Michael Kors Collection will launch its fall 2022 campaign on Saturday August 27, 2022. Top models Adut Akech and Rianne Van Rompaey are styled by George Cortina in images by Dutch photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin [IG].

“For fall, I wanted the collection to echo the energy and big-city glamour of New York, when you’re out on the town,” Michael Kors messaged the fashion press. “The clothes and accessories are really everything you need for stepping up, stepping out and making an entrance.”

The Michael Kors Collection premiers the Campbell travel satchel, crafted from Italian leather, in the new campaign. Kors has never shied away from bold colors, but the taxicab yellow strikes a New York note.

The long-awaited return of international travelers has begun. Inbound bookings jumped 93% during the past six weeks compared with 2021; Foot traffic in Manhattan’s Times Square for June had recovered to 87% of 2019, a big improvement from the 48% reported in January.

Casinos are coming to the New York City area, and at least one may end up in Manhattan, perhaps at Hudson Yards. Brooklyn and Queens are also targets, but NYC Mayor Adams says he wants one in Manhattan.

So Michael Kors Collection — ALWAYS NYC’s biggest cheerleader — should get an award from Mayor Adams when the dust settles. He’s really is one of our most civic-minded designers, and he deserves hugs all around for his great love of our city. ~ Anne