In his Matcha Martini Spring ’26 collection, shown September 13 at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Pavilion, Negris LeBrum designer Travis Hamilton collaborated with a group of up-and-coming young designers including Rose Zu, Erin Chin and Ethan Heat, who utilized AI in their designs.
Their futuristic fashions, which opened the show, embodied the spirit of youth. The remarkable designs were eye-openers! A khaki-color menswear jacket and pants set-up with a matching hat was extremely wearable. Accent pieces included aprons, bibs, knee pads, capes, hats, and various attachments that created an entire outfit every which way. What can’t AI do? At the end of their segment, these incredibly talented new designers walked with their models to huge applause.
During a short intermission, cocktails were served to audience members (who were all fashionably dressed for the occasion) while Hamilton introduced No Bully Here, his nonprofit organization that aims to support youngsters dealing with all forms of bullying.
Looks from the Negris LeBrum Spring ’25 collection. Credit: (Photos by Renee Minus White/A Time To Style) 
Looks from the Negris LeBrum Spring ’25 collection. Credit: (Photos by Renee Minus White/A Time To Style) 
Looks from the Negris LeBrum Spring ’25 collection. Credit: (Photos by Renee Minus White/A Time To Style) 
Looks from the Negris LeBrum Spring ’25 collection. Credit: (Photos by Renee Minus White/A Time To Style)
For spring ’26, the Negris LeBrum collection focused on silhouettes of the 1960s and various shades of green. “The 1960s was a time of fighting for freedoms and new identities,” said the show’s moderator. Negris LeBrum’s designs were sexy yet modern, and quite wearable. Lengths varied from mostly short to long. Details included flounced skirts, ruffles, and bands of brocade. Stylish suits, wide-legged pants, flared yet fitted skirts, jumpsuits, and minidresses were sharply tailored, with most pieces easily transitioning from day to evening. The defining accessory of the opulent collection was the oversized day bag.
The love story that started this luxury brand that Travis Hamilton founded in 2003 is all about the forbidden love between Negris, a light-skinned French creole woman, and a dark-skinned Black man, which blossomed in Louisiana. As usual, Travis Hamilton’s Negris LeBrum collection is on the edge, and very inspirational.