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post / May 17, 2026

Madison Avenue Design Week Moment: Raf Simons Accessories at Kvadrat

During NYCxDESIGN, Madison Avenue picked up a clean fashion crossover: Kvadrat’s Raf Simons line introduced new textile-driven accessories at its Manhattan flagship. The moment sits between interiors, fabric research, and fashion merchandising, which makes it especially relevant for Manhattan Fashion Magazine readers.

Fashion does not only happen on runways. It happens in textiles, showrooms, collaborations, and small objects that move between home, wardrobe, and identity. Raf Simons has long worked in that borderland, and the Kvadrat collaboration continues to show how a designer’s language can travel from fabric to accessories.

For Manhattan boutiques and fashion businesses, the lesson is practical: design-week traffic is not separate from fashion traffic. When collectors, editors, stylists, and interior designers move through the city, fashion brands can participate through product drops, showroom events, and focused editorial moments.

Source: Wallpaper* New York Design Week live updates.

Editorial note: Manhattan Fashion Magazine writes original short-form updates from verified public sources and official event pages. Always confirm times, tickets, and access rules with the organizer before attending.

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This editorial design video about Kvadrat/Raf Simons gives the article visual context for textile-driven accessories, design-week crossover, and the relationship between fashion, interiors, and materials.