Jane Wade’s F/W 2025 collection, entitled “The Merger” for NYFW, is all about business wear and minimalism but with a sexy-chic, ultra-modern twist.
Looks consisted of open zipped, knitted dress ponchos in azul-blue, accentuating fitted corset denim jackets teamed with kinky onyx-black leather gloves and fitted dresses showing a cheeky glimpse of under boob. You wouldn't dare to dress like this for an office job or could you, I mean why not, who's going to stop you.
An iconic moment at the Jane Wade collection was witnessing Lisa Rinna sporting a 90s-style headset with a microphone and interacting with I could only assume an intern looking frighteningly nervous. She then exits her interaction with walking off beginning her catwalk for the runway which eerily reminds you of that scene from American Psycho where protagonist, Patrick Bateman is seen aggressively entering the hallways listening to Walking on Sunshine, rhythmically walking in sync to the beat of the music.
This collection is futuristic; even down to the choice of eyewear and slick back hairdos which was intentional and oozes reminiscent of The Matrix but in a tasteful, vibrant, and revolutionary way. The colour tones for this collection were muted, including hues of ashy grey, olive green, cinnamon brown and polar white—a refreshing choice of colours for Winter that is teamed well instead of a predictable colour palette.
Wade's explorative approach challenges the conversations of surveillance and the hierarchy within the corporate world but in way that is poking fun at the same time.
Jane Wade used her growth as her vision for the collection and stating "I feel like the collection is a reflection of me growing as a corporate person and a business professional,".
The Merger collection was an engaging show which kept you on your toes and after each look that was displayed, it kept on getting greater and delivered exceptionally each time.
