Stuart Vevers isn’t getting caught up in the negativity that permeates the world today. Instead, the Coach creative director did his part to lighten the mood.

“Coach has always been an optimistic, positive brand,” he said. “And this is a very forward-looking collection. At its heart, it’s about looking forward positively, optimistically.”

Although the distressed denim and leathers and the grunge-influenced outfits didn’t exactly scream positivity, what they did prove is that Vevers continues to be a master at knowing how to speak to young people, Coach’s target customers. He took these Coach followers on a journey that time-traveled from New York in the ’70s to Seattle in the ’90s.

Those were some of the references evident in his spring women’s and men’s collection, shown at Pier 36 in

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