On Sunday, February 11, YRB experienced the latest collection by NYFW runway regular, Gita Omri.
Entitled “…Unclassified”, the collection was an exploration of the designer’s personal journey as an Israeli American. Having grown up in her native Israel and servicing her military service in the Air Force, she has been quite moved in recent months by the happenings in what was once her backyard.
“This collection is a reflection of my emotional reaction to the war in Gaza,”
states Gita Omri. “I couldn’t help but reflect back on my time in the military in these troubled times.”
The military inspirations seen throughout the collection were pulled directly from Gita’s experience in the Israeli military during her mandatory service years.
For her Fall Winter 2024 collection, she took the hard, utilitarian details commonly found on uniforms and contrasted that with the innate free-spirited softness of the Israeli people. Both aspects of the designer’s heritage hold equally fond spots in her personal, cultural journey.
The show began with some modern takes on classic fatigues before taking a decidedly sportwear turn into updated takes on blouses, plaid blocked skirts, ombre silk maxi dresses, layering pieces, and coats. Fabrications ran the gamut from scuba knits in pants and tops, to silk charmeuse and georgette, to yarn-dyed Melton plaid coatings, and over printed and embroidered laces, the former of which evoked camouflage in a seriously modern way.
RUN-OF-SHOW
1. Olive twill fatique jacket and matching jogger pant 2. Terra cotta anorak top over legging with olive plaid vest 3. Wailing Wall print blouse khaki jogger pant 4. Light teal hoodie, over black jogger pant, and olive twill zip front jacket 5. Signature print white t-shirt and mismatched Melton plaid A-line skirt 6. Olive Melton plaid cropped jacket with light teal skirt 7. White to yellow ombre maxi dress 8. Light teal v-neck top with yellow ribbon shoulder details and olive metallic pleated skirt 9. Gray mohair bubble jacket over black top and black scuba legging 10. Mint green lace t-shirt over red scuba crop top and lavender maxi skirt 11. Olive blocked sleeve bomber jacket over lavender scuba knit maxi dress 12. Embroidered lace crop top over lavender crop t-shirt and emerald jogger pant 13. Embroidered lace bateau neck dress 14. Pale gray with yellow insert military dress 15. Mustard fit and flare military dress with gray insert stripes 16. Emerald lurex boucle cape jacket over matching skirt and celadon crop top 17. Green mohair plaid zip front jacket with black fur collar over black scuba knit legging 18. Celadon military detail maxi dress 19. Modern camouflage lace pocket flap dress 20. Green mohair wrap coat over celadon mini dress 21. Signature print white t-shirt, terra cotta plaid cape coat and lace drop waist skirt 22. Wailing wall printed knit jumpsuit 23. Wailing wall printed knit cargo pocket dress
Gita Omri’s collection for Fall Winter 2024 was no less diverse than in season’s past. Her casting, which included a range talent from a variety of backgrounds, ages, sizes, and even one who expecting didn’t go unnoticed by those in attendance.
While many looks garnered significant reactions from her enthusiastic audience, it was the jumpsuit and full-length maxi gown covered in cargo pockets of all shapes and sizes that truly were the showstoppers.
The pieces were both constructed in a scuba knit printed in the sesaon’s trademark peach and khaki tones. The print was taken from a painting the designer recently completed of the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. Other colors in the diverse palette included mustard yellow, deep teal green, lavender, mint green, olive, and terra cotta.
ABOUT GITA OMRI
Gita Omri Brown is a new Israeli-American designer based in New York. Her size inclusive, luxury womenswear collection is available for women of all sizes, 0-30. “Not plus, not minus…just womenswear,” this is what her body positive, luxury collection stands for. Gita says, “We all deserve to look and feel our best regardless of our race, nationality, or SIZE. Dignity has no size tag and fashion should reflect that. Our mission is to reintroduce fashion as a tool to enhance one’s confidence and self-esteem. With my label I seek to empower women to present themselves to the world in their true form with pride, acceptance, and authenticity.
Photography by: Filippo Fior / GoRunway
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