Mediterranean romance was the theme of Michael Kors’ Spring/Summer 2025 runway show, which took place this afternoon at The Shed in New York City’s Hudson Yards. The Collection, which marked the designer’s 35th year of working with craftsmen, tailors and artisans in Italy, celebrated the luxury of hidden details and handwork in a show filled with understated opulence.
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“For a designer, the greatest thing is to find partners who can bring your ideas to life, which is what Italy’s artisans have done for us for 35 years,” says designer Michael Kors. “So this collection really highlights that workmanship, tailoring and handwork, the qualities that make a piece special and unique, and turn it into something you want to wear every day and own forever. The dichotomies in the collection feel very Mediterranean to me, laid-back but luxurious, rustic but opulent, the sophistication of the city with the mood and attitude of a resort.”
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For Spring/Summer, Kors blended the romanticism of the 1950s with the sleek simplicity of the 1990s. Inspired by vintage, moody cinematography and timeless photography, the season centers on texture play. Relaxed-chic raffia hand-embroideries and raffia fringe, artisanal floral fabric embroideries, luxe lace and sleek crushed satins and cottons create a lived-in kind of luxury. Shapely, defined-waist silhouettes, slim long-line sheaths, soft skirts and relaxed trousers evoke an easy elegance, heightened by dramatic necklines and bare tailoring. On the runway, textural black and white were combined with a range of earth tones, from chocolate and ecru to luminous shades of blue and green. For footwear, sculptural heels took center stage, balanced by flat urban fisherman sandals. Hand-woven leather market and bucket bags, artisanal tassels and braided handles on streamlined satchels, kept the focus on workmanship from start to finish.
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A custom soundtrack crafted by composer Sebastien Perrin amplified the moody Mediterranean ambiance as models including Carolyn Murphy, Karen Elson, Mona Tougaard, Anok Yai, Paloma Elsesser and more walked the Italian coastline-inspired runway.
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Olivia Wilde, Mary J. Blige, Lindsay Lohan, Kerry Washington, Mindy Kaling, Nina Dobrev, Shailene Woodley, JC-T and others were among the A-list front row.
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The live show experience premiered on the brand’s social and digital channels, including MichaelKors-Collection.com, which serves as the hub for all Spring/Summer 2025 Michael Kors Collection content. The programming was also available to the brand’s international audience across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X and Threads, as well as on WeChat, Weibo, LINE and Kakao.
