Who Decides War’s 11th Collection: Finding Beauty in Ruins

Who Decides War returned to New York Fashion Week with its 11th collection, presenting a powerful meditation on collapse, reconstruction, and the quiet beauty that grows from both. Designers Ev Bravado and Téla D’Amore offered a deeply textural exploration of what it means to fall apart—and to rebuild.

Silhouettes played between structure and fluidity, moving from sharp tailoring into draped forms that felt almost weightless. Each look carried tension: distressed fabrics, raw seams, and exposed construction gave the impression of garments in mid-transformation. The color story reinforced this journey —beginning in dusty greys and charred blacks, passing through earthy rusts and oxidized tones, and finally softening into fresh greens and floral shades. It was as if the clothes themselves were breathing life back into a devastated world.

Details made the collection especially resonant: cracked textures, root-like embroidery, and draping that suggested collapsing architecture all underscored the theme of erosion and renewal. Together, the pieces traced a narrative arc—what the brand calls “Read the Room”—from ruin to regrowth, urging us to reimagine beauty in what survives.

The presentation was amplified by a live set from Grammy-winning artist Leon Thomas, whose music guided the audience through emotional peaks and valleys—matching the collection’s journey from collapse to resurgence. And in a first for the label, the show debuted custom wearable art inspired by 2K Borderlands’ Levaine, created in collaboration with Complex and 2K, further extending the brand’s storytelling into the world of gaming and digital art.

This collection was more than a fashion show; it was a meditation on resilience, a reminder that even in destruction there is room for renewal.