But what if we could take Thom Browne’s tweeds into a majestic hayfield in upstate New York, or into the mud and brambles for which these Anglo-Irish fabrics were originally intended? And, equally, we could join the evocative Raul Lopez in a Dominican bar in Brooklyn and then watch his guys and girls parade in their hot boots and feathers into the street?

The American fashion capital is officially open again for business, with the start of another New York Fashion Week kicking off Feb. 6. Brandon Maxwell started the week with a bang—and Thom Browne is set to close it down on Tuesday,