SPRING 2024
Spring 2024 is the 35th Anniversary of Badgley Mischka.
We went back in time to some of our favorite cities on Earth, and got inspired by the colors and events that happened there over our past three and a half decades of working with inspirational women and making their dreams come true.
Savannah brought us to secret gardens, peaches and jasmine – the best of Southern living. Palm Beach is a mix of cool blues and citrus tones; languid poolside evenings. The classic navy and white of heritage clubs combines with sunshine yellow to evoke Newport. The Las Vegas Strip brings sizzling fire colors and sparkle for late nights that stretch into morning. To celebrate, our show cast includes sixteen women that made Badgley Mischka come true; every one is special to us in an important way and exemplifies what we are about -modern glamour.
FALL 2023
Someone’s been watching The White Lotus. For their new fall collection, designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka were in an Italian state of mind: They simply couldn’t get enough of the idea of embracing “la dolce vita.” “We’ve always been about romanticism,” said Mischka. But unlike the Sicily-set HBO show, the pair were more intrigued by the idea of Italian futurism—the social and artistic movement of the early 20th century—than splashy vacation wear. They wanted to channel the spirit of Futurism by creating clothes with high energy and dynamism. “We took our romantic ruffles, pleats, and beading and made them look like they're moving,” said Mischka.
SPRING 2023
For spring, the pair wanted their collection to embody the two Moroccan cities’ unabashed love for color—something especially prominent in their architecture and craft markets. “It was our quest to lay a path for our girls to have beautiful, colorful, happy clothes,” saids Badgley. “James and I often do neutral palettes, but we never get the same reaction for evening as we do when we play with color.”
Resort 2023
Inspired by the film “White Mischief,” the 1987 movie that was the basis of the very first Badgley Mischka collection. Impossible glamour in an exotic setting? Yes please!
SUMMER 2022
A DELIGHTFUL ROMANCE. MARK BADGLEY AND JAMES MISCHKA PRESENT A COLLECTION THAT CAPTURES ONE OF THE MOST ROMANTIC TIMES OF THE YEAR - WHEN LOVE IS ENDLESS AND TIME IS MAGICAL.
PRE FALL 2022
“Upbeat, effortless glamour was the focus, the warm color palette drawn from the decor and the blush and terra-cotta tones one finds in a Santa Barbara sunset. Working with crepes and satin-faced georgettes, they kept the fabrications elegant. The silhouettes—tea-length dresses with flared skirts, breezy striped maxidresses, and halter-neck styles covered in tile print—skewed casual.” - Vogue Editor Janelle Okwodu
FALL 2022
“We looked at those Post-War couture influences through a 1980’s lens, for the silhouettes and volumes and techniques. So much happiness has been postponed, and it is time to be exuberant again.”
SPRING 2022
“We felt our customer is a bit like a butterfly; she’s been cooped up for so long, but now she’s ready to emerge from her chrysalis.”
Resort 2022
“For their resort 2022 showing Mark Badgley and James Mischka conjured a similarly evocative mood, with Davis’s heroine and Ingrid Bergman’s Ilsa Lund in Casablanca serving as starting points. “We were going over some of our favorites during the pandemic and just rewatching these older movies,” shared Mischka via Zoom. “In Casablanca, you have those suits with strong shoulders and flowing pants, everything that Bergman wore was incredible, and even her personality; being the most dangerous woman in the most dangerous city in the world was powerful. Then [you have] Davis when she transforms into that beautiful social butterfly during the cruise, and she and [Paul Henreid] share cigarettes. There’s so much glamour and romance in those films, it’s what inspired the collection.” - Vogue Editor Janelle Okwodu
