Odalys, Spring 2027

Exit nine at Odalys in New York: a white cotton dress with a collar that had to stay exactly where it was pinned.

Look 03 Runway

For: Odalys
Photography: House and pit
Look: Exit 9 of 32
Season: Spring 2027
City: New York

My third season walking for Odalys and the first time I had the exit before the finale. The dress was finished the morning of the show and the collar was pinned rather than sewn, which is why the walk is slower than mine usually is.

The pictures are the house's and the pit's; the backstage frames are the stylist's.

S03 odalys ss27 02 — The walk back, which nobody photographs and everybody watches.

S03 odalys ss27 03 — Eyes on the exit sign at the far end, as always.

S03 odalys ss27 04 — Backstage, ninety seconds before the call.

S03 odalys ss27 05 — The turn. The dress moved a beat after I did.

S03 odalys ss27 06 — The waist seam, hand-stitched that morning.

S03 odalys ss27 07 — Passing the front row without looking at it.

S03 odalys ss27 08 — The runway from the back of the hall.

S03 odalys ss27 09 — The house's own frame from the photographers' pit.

S03 odalys ss27 10 — The sandals and the running order, after.

The whole book: The book