From Mexico to NYFW: Heirlome Brings Craftsmanship to the Spring 2027 Runway
FashionFashion15 September 2026
AuthorValeria Franco
PhotosVogue Runway
For its New York Fashion Week debut, Heirlome brings generations of Latin American craftsmanship to the Spring/Summer 2027 runway through designer Stephanie Suberville's ongoing collaborations with artisans.
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eirlome is making its New York Fashion Week debut with its Spring/Summer 2027 collection. Founded by Mexican-born designer Stephanie Suberville and her husband, Jeffrey Axford, the New York-based label was created around a simple but increasingly relevant idea: bringing the work of artisans from Mexico and Latin America into contemporary ready-to-wear.
For Heirlome, craftsmanship has never been an afterthought. It is part of the brand's foundation.
Throughout its collections, Heirlome has worked with artisans whose techniques have been passed down through generations, transforming weaving, embroidery, knitting, carving and other forms of traditional craftsmanship into contemporary garments and accessories. Rather than treating craft as a decorative addition, the designer builds these collaborations into the design process itself.
For its Spring/Summer 2027 collection, that continues through its collaboration with Maricarmen Jiménez, an artisan from Oaxaca and daughter of the late artist Angelico Jiménez, with whom Heirlome previously collaborated.
Maricarmen comes from a family of alebrije artisans, a tradition known for its fantastical hand-carved and painted animal figures. For Heirlome, she translated elements of that visual language into something new, creating prints and wood-carved jewellery featuring animal motifs.
There is something particularly significant about that collaboration.
Rather than simply reproducing her father's work, Maricarmen carries the visual language forward through her own practice. A tradition that began in an Oaxaca workshop consequently finds itself on a New York Fashion Week runway, moving between generations, mediums and places without losing its connection to where it began.
The brand has previously collaborated with Arturo Estrada Hernández, whose silk-weaving expertise contributed to Heirlome's rebozos, as well as Mexican artist José Pajarito, whose traditional motifs have been translated into silk designs. Heirlome has also maintained an ongoing relationship with Madres y Artesanas Tex, a Bolivian organisation whose artisans handcraft knitwear pieces for the brand each season.
These collaborations represent only a fraction of the artisans who have worked with Heirlome over the years, but together they reveal something important about the label's approach. The craftsmanship is always there.
It is not presented as an exotic footnote to the clothes, nor is it separated from the idea of contemporary fashion. Instead, Heirlome places these techniques directly into the wardrobe, allowing traditional forms of making to exist alongside modern silhouettes, fabrics and styling.
For Heirlome, preserving craftsmanship does not seem to mean keeping it hidden. It means wearing it. Taking techniques created by hand and allowing them to become part of everyday life.
Now, that visibility is on the NYFW runway.
