation of our most guilty pleasures: sex, crime, and jewelry, of course. Read my New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2026 review on Schön magazine dot com. @alexisbittar @schonmagazine @malcolmandfriendsllc #alexisbittar #nyfw #fashion #nyc

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗢.𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗦 "What can be refined, without losing what works?” is the question eternal. From the curve zipper on a leather jacket to a double lapel on an overcoat, it all works. The melding of influences is part of the formula, so when O.Files announced Japanese origami as an added influence in his debut presentation, it fit. “In practice, this becomes a tripartite dialogue between traditional sartorial menswear, uncompromising technical execution, and purposeful playfulness,” said the show notes.   Read my Copenhagen Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2026 review on Schön magazine dot com. @ofiless @schonmagazine @malcolmandfriendsllc #ofiles #cphfw #fashion #copenhagen

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗢𝗙 𝗕𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗝𝗘 Made from vintage suiting and defunct materials, the brand creates fashion treasures. Thought pieces that could be worn around the office of an art magazine as much as on a red carpet, and the presentation—absolutely sensorial. From the haunting hum of a black-and-white campaign projected at the entrance, a stately domestic living quarters where models lounged on couches with bratty pouts and cool indifference, stood on apple box platforms or walked fur tails on leashes, to the dining room where models waited around a table of crystal glassware, swishing keychain-covered heels to an off-kilter piano arrangement, stimulation was everywhere. Read my Copenhagen Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2026 review on Schön magazine dot com. @bonnetje.official @schonmagazine @malcolmandfriendsllc #bonnetje #cphfw #fashion #copenhagen

𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗥𝗔'𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘'𝗦 𝗪𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦 Set against the backdrop of yellow wax structures, the choreography of the show added a cinematic drama to the collection. Models walked by briskly in their fur-trimmed hoods, turning them into faceless mannequins. A punchy rose and grape-colored button-up with matching trousers did a figure eight around guests, and fair isle sweaters in burnt orange and camouflage green added a domestic sensibility.  Choice clothes to get you through the elements and the day. Read my Copenhagen Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2026 review on Schön magazine dot com. @ranra_studio @schonmagazine @malcolmandfriendsllc #ranra #cphfw #fashion #copenhagen

𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗡 𝗗𝗘𝗕𝗨𝗧𝗦 𝗕𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 It was over 15 years ago that Louboutin launched its menswear line. A sub-category which now accounts for 24% of its business, and it was more than six years ago when the designer began a dialogue with then, 21-year-old, Jaden Smith. A child of parents who in their own right, had a part in shaping culture. A dialogue between the two seemed fitting—his appointment as a creative stakeholder seemed shocking—remember that bold new chapter? Read my Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2026 review on LE MILE magazine dot com. @christianlouboutin @c.syresmith @lemile @malcolmandfriendsllc #christianlouboutin #jadensmith #pfw #fashion #paris

𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘, 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗥 Unlike Michael Rider's debut, there was no runway show. No flashing lightbulbs, no V.I.P. wrangling or seating politics, this season. No pomp and circumstance. Instead, a well-merchandised presentation, a tower of American-style blue jeans, an S-curve footwear assortment, and a thoughtfully curated edit of key looks to peruse with champagne and hors d’oeuvres in hand. “Character over costume,” was the designer’s directive. Read my Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2026 review on LE MILE magazine dot com. @celine @lemile @malcolmandfriendsllc #celine #pfw #fashion #paris

𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗞 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛'𝗦 𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗧 𝗔𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 The models walked leisurely around the four corners of the residence as if in deep contemplation. For me, it was a second chance to catch that detail I might have missed. A second chance to catch my breath from the sheer magnitude of all that my eye was trying to digest before the next look appeared. Details like hand-embroidered crash kantha and Palampur patchwork overcoats, paisley-ornamented shirts and jackets with silver chintz juxtaposed by unfinished hems and a muted color palette. Kartik Kumra didn’t miss a detail. Read my Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2026 review on Schön magazine dot com. @kartikresearch @howtomakeitinnewdelhi @schonmagazine @malcolmandfriendsllc #kartikresearch #pfw #fashion #paris