A softness blanketed the latest Kallmeyer collection, shown at the brand’s brightly sunlit new SoHo loft studio. “We call it romantic tailoring,” said Daniella Kallmeyer. “I was really drawn to these small elements and textures that felt like they were from another time, maybe, but brought into a modern context.” A slim maxi coat with architectural silver buttons placed only to the mid-waist, for example, was engineered to dramatically expose a layered silk gown whose asymmetrical hems swished and swooshed underneath.

Kallmeyer is a designer who considers not only color and silhouette, but gestures—she sets the stage with her pieces, allowing her customers to step into her clothes and fill them with their own attitude and savoir faire. A slim tailored jacket had slits on the inside of the

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