Carolina Sarria Fall/Winter 2025 at New York Fashion Week

Carolina Sarria Fall/Winter 2025 / FW25 at New York Fashion Week entitled THE WAR OF THE THREE KINGDOMS

In the shadow of a divided land, where the clash of empires bled into every village and field, the Clubmen rose—not as soldiers of the crown, nor mercenaries for hire, but as defenders of home, of dignity, of the right to exist beyond the ruin of war. The War of the Three Kingdoms (1639–1651) saw England, Scotland, and Ireland locked in a brutal struggle for sovereignty, a conflict that devoured the common people with unrelenting force. Yet among them, in the hills and woods, the Clubmen carved out their own rebellion, a resistance not for conquest but for survival.

Carolina Sarria FW25 / Fall/Winter 2025 collection breathes new life into their defiance—reimagining a world where the dispossessed become the arbiters of style, where the scars of war are transformed into declarations of power. Distressed and charred textiles evoke the scorched earth of ravaged towns, while gleaming silver and gold thread recall the flashing of blades in moonlight, the glint of armor before battle. The collection’s disparate tartans nod to the Scottish clans—once fractured, now momentarily bound together in opposition—while raw-edge tailoring mirrors the haphazard assembly of garments marked by war and necessity.

The silhouette is defiant, the posture unyielding: streetwear imbued with the spirit of the modern punk, where anarchy is less a threat than a birthright. Graphic prints emblazoned with *1637* mark this as both a relic and a prophecy, a moment in history resurrected for a new rebellion. Just as the Clubmen wielded farm tools as weapons, the collection reclaims the raw, the discarded, and the overlooked—turning them into symbols of resistance, armor for a contemporary battle not of muskets, but of identity. Here, rebellion is reimagined. The war is not over.

Born in Cali, Colombia, Carolina Sarria moved to New York at the age of 19, driven by a fervent desire to immerse herself in the world of art and fashion. Her life and career celebrate chaos and beauty, with art and fashion clashing and merging, creating a narrative soaked in rebellion and intimacy. In 2016, Carolina staked her claim in the Lower East Side, where she and her partner opened the doors to a boutique. This space was more than just a store; it was a manifesto in retail form, a riot of creativity that attracted the city’s stylists, musicians, and celebrities. Carolina’s distinctive style has won over icons like Madonna, Solange Knowles, H.E.R, and Troye Sivan. Her studio/store became a cathedral of her ethos, with her designs as its hymns, establishing her as a key figure in downtown fashion and art.

Carolina’s work is bold and unapologetic, pulling from punk and street culture to challenge power structures and reshape the Queer and Latino experience in fashion and the arts. Her collections are both confrontational and deeply personal, she challenges why traditional forms like folk and textile art have been excluded from the upper echelons of fine art. She views each piece as a unique canvas—a singular work of art. Carolina’s creations are rich, layered tapestries of freehand illustration, found materials, craft, and fashion, all imbued with potent social commentary. These pieces are marked by their decadence and individualistic expression. By 2021, her fashion collections were being sold at Dover Street Market in New York, Los Angeles, and Tokyo. This expansion was not merely growth; it was a bold statement that her art would no longer whisper but shout.

Carolina’s collaborations—with the Andy Warhol Foundation, exhibitions at Fotografiska—highlight her relentless pursuit to meld the visceral force of art with the sleek allure of fashion. Her work does not just cross boundaries; it obliterates them, rewriting the rules of engagement between creator and creation. Carolina’s innovative contributions to the art and fashion worlds have been widely recognized, earning her a nomination for Best Project of the Year from the Artists Society in 2021. Additionally, her influence was acknowledged on the cover of Vogue Italia in 2021 as one of the 100 Best Influencers, cementing her impact on contemporary culture. Carolina Sarria does not simply design; she declares war on convention, transforming each piece of clothing into a battleground where fashion and art collide spectacularly. Through her lens, every thread is spun with defiance, and every line drawn challenges the mundane, championing a future where art and fashion merge endlessly. Carolina Sarria’s fashion collections are currently available at Dover Street Market in New York, Los Angeles, and Tokyo, Upstairs on 7th in D.C., Lingua Franca in NYC, and Maxfields in LA.