Designer Evan Hirsch returned to NYFW for Spring/Summer 2027 with New Journeys Through Old Memories, his latest collection created in partnership with ShopGoodwill.com. The Evan Hirsch x ShopGoodwill.com collection takes clothing and vintage finds from the past and gives them a completely new purpose, proving that secondhand fashion can be every bit as creative, glamorous, and runway-ready as brand-new designs.
My first order of business after being seated was perusing Hirsch’s run of show and immediately selecting the looks that stood out to me. My favorite was a micro polka-dot tulle dress with a pleated metallic ombré skirt underneath, and it absolutely did not disappoint when it appeared on the runway. Even more adorable, I was seated next to Hirsch’s mother, so naturally we ended up discussing the collection. Her favorite was an early look, a feathered beauty created from a sequined sheath dress and a feathered mermaid skirt.
This marks Hirsch’s third collaboration with ShopGoodwill.com, continuing a partnership centered on fashion, resale, creativity, and social impact. Instead of seeing pre-loved clothing as something that has already had its moment, Hirsch sees each garment as raw material. He takes apart dresses, reshapes skirts, salvages embellishments, combines unexpected fabrics, and builds something that feels entirely new while allowing traces of the original garment to remain.
That idea is at the heart of New Journeys Through Old Memories. Hirsch plays with the relationship between memory and reinvention, using familiar silhouettes, textures, lace, beading, feathers, metallic finishes, and vintage-inspired details to tell a new story. While the collection included two menswear looks, the womenswear offerings provided plenty of runway drama.
Let’s get to know the reimagined Evan Hirsch x ShopGoodwill.com looks.
The collection opened with a blue one-shoulder gown created by combining two dresses. Sequined floral-leaf lace from one garment became a dramatic shoulder drape and waist embellishment on a strapless blue gown.
Another standout transformed a sequin sheath dress and feathered mermaid skirt into a completely different silhouette, allowing the solid lining to show while turning the feathers into a statement waist detail. Created in partnership with Sophie of Repurpose NYC, it was the kind of transformation that made you look twice.
A short blue lace dress was cropped and given a second life as a more elaborate ensemble, with its leftover fabric becoming a cape. Elsewhere, a watercolor-print chiffon pleated dress became a strapless corset with cascading hand-draped ruffles.
Hirsch continued his fashion recycling magic throughout the collection. A chiffon gown was combined with a corset and finished with beaded floral fabric. Navy lace was separated from its original dress and transformed into a new top-and-bottom combination. A brown lace skirt became a halter top, paired with deadstock fabric shaped into a high-low skirt.
There were also plenty of clever surprises. A red dress with a zip-off mermaid skirt received beaded lace underneath that could be turned inside out and worn as a cape. An oversized green look combined a deconstructed mesh-striped top with five yards of green knit fabric to create an elongated train.
Silver, pink, peach, black, and metallic looks continued the parade of transformations, including a silver gown that began as a short dress and gained a long metallic skirt and dramatic ruffled train. A black brocade dress became a pleated peach lace design, while salvaged silver rhinestones found a new home on the sleeves of a mauve lace look.
And then came my favorite: that micro polka-dot tulle dress, elevated with a pleated metallic ombré skirt and matching tie-front cape. The runway version proved exactly why it caught my eye on the line sheet.
The finale brought the collection full circle with an Edwardian-inspired wedding gown featuring subtle gold trim and ombré gold lace.
With the New Journeys Through Old Memories SS2027 collection, Hirsch and ShopGoodwill.com present a simple but compelling idea: fashion does not always have to begin with something new. Sometimes the most interesting journey starts with something that already has a history.
