When the fashion world zigs, Wes Gordon zags. The designer who is piloting one of New York’s finest houses into our brave new world sat #NYFW this season in favor of Madrid, of all possible places. On Wednesday, he showed his Spring Summer 2026 collection at Plaza Mayor, Juan Gómez de Mora’s 400-year-old landmark in the center of the sprawling metropolis. Herewith, he shares his key components to the good life. —Ashley Baker
Airline: Delta.
App: Uber.
Bag: An Hermès tote.
Bedtime: Earlier and earlier.
Birthday: Small, and with my family.
Breakfast, weekend: Three Guys diner with my kids.
Car: A 1971 Mercedes-Benz convertible.
Child: Our two children, Henry and Georgia.
Cocktail: Vodka and soda with lime.
Cocktail appetizer: The mini corned-beef sandwich at Polo Bar.
Date: May 5, our wedding anniversary.
Dinner, weekday: Maxime’s.
Dinner, weekend: Outside, with friends.
Dress: Carolina Herrera.
Drive: The one home.
Escape: Our farm in Roxbury, Connecticut.
Excuse: “Kids.”
Family: Mine.
Good-bye: The Irish exit.
Hotel: The Beverly Hills Hotel.
Indulgence: Ice cream.
Jacket: Cesare Attolini.
Lunch, weekday: Iced Coffee.
Movie: Being There.
Names: Henry Eduard and Georgia Rose.
NonFiction Book: The Renaissance, by Will Durant.
Pet: Our cockapoo, Bird.
Podcast: Acquired.
Restaurant: Majorelle.
Shoes: Brunello Cucinelli.
Spouse: Paul Arnhold.
Television series: The Office.
Time of day: Morning.
Wake-up time: Six a.m.
Work of art: Anything by Franz Kline or Helen Frankenthaler.
Writing implement: Pen.
Wes’s Essentials
