> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.tawnymagazine.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Oliver Tolentino’s Gilded Dreams Was a Glamorous Escape at NYFW - URL: https://www.tawnymagazine.com/oliver-tolentinos-gilded-dreams-was-a-glamorous-escape-at-nyfw/ - Published: 2026-09-25T17:36:21.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-25T17:36:21.000Z - Description: Oliver Tolentino’s Gilded Dreams brought Filipino craftsmanship, intricate handwork, sculpted corsetry, dramatic capes, and rich jewel tones to the NYFW runway. This was glamour with absolutely no interest in playing small. - Author: Jasmine Hatten - Tags: NYFW, Fashion, Oliver Tolentino, Runway, All Fashion New York Fashion Week has no shortage of clothes designed to make us stop scrolling. But every once in a while, a collection comes along that doesn't just want to be looked at. It wants to pull you into an entirely different world. That was Gilded Dreams. Filipino-American couturier [Oliver Tolentino](https://www.olivertolentino.com/?ref=tawnymagazine.com) unveiled his Spring/Summer 2027 collection on September 12 at Annex 417 during New York Fashion Week. Produced by [F/ROW Productions](https://frowfw.com/?ref=tawnymagazine.com), the show marked Tolentino's first solo NYFW presentation and brought Filipino craftsmanship, intricate handwork, sculpted corsetry, dramatic capes, and rich jewel tones to the runway. And if you're picturing quiet minimalism and barely-there neutrals, you can go ahead and forget all of that. This was glamour with absolutely no interest in playing small. --- ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/7f/5d7fd442-71ad-4570-8922-dc1cc32e7d8e/content/images/2026/09/oliver-re-edit-35.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/7f/5d7fd442-71ad-4570-8922-dc1cc32e7d8e/content/images/2026/09/oliver-re-edit-34.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/7f/5d7fd442-71ad-4570-8922-dc1cc32e7d8e/content/images/2026/09/oliver-re-edit-27-1.jpg) Photography: Jean Paul Fuentes / [@jjeanpaullart ](https://www.instagram.com/jjeanpaullart/?hl=en&ref=tawnymagazine.com) ## Welcome to the Dream Gilded Dreams was inspired by a distant celebration Tolentino first imagined in a dream, and honestly, that tracks. The collection unfolded like the wardrobe for an impossibly glamorous nighttime party we desperately want an invitation to. Jewel tones met liquid metallics, with flashes of black and ivory woven throughout. There were sculpted corsets, dramatic draping, intricate hand-beading, sequins, rich brocades, detachable capes, and boleros. Basically, if your current wardrobe is begging you to be a little more dramatic, consider this permission. But underneath all that fantasy was serious structure. Defined waists and framed shoulders gave the collection shape, while softer draping kept everything from feeling overly rigid. Some looks leaned architectural. Others moved with the body. And throughout the collection, embellishment caught the light without completely taking over the clothes underneath. That's what made the glamour work. There was *a lot* happening, but it still felt intentional. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/7f/5d7fd442-71ad-4570-8922-dc1cc32e7d8e/content/images/2026/09/oliver-re-edit-25.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/7f/5d7fd442-71ad-4570-8922-dc1cc32e7d8e/content/images/2026/09/oliver-re-edit-01-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/7f/5d7fd442-71ad-4570-8922-dc1cc32e7d8e/content/images/2026/09/oliver-re-edit-13.jpg) Photography: Jean Paul Fuentes / [@jjeanpaullart ](https://www.instagram.com/jjeanpaullart/?hl=en&ref=tawnymagazine.com) ## Can We Talk About the Capes? Detachable capes and boleros appeared throughout the collection, bringing even more movement and ceremony to already dramatic looks. And frankly, fashion could use more pieces that make walking into a room feel like an event. There's something refreshing about a collection that isn't afraid to be beautiful simply for the sake of being beautiful. Fashion has spent plenty of time embracing quiet luxury, pared-back dressing, and the kind of outfits that whisper rather than shout. Gilded Dreams went in another direction. It shimmered. It moved. It took up space. And it looked like it was having fun doing it. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/7f/5d7fd442-71ad-4570-8922-dc1cc32e7d8e/content/images/2026/09/oliver-re-edit-10.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/7f/5d7fd442-71ad-4570-8922-dc1cc32e7d8e/content/images/2026/09/oliver-re-edit-02.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/7f/5d7fd442-71ad-4570-8922-dc1cc32e7d8e/content/images/2026/09/oliver-re-edit-20.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/7f/5d7fd442-71ad-4570-8922-dc1cc32e7d8e/content/images/2026/09/oliver-re-edit-26.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/7f/5d7fd442-71ad-4570-8922-dc1cc32e7d8e/content/images/2026/09/oliver-re-edit-33.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/7f/5d7fd442-71ad-4570-8922-dc1cc32e7d8e/content/images/2026/09/oliver-re-edit-23.jpg) Photography: Jean Paul Fuentes / [@jjeanpaullart ](https://www.instagram.com/jjeanpaullart/?hl=en&ref=tawnymagazine.com) ## Filipino Craftsmanship Is at the Heart of It For all the sparkle and spectacle, Gilded Dreams is also a celebration of Filipino craftsmanship. Tolentino's Filipino heritage sits at the heart of the collection, expressed through meticulous handwork, vibrant color, couture techniques, and the attention to detail visible throughout the runway. The hand-beading, sculpted construction, rich fabrics, and intricate embellishments aren't simply there to make the clothes beautiful. They're part of the language of the collection. > “Gilded Dreams is an invitation to step beyond the ordinary,” Tolentino said. “I want each look to capture confidence, beauty and joy, where craftsmanship, color and imagination come together to create something unforgettable.” Tolentino is based in Beverly Hills and maintains an atelier in Manila, and that connection between Filipino craftsmanship and international couture is an important part of his work. On the NYFW runway, heritage didn't feel like a footnote to the fantasy. It helped create it. The craftsmanship gave all that glamour substance. Look past the jewel tones, metallic finishes, and dramatic silhouettes, and there are hours of detailed work behind what appears effortless as it moves down the runway. That combination is what makes Gilded Dreams more than a parade of beautiful gowns. It's a collection rooted in heritage while still feeling completely at home on an international runway. The collection also extended beyond womenswear. Tailored menswear carried the same sense of evening formality through polished proportions, rich textures, and sharp construction. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/7f/5d7fd442-71ad-4570-8922-dc1cc32e7d8e/content/images/2026/09/studio_Errol-09593.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/7f/5d7fd442-71ad-4570-8922-dc1cc32e7d8e/content/images/2026/09/studio_Errol-09611.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/7f/5d7fd442-71ad-4570-8922-dc1cc32e7d8e/content/images/2026/09/studio_Errol-09628.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/7f/5d7fd442-71ad-4570-8922-dc1cc32e7d8e/content/images/2026/09/studio_Errol-09381.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/7f/5d7fd442-71ad-4570-8922-dc1cc32e7d8e/content/images/2026/09/studio_Errol-09618.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/7f/5d7fd442-71ad-4570-8922-dc1cc32e7d8e/content/images/2026/09/studio_Errol-09175.jpg) Photography: Raven / [@corvus\_visio](https://www.instagram.com/corvus%5Fvisio/?hl=en&ref=tawnymagazine.com) ## Majestic Blues Takes Center Stage [Pantone ](https://www.pantone.com/na/en-us/fashion-color-trend-report/new-york-fashion-week-spring-summer-2027?ref=tawnymagazine.com)named Princess Blue among the colors defining New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027, and Tolentino’s Gilded Dreams collection certainly embraced it. Vibrant shades of blue appeared throughout the runway, becoming one of the collection’s most prominent color stories. And these weren’t quiet, barely-there shades. Rich blues appeared across flowing gowns, sculptural silhouettes, and intricately detailed pieces, giving the collection some of its most eye-catching moments. Against all the embellishment and drama, blue somehow managed to become a statement of its own. There’s something especially striking about seeing the color used across so many different silhouettes. In one look, it feels elegant and romantic; in another, bold and commanding. That range made blue feel less like a passing accent and more like one of the collection’s defining color stories. If Gilded Dreams is any indication of what’s coming for Spring/Summer 2027, we might all be making a little more room for blue in our closets. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/7f/5d7fd442-71ad-4570-8922-dc1cc32e7d8e/content/images/2026/09/FROW_OLIVER-TOLENTINO_2026_166.jpg) Photo: Jay Ballesteros / [@jayb.us](https://www.instagram.com/jayb.us/?hl=en&ref=tawnymagazine.com) ## NYFW Could Use a Little More Fantasy There's fashion you can imagine wearing to brunch next weekend. And then there's fashion that makes you wonder where, exactly, you need to be invited so you can justify wearing a jeweled gown and a dramatic cape. We need both. Gilded Dreams wasn't trying to convince us that getting dressed should always be practical. Instead, it made the case for fashion as fantasy, transformation, craftsmanship, and, perhaps most importantly, joy. Maybe that's why the collection feels so fun. You don't need to have somewhere to wear it. You just need to appreciate the fact that someone dreamed it up in the first place. And if dramatic capes, jewel tones, liquid metallics, sculpted corsetry, Filipino craftsmanship, and hand-beaded couture are where we're headed for Spring/Summer 2027? **Consider us very interested.** ### CREDITS **Designer:** Oliver Tolentino, [@theolivertolentino](https://www.instagram.com/theolivertolentino/?hl=en&ref=tawnymagazine.com) **Production:** F/ROW Productions, [@frowfw](https://www.instagram.com/frowfw/?hl=en&ref=tawnymagazine.com) **Event Producers:** Errol Isip, [@errolisip](https://www.instagram.com/errolisip/?hl=en&ref=tawnymagazine.com), and JL Rabelas, [@jovrabelas](https://www.instagram.com/jovrabelas/?hl=en&ref=tawnymagazine.com) **Project Manager:** Priscilla Urias, [@red.forty](https://www.instagram.com/red.forty/?hl=en&ref=tawnymagazine.com) **Beauty Director:** Don Hsiao, [@don\_hsiao](https://www.instagram.com/don%5Fhsiao/?hl=en&ref=tawnymagazine.com) **PR Manager/VIP Director:** Monica AgRey, [@monicgrey](https://www.instagram.com/monicgrey/?hl=en&ref=tawnymagazine.com) **Model Coordinator:** Elizabeth Rearick, [@bleachedmania](https://www.instagram.com/bleachedmania/?hl=en&ref=tawnymagazine.com) **Content Director:** Marc Gueco, [@marcgueco](https://www.instagram.com/marcgueco/?hl=en&ref=tawnymagazine.com) **Volunteer Coordinator:** Brigette Butler, [@brigette.butlerr](https://www.instagram.com/brigette.butlerr/?hl=en&ref=tawnymagazine.com) **Hair and Makeup Sponsor:** TOBA Arte, [@tobaarte](https://www.instagram.com/tobaarte/?hl=en&ref=tawnymagazine.com)