The Row has always found solace in blurring the lines between art and fashion, showing highly curated collections designed with the modern yet timeless woman in mind. For fall/winter 2018, the brand’s sisterly design duo collaborated with Dakin Hart, senior curator of the Isamu Nogochi museum in Long Island City, to create a “surreal, serene, somewhat apocalyptic landscape,” within the third floor of their West Village showroom.
As the presentation commenced, models mingled amongst works scattered around the downtown New York City studio, crafted by artist Isamu Nogochi, one of the most innovative and experimental sculptors of the twentieth century.
Citing uniforms as a central source of inspiration, the collection had the coherence and congruity one would expect from the brand, this season, with added sophistication and self-effacing cool. There were oversized wrap coats, some with exaggerated draped collars, and relaxed suiting, as well as elevated, sculptural silhouettes that played off the show’s surroundings; hips were nipped in soft, hourglass curves, while drop-waist skirts voluminously protruded at the pelvis. Trousers were sharp, paired with point toed, over the knee boots – the season’s featured footwear – while model’s clutched an array of handbag styles, namely the brand’s ‘Margaux,’ The Row’s answer to an everyday tote.
Straightforward fabrics and muted colors stayed true to the collection’s overall feeling of uniformity – basic blacks, shades of grey and cool neutrals were offset by pops of hounds-tooth as well as mossy and military greens – while the unpretentious palette allowed for unique fabrication techniques to speak volumes. A fringed, unfinished hem was an exciting addition to a classic black knit maxi dress, while two standout evening looks exuded velvety façades with a delicately slashed surface treatment to reveal a layer of barely noticeable mint green hidden beneath. Such thoughtful garments were a paradigm for the collection as a whole, encapsulated by The Row’s unwavering commitment to withstanding trends and unique tendency towards restrained elegance.
![The row fw 2018 muse board](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2QZGZUWeZTCUkrVHj5QCD1/0fdda20b7aa9551859f4e21569737a86/The_Row_FW_2018_Muse_Board.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
References
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George Hoyningen-Huene
Greta Garbo, 1951
![George hoyningen huene greta garbo 1951](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7m1uTLTaCLZeoTeDiEQe4K/1a3b5c13426ee9d629ba7b68c7c967c9/George_Hoyningen-Huene__Greta_Garbo__1951.jpg)
Diego Giacometti in his Studio
Working on the Chandelier for the Picasso Museum
![Diego giacometti in his studio working on teh chandelier for the picasso museum](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2jJepuiUh9j3PkkdSlsqVK/77de6a08be59a1652f5bdd49e3a4a8be/Diego_Giacometti_in_his_Studio_working_on_teh_Chandelier_for_the_Picasso_Museum.jpeg)
Louise Dahl-Wolfe
Sandra Payson wearing a suit by Roxspun Photographed in New York City, March 1947
![Louise dahl wolfe sandra payson wearing a suit by roxspun photographed in new york city march 1947](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/30YTHuPKJSlnsM88tOWbfP/2c1e4012f7ece61fe63028e10778b805/Louise_Dahl-Wolfe__Sandra_Payson_wearing_a_suit_by_Roxspun_Photographed_in_New_York_City__March_1947.jpg)
Isamu Noguchi
Kouros, 1944-45
![Isamu noguchi kouros 1944 45](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/64blGH6c3yD5MKuodvRk4a/71116d0e8c13606031c3152aae022118/Isamu_Noguchi__Kouros_1944-45.jpg)
Eileen Gray
Cabinet à tiroirs pivotants, 1926-1929
![Eileen gray cabinet tiroirs pivotants 1926 1929](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5dLxr1yNupQAtMp5T3X1AS/f592e7363ef11f4c3d837ed4adb6b7b2/Eileen_Gray__Cabinet____tiroirs_pivotants__1926-1929.jpg)
Fondazione Querini Stampalia
As reworked by Carlo Scarpa, 1960s
![Fondazione querini stampalia as reworked by carlo scarpa 1960s](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/22FGG59l3bWnCaGFcLba8x/b427ebc686da6eaf9778b8ff2cb8aade/Fondazione_Querini_Stampalia__as_reworked_by_Carlo_Scarpa_1960s.jpg)
Alberto Giacometti
Photographed in his Studio
![Alberto giacometti in his studio](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/WXqC0W09yF5RxouyAszqj/ec6d68e9651f9dc663706150b1fc7d7e/Alberto_Giacometti_in_his_Studio.jpg)
Deborah Turbeville
Jean Muir and Models, Vogue, 1975
![Deborah turbeville jean muir and models vogue 1975](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4HU33sjvj3bIXUVC8bUeiw/46b7f5fc00d5e51796a4683ef83a4f3e/Deborah_Turbeville__Jean_Muir_and_Models__Vogue__1975.jpg)
Carlo Scarpa
Door
![Door by carlo scarpa](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4uk6xgCFJNsm4aN54jbj0Y/261e71e532063e9905d6bdc18f2f8028/Door_by_Carlo_Scarpa.jpg)
Harry Bertoia
Sound Sculptures
![Harry bertoia sound sculptures](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4heGpazVHhdEUj8Yn5JPT0/aad9bfa65407b5861a0bcba0e63c41ed/Harry_Bertoia__Sound_Sculptures.jpeg)
Henry Moore
'Reclining Figure', Hornton Stone, 1929
![Henry moore reclining figure hornton stone 1929](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/uMv7VLPyKW675pdWY1Aio/0867fbc303c39c8207f95959a8733037/Henry_Moore___Reclining_Figure___Hornton_Stone__1929.jpg)
Horst P. Horst
Duchess of Windsor, New York, 1947
![Horst p. horst duchess of windsor new york 1947](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/kJLWKlKMpyrlLL0DwaQBG/410f12d31b9695856cd051bf0a036e36/Horst_P._Horst__Duchess_of_Windsor__New_York__1947.png)
Isamu Noguchi
The Kite, 1959
![Isamu noguchi the kite 1959](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2Ud6C1KTqvFRRqJqGzizVX/40bc5f4ee64e2bb68437d33a68278d20/Isamu_Noguchi__The_Kite__1959.jpg)
Line Vautrin
Lamp Bases
![Line vautrin lamp bases](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7f0xRTyjcFFXcw4Nt75BSU/1bf28e5cda0f7ca0946aa015a8bf63cc/Line_Vautrin_Lamp_Bases.jpg)
Louis Kahn
National Parliament House located at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Completed in 1962-83
![Louis kahn national parliament house located at sher e bangla nagar in dhaka bangladesh completed in 1962 83](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5T9ztP38lCh8r9f7Iq6Jot/3d5c8ceda5d524189bb1a284a834b23b/Louis_Kahn__National_Parliament_House_located_at_Sher-e-Bangla_Nagar_in_Dhaka__Bangladesh__Completed_in_1962-83.jpg)
Natsuyuki Nakanishi
Compact Object, 1962
![Natsuyuki nakanishi. compact object 1962](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1caeCcmp1asDnEZIsCIeu0/e2e26ca107f9067beb312e65720c2611/Natsuyuki_Nakanishi._Compact_Object__1962.jpg)
Sarah Lucas
Au Naturel, 1994
![Sarah lucas au naturel 1994](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4zLpxbc6ndUWL88ulJwlBB/6a53e57ad0b53c6ff05aee51c7105e49/Sarah_Lucas__Au_Naturel__1994.jpg)
The Rabe House (1928-1930)
Designed by architect Adolf Rading, Wall murals by Bauhaus designer Oskar Schlemmer, 1928-1930
![The rabe house 1928 1930 designed by architect adolf rading wall murals by bauhaus designer oskar schlemmer](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/wmaUqhbHT7zIxfhdKPczQ/adcd4c0ae5b55668e7fe9baa96890229/The_Rabe_House__1928-1930___designed_by_architect_Adolf_Rading__Wall_murals_by_Bauhaus_designer_Oskar_Schlemmer.jpeg)
Ugo Mulas & Alexander Calder
Wire Sculpture, Sachè, 1963
![Ugo mulas alexander calder wire sculpture sache 1963](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6zED9eqy40vqNK6r9WBzRo/e9799048e09f09c008358716abc656b9/Ugo_Mulas__Alexander_Calder__wire_sculpture__Sache____1963.jpg)
References
![George hoyningen huene greta garbo 1951](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7m1uTLTaCLZeoTeDiEQe4K/1a3b5c13426ee9d629ba7b68c7c967c9/George_Hoyningen-Huene__Greta_Garbo__1951.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
George Hoyningen-Huene
Greta Garbo, 1951
1 of 19
![Diego giacometti in his studio working on teh chandelier for the picasso museum](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2jJepuiUh9j3PkkdSlsqVK/77de6a08be59a1652f5bdd49e3a4a8be/Diego_Giacometti_in_his_Studio_working_on_teh_Chandelier_for_the_Picasso_Museum.jpeg?w=1000&q=70)
Diego Giacometti in his Studio
Working on the Chandelier for the Picasso Museum
2 of 19
![Louise dahl wolfe sandra payson wearing a suit by roxspun photographed in new york city march 1947](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/30YTHuPKJSlnsM88tOWbfP/2c1e4012f7ece61fe63028e10778b805/Louise_Dahl-Wolfe__Sandra_Payson_wearing_a_suit_by_Roxspun_Photographed_in_New_York_City__March_1947.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Louise Dahl-Wolfe
Sandra Payson wearing a suit by Roxspun Photographed in New York City, March 1947
3 of 19
![Isamu noguchi kouros 1944 45](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/64blGH6c3yD5MKuodvRk4a/71116d0e8c13606031c3152aae022118/Isamu_Noguchi__Kouros_1944-45.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Isamu Noguchi
Kouros, 1944-45
4 of 19
![Eileen gray cabinet tiroirs pivotants 1926 1929](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5dLxr1yNupQAtMp5T3X1AS/f592e7363ef11f4c3d837ed4adb6b7b2/Eileen_Gray__Cabinet____tiroirs_pivotants__1926-1929.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Eileen Gray
Cabinet à tiroirs pivotants, 1926-1929
5 of 19
![Fondazione querini stampalia as reworked by carlo scarpa 1960s](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/22FGG59l3bWnCaGFcLba8x/b427ebc686da6eaf9778b8ff2cb8aade/Fondazione_Querini_Stampalia__as_reworked_by_Carlo_Scarpa_1960s.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Fondazione Querini Stampalia
As reworked by Carlo Scarpa, 1960s
6 of 19
![Alberto giacometti in his studio](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/WXqC0W09yF5RxouyAszqj/ec6d68e9651f9dc663706150b1fc7d7e/Alberto_Giacometti_in_his_Studio.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Alberto Giacometti
Photographed in his Studio
7 of 19
![Deborah turbeville jean muir and models vogue 1975](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4HU33sjvj3bIXUVC8bUeiw/46b7f5fc00d5e51796a4683ef83a4f3e/Deborah_Turbeville__Jean_Muir_and_Models__Vogue__1975.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Deborah Turbeville
Jean Muir and Models, Vogue, 1975
8 of 19
![Door by carlo scarpa](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4uk6xgCFJNsm4aN54jbj0Y/261e71e532063e9905d6bdc18f2f8028/Door_by_Carlo_Scarpa.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Carlo Scarpa
Door
9 of 19
![Harry bertoia sound sculptures](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4heGpazVHhdEUj8Yn5JPT0/aad9bfa65407b5861a0bcba0e63c41ed/Harry_Bertoia__Sound_Sculptures.jpeg?w=1000&q=70)
Harry Bertoia
Sound Sculptures
10 of 19
![Henry moore reclining figure hornton stone 1929](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/uMv7VLPyKW675pdWY1Aio/0867fbc303c39c8207f95959a8733037/Henry_Moore___Reclining_Figure___Hornton_Stone__1929.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Henry Moore
'Reclining Figure', Hornton Stone, 1929
11 of 19
![Horst p. horst duchess of windsor new york 1947](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/kJLWKlKMpyrlLL0DwaQBG/410f12d31b9695856cd051bf0a036e36/Horst_P._Horst__Duchess_of_Windsor__New_York__1947.png?w=1000&q=70)
Horst P. Horst
Duchess of Windsor, New York, 1947
12 of 19
![Isamu noguchi the kite 1959](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2Ud6C1KTqvFRRqJqGzizVX/40bc5f4ee64e2bb68437d33a68278d20/Isamu_Noguchi__The_Kite__1959.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Isamu Noguchi
The Kite, 1959
13 of 19
![Line vautrin lamp bases](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7f0xRTyjcFFXcw4Nt75BSU/1bf28e5cda0f7ca0946aa015a8bf63cc/Line_Vautrin_Lamp_Bases.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Line Vautrin
Lamp Bases
14 of 19
![Louis kahn national parliament house located at sher e bangla nagar in dhaka bangladesh completed in 1962 83](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5T9ztP38lCh8r9f7Iq6Jot/3d5c8ceda5d524189bb1a284a834b23b/Louis_Kahn__National_Parliament_House_located_at_Sher-e-Bangla_Nagar_in_Dhaka__Bangladesh__Completed_in_1962-83.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Louis Kahn
National Parliament House located at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Completed in 1962-83
15 of 19
![Natsuyuki nakanishi. compact object 1962](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1caeCcmp1asDnEZIsCIeu0/e2e26ca107f9067beb312e65720c2611/Natsuyuki_Nakanishi._Compact_Object__1962.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Natsuyuki Nakanishi
Compact Object, 1962
16 of 19
![Sarah lucas au naturel 1994](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4zLpxbc6ndUWL88ulJwlBB/6a53e57ad0b53c6ff05aee51c7105e49/Sarah_Lucas__Au_Naturel__1994.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Sarah Lucas
Au Naturel, 1994
17 of 19
![The rabe house 1928 1930 designed by architect adolf rading wall murals by bauhaus designer oskar schlemmer](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/wmaUqhbHT7zIxfhdKPczQ/adcd4c0ae5b55668e7fe9baa96890229/The_Rabe_House__1928-1930___designed_by_architect_Adolf_Rading__Wall_murals_by_Bauhaus_designer_Oskar_Schlemmer.jpeg?w=1000&q=70)
The Rabe House (1928-1930)
Designed by architect Adolf Rading, Wall murals by Bauhaus designer Oskar Schlemmer, 1928-1930
18 of 19
![Ugo mulas alexander calder wire sculpture sache 1963](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6zED9eqy40vqNK6r9WBzRo/e9799048e09f09c008358716abc656b9/Ugo_Mulas__Alexander_Calder__wire_sculpture__Sache____1963.jpg?w=1000&q=70)