Zimmermann Celebrates Cruise 2027 Collection in New York City

Zimmermann gathered brand friends inside Indochine’s retro-inspired French-Vietnamese dining room in New York City to celebrate its cruise 2027 collection, ELLE reported.

The label originally presented the lineup on the sun-drenched Côte d’Azur in June. Now that the collection has officially hit stores, fashion insiders and fans showed up in New York wearing the brand’s ruffled gowns, sailor-inspired stripes, chunky shearlings, and ethereal lace.

Guests included Uma Thurman, Eve Hewson, Katie Holmes, and Naomi Watts. Against the 1940s-inspired tropical salon interior, the gathering mixed downtown energy with New York glamour.

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A Longstanding Connection to New York

As champagne flowed and miniature crab cakes and spring rolls were passed, designers Nicky and Simone Zimmermann caught up with guests. The brand has spent years showing at Paris Fashion Week and oscillating between Sydney and Paris, making New York celebrations a rare occasion.

“We have a very, very close connection with New York,” Nicky Zimmermann told ELLE. “It was pretty much when I started the business, one of the first places internationally that I went to in the ’90s, and it blew my mind. It’s been inspirational to us 100 percent.”

Australia's America's Cup Win Inspired the Collection

The collection draws its narrative from a famous sports upset rather than traditional resort tropes. Nicky pointed to the 1983 America’s Cup, when Australia broke a 173-year winning streak held by the United States.

“The inspiration is more about a David and Goliath kind of story,” Nicky told ELLE. “We came along as the Aussies, not established in the sailing world. They were very cheeky, rogue, kind of Aussie young guys up against this amazing, sophisticated establishment of the New York Yacht Club. And they never lost—and we beat them. So in Australia, it’s a legendary story.”

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That clash translated into sportswear-inflected pieces styled with elite New York Yacht Club preppiness, featuring silk scarf embellishments and sweaters decked out in accessorized pins.

Dinner, Speeches, and Fleetwood Mac

Blooming anthuriums covered the tables as guests sat down for a family-style dinner of kale salad, spicy shrimp, grilled salmon, barbecued chicken, and steak. During her opening remarks, Nicky recalled her early days on the Lower East Side and parties in Tribeca.

“It’s about establishment, and then it’s about people, you know, working really hard, coming together as a team, defeating the undefeatable,” she said.

The evening closed with an intimate performance by singer and actor Charlotte Lawrence, who sang original tracks and led a sing-along to Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” before lemon tarts were served.