The Upper East Side was in for a rowdy night when Kim Shui took her show on the road to 583 Park Avenue which, according to my colleague and seatmate Mark Holgate, used to be the show space for Oscar de la Renta. Shui was worried whether her crowd of guests who usually wouldn’t venture past 14th Street would attend, but little did she know that soon the event space would be jam-packed with influencers in scandalous (for the UES) Kim Shui sets, motorcycle helmets, Balenciaga Uggs, and more to witness her fall 2025 offering.

Inspired by the Italian artist Monica Bonvicini’s leather belt artwork, Shui reimagined that concept in her pieces. Instead of using belts like Bonvincini, Shui deconstructed her pleather, even getting some pieces laser cut and treated, and mixing thin and thick pieces of it to create a fringe that swished beautifully on the model who wore a top and pants made using this technique. Shui also continued on her journey of mixing her Chinese and Western backgrounds with little details. Faux fur trims accentuated more formal ladylike sets while frog detailing on buttons which symbolize wealth and prosperity in China ornamented the details.

It was evident this season that Shui had spent more time constructing and perfecting her craft than ever before. “This collection was both about control and restraint. I wanted to create something sexy but also restrained at the same time,” said the designer. If in previous seasons her clothes were sexy yet prone to the occasional wardrobe malfunction, this season they’ll stay in place and take you from 9PM to 9AM without any nipslips, malfunctions, or mishaps.