Jane Wade is a Brooklyn-based, emerging founder and artistic director who hails from the Pacific Northwest, studied at The Academy of Art University and Central Saint Martins, and cut her teeth at Alexander Wang, buzzy bridal brand Danielle Frankel, Martine Ali and Elena Velez. The designer, whose background includes art, jewelry and fashion design, currently shares a Brooklyn-based space with Velez, where she infuses her background and industry experiences into her namesake ready-to-wear label, which launched in January 2022.

“The ethos of the brand goes back to my very own roots. My mom is a hairstylist, so I grew up in the style and sweetness world all my life, after which my father was a contractor. I feel like my general response to clothing is where something that’s beautiful, unique, tailored, pressed and crisp meets something that’s functional utility,” said Wade, adding that freestanding embellishments and embroideries, gender-neutral dressing, the development and élan of underpinnings, and the concept of reworked, hybrid and convertible garments strongly influence her designs, as seen here from her fall collection imagery.

Only two seasons in, the emerging designer has secured an exclusive two-season partnership with Bergdorf Goodman for her mashup of hybrid business-meets-workwear fashions that exude a combination of classic polish and modern seduction. 

“Spring/summer 2024 goes to be my third collection,” said Wade, who will likely be presenting the lineup during Latest York Fashion Week on the Spring Studios Mezzanine on Sept. 10 at 1 p.m. “I did a small capsule for spring 2023, in addition to fall 2023 — Bergdorf fused their buy because they loved numerous the spring styles. Because I did tight collections for each, they type of cherry-picked — taking 4 styles from spring and 6 from fall to call it fall winter.”

During a preview, Wade identified her “Fuze” striped cotton wrap top with integral light blue bra as a bit that “perfectly communicates the ethos of the brand” on account of its hybrid wearability — “it may well be wrapped and closed for a gathering or worn half-open for a sexier vibe.” The highest, priced $650, is one among Wade’s 10 styles currently available for pre-order on Bergdorf Goodman’s website. 

Other highlights of the assortment, priced $450 to $1,100, include a military green cotton miniskirt with tool-belt inspired pockets and double-buckle hip belt; a cropped and draped striped button-up; a canvas bustier top and sharp single-breasted blazer, each with contrast stitching, and wide-legged, front-pleated carpenter pants, to call just a few.